REBECCA KELLY

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, HR 1892, and HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; National Clinical Care Commission Act implementation; Senate price transparency workgroup; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; shared decision-making; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation; above-mentioned issues included in HR 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA User Fee Program reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA User Fee Program reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; health care reform, including HR 1628, the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA User Fee Program reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; health care reform, including HR 1628, the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; health care reform, including HR 1628, the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA User Fee Program reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; health care reform, including HR 1628, the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA User Fee Program reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; FDA User Fee Program reauthorization; clinical trial design; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; HR 3592, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017; research and scholarly communication policy, including S 1701/HR 3427, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017; healthy diet/lifestyle; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309/S 920, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; reduction of administrative burdens; disaster relief funding; medical isotope production and supply; tax reform legislation and related issues, including HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3767 and S. 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; H.R. 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, including HR 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts, including the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, S 1835, the Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017, and the Graham/Cassidy amendment to the American Health Care Act; HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; HR 1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 and S 294/HR 564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.