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Shingles Prevention Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2009 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Source: Senate LDA
Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Pathway for Biosimilars Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Patients' Choice Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Patients' Choice Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Independence at Home Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 1110, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2560, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1131, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research Medicare & Medicaid programs - Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Medicare program - Value-Based Purchasing Medicare program - Enrollment issues Medicare program - Healthcare delivery system reform Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education Medicare program - Geographic variation Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician Consultants Medicare program - Physician profiling Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - e-prescribing Medicare program - Physician Database Mining (public release and accurate use) Medicare program - Prevention and wellness services Medicare program - Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Medicare program - Adult vaccines - meaningful accessibility Medicare program - Private contracting Medicare program - Medical homes Medicare program - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) - permanent reform Medicare program - Balance Billing Medicare program - Physician Resource Use Medicare program - Practice expense survey Medicare program - Removal of drugs from SGR calculations Medicare program - 3 percent withhold Medicare program - Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) Medicare program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare program - Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) computation
Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
PATIENTS Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
PATIENTS Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3356, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions Medicare program - physician payment system/reform/rebasing Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use Medicare program - Enrollment Policies Medicare program - "incident to" physician services Medicare program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare program - Private Contracting Medicare program - SGR permanent reform Medicare program - H1N1 payment policy Medicare program - 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule Medicare program - PQRI Medicare program - Unique Health Plan Identifiers Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician feedback program Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education
Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009, provisions relating to health reform FTC Red Flag Rule Physician Workforce, education and training Health Care Antitrust Guidelines Physician Antitrust Reform, health IT adoption Antitrust Relief Generic Drugs Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division nomination
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Patients' Choice Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Patients' Choice Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 1110, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2560, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1131, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research Medicare & Medicaid programs - Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Medicare program - Value-Based Purchasing Medicare program - Enrollment issues Medicare program - Healthcare delivery system reform Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education Medicare program - Geographic variation Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician Consultants Medicare program - Physician profiling Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - e-prescribing Medicare program - Physician Database Mining (public release and accurate use) Medicare program - Prevention and wellness services Medicare program - Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Medicare program - Adult vaccines - meaningful accessibility Medicare program - Private contracting Medicare program - Medical homes Medicare program - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) - permanent reform Medicare program - Balance Billing Medicare program - Physician Resource Use Medicare program - Practice expense survey Medicare program - Removal of drugs from SGR calculations Medicare program - 3 percent withhold Medicare program - Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) Medicare program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare program - Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) computation
Independence at Home Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 1110, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2560, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1131, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research Medicare & Medicaid programs - Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Medicare program - Value-Based Purchasing Medicare program - Enrollment issues Medicare program - Healthcare delivery system reform Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education Medicare program - Geographic variation Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician Consultants Medicare program - Physician profiling Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - e-prescribing Medicare program - Physician Database Mining (public release and accurate use) Medicare program - Prevention and wellness services Medicare program - Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Medicare program - Adult vaccines - meaningful accessibility Medicare program - Private contracting Medicare program - Medical homes Medicare program - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) - permanent reform Medicare program - Balance Billing Medicare program - Physician Resource Use Medicare program - Practice expense survey Medicare program - Removal of drugs from SGR calculations Medicare program - 3 percent withhold Medicare program - Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) Medicare program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare program - Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) computation
Informed Health Care Decision Making Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
PATIENTS Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
PATIENTS Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Affordable Health Choices Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 1110, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2560, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1131, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research Medicare & Medicaid programs - Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Medicare program - Value-Based Purchasing Medicare program - Enrollment issues Medicare program - Healthcare delivery system reform Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education Medicare program - Geographic variation Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician Consultants Medicare program - Physician profiling Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - e-prescribing Medicare program - Physician Database Mining (public release and accurate use) Medicare program - Prevention and wellness services Medicare program - Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Medicare program - Adult vaccines - meaningful accessibility Medicare program - Private contracting Medicare program - Medical homes Medicare program - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) - permanent reform Medicare program - Balance Billing Medicare program - Physician Resource Use Medicare program - Practice expense survey Medicare program - Removal of drugs from SGR calculations Medicare program - 3 percent withhold Medicare program - Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) Medicare program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare program - Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) computation
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3356, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions Medicare program - physician payment system/reform/rebasing Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use Medicare program - Enrollment Policies Medicare program - "incident to" physician services Medicare program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare program - Private Contracting Medicare program - SGR permanent reform Medicare program - H1N1 payment policy Medicare program - 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule Medicare program - PQRI Medicare program - Unique Health Plan Identifiers Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician feedback program Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education
Healthy Americans Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009, provisions relating to health reform FTC Red Flag Rule Physician Workforce, education and training Health Care Antitrust Guidelines Physician Antitrust Reform, health IT adoption Antitrust Relief Generic Drugs Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division nomination
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions Antitrust Reform Physician Workforce Issues DOJ-FTC Health Care Guidelines Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition Health care market competition/physician joint negotiation Reverse Payments for Generic Pharmaceuticals Antitrust - Clinical Integration
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3356, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions Medicare program - physician payment system/reform/rebasing Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use Medicare program - Enrollment Policies Medicare program - "incident to" physician services Medicare program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare program - Private Contracting Medicare program - SGR permanent reform Medicare program - H1N1 payment policy Medicare program - 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule Medicare program - PQRI Medicare program - Unique Health Plan Identifiers Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician feedback program Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Independence at Home Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Healthy Americans Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture
Independence at Home Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, to encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, to encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, as revised - all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians and transparency in reporting S. 334, Healthy Americans Act - all provisions on covering the uninsured and the expansion of health insurance coverage H.R. 5639 and S. 2738, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008 - all provisions H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007, amendment to ban physician-owned hospitals H.R. 493 and S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, all provisions H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5784, Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2008, provisions on uninsured and tax credits H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2729, Prostate Cancer Research Prevention Act, all provisions S. 866, Health Promotion First Act, all provisions AMA's Physician Data Restriction Program (PDRP) Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing AMA plan for covering the uninsured Telemedicine - state licensure Advance Directives Health Disparities Non-discrimination in health insurance FDA post-marketing surveillance/notifications to health professionals Independent Drug Education Health Information Technology, privacy issues Patient Safety and Quality Improvement FDA guidance on distribution of medical journal articles FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals Health care claims process reform
Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Children's Health Protection Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, to encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3697 and S. 2313, Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STARR) Act, antimicrobial resistance research H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions Implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity and specialty hospitals S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 5605, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians S. 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 722 provisions on AFIP S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, provisions on scope of practice Human research protections AMA health care policy agenda Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) supplier enrollment safeguards NIH Public Access Policy AMA Plan for Health System Reform Comparative Effectiveness Research Salt and Sodium; Petition to Revise Regulatory Status Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy Medical records in relation to disability benefits
Promoting Health Information Technology Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3697 and S. 2313, Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STARR) Act, antimicrobial resistance research H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions Implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity and specialty hospitals S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 5605, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians S. 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 722 provisions on AFIP S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, provisions on scope of practice Human research protections AMA health care policy agenda Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) supplier enrollment safeguards NIH Public Access Policy AMA Plan for Health System Reform Comparative Effectiveness Research Salt and Sodium; Petition to Revise Regulatory Status Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy Medical records in relation to disability benefits
Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, to encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, to encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
Medicare Improvement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009.
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009.
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 5571, to extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 2672, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions Merger between United Healthcare and Sierra Health Services Small Business Competition Policy Merger between Highmark and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Antitrust Reform FTC Red Flag Rules
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3697 and S. 2313, Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STARR) Act, antimicrobial resistance research H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions Implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity and specialty hospitals S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 5605, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians S. 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 722 provisions on AFIP S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, provisions on scope of practice Human research protections AMA health care policy agenda Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) supplier enrollment safeguards NIH Public Access Policy AMA Plan for Health System Reform Comparative Effectiveness Research Salt and Sodium; Petition to Revise Regulatory Status Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy Medical records in relation to disability benefits
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, to encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
Fresh Produce Safety Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, as revised - all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians and transparency in reporting S. 334, Healthy Americans Act - all provisions on covering the uninsured and the expansion of health insurance coverage H.R. 5639 and S. 2738, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008 - all provisions H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007, amendment to ban physician-owned hospitals H.R. 493 and S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, all provisions H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5784, Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2008, provisions on uninsured and tax credits H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2729, Prostate Cancer Research Prevention Act, all provisions S. 866, Health Promotion First Act, all provisions AMA's Physician Data Restriction Program (PDRP) Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing AMA plan for covering the uninsured Telemedicine - state licensure Advance Directives Health Disparities Non-discrimination in health insurance FDA post-marketing surveillance/notifications to health professionals Independent Drug Education Health Information Technology, privacy issues Patient Safety and Quality Improvement FDA guidance on distribution of medical journal articles FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals Health care claims process reform
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
H.R. 5707 and S. 2672, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, provisions on J-1 visa waivers Physician Network Integration and Joint Contracting, enforcement policy Merger between United Healthcare and Sierra Health Services Workforce Issues, future supply of physicians
H.R. 3356, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions Medicare program - physician payment system/reform/rebasing Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use Medicare program - Enrollment Policies Medicare program - "incident to" physician services Medicare program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare program - Private Contracting Medicare program - SGR permanent reform Medicare program - H1N1 payment policy Medicare program - 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule Medicare program - PQRI Medicare program - Unique Health Plan Identifiers Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician feedback program Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 1110, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2560, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1131, Independence at Home Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research Medicare & Medicaid programs - Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Medicare program - Value-Based Purchasing Medicare program - Enrollment issues Medicare program - Healthcare delivery system reform Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education Medicare program - Geographic variation Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician Consultants Medicare program - Physician profiling Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - e-prescribing Medicare program - Physician Database Mining (public release and accurate use) Medicare program - Prevention and wellness services Medicare program - Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Medicare program - Adult vaccines - meaningful accessibility Medicare program - Private contracting Medicare program - Medical homes Medicare program - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) - permanent reform Medicare program - Balance Billing Medicare program - Physician Resource Use Medicare program - Practice expense survey Medicare program - Removal of drugs from SGR calculations Medicare program - 3 percent withhold Medicare program - Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) Medicare program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare program - Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) computation
H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 660, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, provisions on transparency and accountability H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2697, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009, provision on scope of practice Medical Rights and Reform Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Health System Reform - Senate Finance Committee Option Papers, all provisions Health System Reform - House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, all provisions Health System Reform - AMA principles Health System Reform - Alternatives to current use of housing/rental data to determine physician office costs Health System Reform - Public Plan Option Health System Reform - Insurance Market Reforms AMA Healthy Lifestyles - banning use of artificial trans fats Health Care Quality Improvement - PQRI/AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Patient Safety FTC Red Flag Rules FTC Breach Notification Requirements for Personal Health Records Mental Health Parity E-prescribing for controlled substances RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Comparative Effectiveness Research HIV/AIDS - Needle Exchange Programs National Health Service Corp - Attracting physicians to serve in underserved areas Health Information Technology - Meaningful Use Health Care Disparities Health Insurance Reform Usual, customary and reasonable fees (UCR) Scope of Practice Opioid drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Coverage for the Uninsured Physician-owned Hospitals Rescission of final Provider Conscience Regulation Administrative Simplification - HIPAA/Health System Reform ERISA Preemption of State Prompt Pay Laws
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions Antitrust Reform Physician Workforce Issues DOJ-FTC Health Care Guidelines Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition Health care market competition/physician joint negotiation Reverse Payments for Generic Pharmaceuticals Antitrust - Clinical Integration
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009, provisions relating to health reform FTC Red Flag Rule Physician Workforce, education and training Health Care Antitrust Guidelines Physician Antitrust Reform, health IT adoption Antitrust Relief Generic Drugs Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division nomination
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions Comparative Effectiveness Research Scope of Practice - optometrists Antipsychotic Drugs Privacy issues Quality Issues Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations Health Information Technology AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal Incentives for Organ Donations Physician-owned hospitals Health System Reform - Uninsured Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy Health Care Reform Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues Regulation of Opioids for Pain Uninsured - AMA Plan Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan Nutritional Labeling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Health Care Transparency Patient Safety Intrathecal Pumps Administrative Simplification Self-Disclosure Protocol Ambulatory Surgical Centers
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI) Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries Medicare Program - Self-referral Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 6582, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008, all provisions FTC Red Flag Rules - identity theft detection programs Health plan mergers; FTC health policy guidelines Physician collaboration on HIT & Quality Improvement Workforce Issues, future supply of physicians
H.R. 7148, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions on transparency, calculation of successful participation, reform PQRI feedback reports, and quality incentive payment programs Medicare Program - HIPAA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPAA: electronic transactions version 5010 Medicare Program - Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Medicare Program - Regulatory Reform Medicare Program - NPI enrollment problems Medicare Program - Medicare Prescription Drugs, price negotiation authority Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program Medicare Program - billing for consultations Medicare program - billing for audiologists Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing SGR/Directed Scoring/Remove Drugs from SGR Calculations Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Incident-to billing policies Medicare Program - SGR Alternatives Medicare Program - Part D Drugs Program Medicare Program - Advance Payment Policy Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Uses of Government Claims Data; Medicare Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - 2009 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule Medicare Program - Medicare Resource Use Reports Medicare Program - 2010 Physician Update Medicare Program - AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value System (RVS) Update Committee's PLI recommendations Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5571, to extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 2672, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions Merger between United Healthcare and Sierra Health Services Small Business Competition Policy Merger between Highmark and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Antitrust Reform FTC Red Flag Rules
H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, to encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (as included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), provisions on mental health parity and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, all provisions S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions relating to data collection, quality, and performance reporting H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3300, Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, provisions on physician-owned hospitals and self-referral S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 6569, Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1841, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2357, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5639, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3257, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, all provisions S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 (LEAN Act of 2008), all provisions H.R. 2833, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, all provisions H.R. 3544, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1532, Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2731, to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3040 and H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2464, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children, all provisions H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, all provisions H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3354, Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6752 and S. 3396, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008, all provisions S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5620, Fresh Produce Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 1038 and S. 623, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act, all provisions H.R. 6498 and S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, all provisions Health Disparities Inclusion of Minorities in Clinical Trials Health Savings Accounts Medical devices - standardization of expiration dates Disability Nondiscrimination (Americans with Disabilities Act/hearing interpreters) The Uninsured, AMA's Plan Childhood Obesity Social Security Administration Disability Claims Processing Blood and Blood Components Safety Pregnancy and Lactation Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling Children's Health Insurance Program Directive Post-marketing Surveillance of Prescription Drugs DEA - E-Prescribing Constraints E-Prescribing Incentive Program Provider Conscience Clause Home Stockpiling of Antivirals National Ambient Air Quality for Lead
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 2672, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, provisions on J-1 visa waivers S. 1795, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for injured Federal Employees, provisions on scope of practice Merger between United Healthcare and Sierra Health Services Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
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2007 · year_end · YY
H.R. 506 - Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act H.R. 1655 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act of 2007 H.R. 1683 - Communities Building Access Act H.R. 3088 - Long-Term Care Act of 2007
H.R. 2419 - Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 H.R. 2994 - National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007 H.R. 3090 - Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
H.R. 1328 - Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 H.R. 3285 - Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 H.R. 3339 - Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mestothelioma Act of 2007 H.R. 3430 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2007
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2007 · mid_year · MM
Medicare Program – Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor Medicare Program – Physician Payment System Medicare Program – Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act Medicare Program – Inpatient Prospective Payment System Medicare Program – Physician Quality and Cost Measures Transparency Initiative Medicare Program – National Plan Provider Enumeration System Data Dissemination Medicare Program – New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts Medicare Program – Private Fee for Service Plans Medicare Program – Provider or Supplier Billing Privileges Medicare Program – Reciprocal Billing Medicare Program – Repayment Plans Medicare Program – National Provider Identifier (NPI) Medicare Program – Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare Program – Sustainable Growth Rate Medicaid - Graduate Medical Education Medicare - Advance Beneficiary Notice Medicare - Advantage Prescription Drug Plan Medicare - Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey
FY 2008 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Programs of the Health Resources Services FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies The President's Budget for FY 2008 - Public Health Funding S. Con. Res. 21 - Congressional Budget for 2008 and 2009 through 2012
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2006 · year_end · YY
Innovative Solutions to Medical Liability Price Transparency in the Health Care Sector H.R. 5171 - Communities Building Access Act S. 3754 - Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2006 Examining Competition in Group Health Care Health Care and Small Business: Proposals that Will Help Lower Costs and Cover the Uninsured
S. 3546 - Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act Stem Cell Research Issuance of multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances Cephalosporin in Food Animals NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium, published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
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2006 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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2005 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, as revised - all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians and transparency in reporting S. 334, Healthy Americans Act - all provisions on covering the uninsured and the expansion of health insurance coverage H.R. 5639 and S. 2738, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008 - all provisions H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007, amendment to ban physician-owned hospitals H.R. 493 and S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, all provisions H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, all provisions S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5784, Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2008, provisions on uninsured and tax credits H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2729, Prostate Cancer Research Prevention Act, all provisions S. 866, Health Promotion First Act, all provisions AMA's Physician Data Restriction Program (PDRP) Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing AMA plan for covering the uninsured Telemedicine - state licensure Advance Directives Health Disparities Non-discrimination in health insurance FDA post-marketing surveillance/notifications to health professionals Independent Drug Education Health Information Technology, privacy issues Patient Safety and Quality Improvement FDA guidance on distribution of medical journal articles FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals Health care claims process reform
H.R. 5707 and S. 2672, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, provisions on J-1 visa waivers Physician Network Integration and Joint Contracting, enforcement policy Merger between United Healthcare and Sierra Health Services Workforce Issues, future supply of physicians
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
H.R. 3697 and S. 2313, Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STARR) Act, antimicrobial resistance research H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions Implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity and specialty hospitals S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity H.R. 5605, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians S. 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 722 provisions on AFIP S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, provisions on scope of practice Human research protections AMA health care policy agenda Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) supplier enrollment safeguards NIH Public Access Policy AMA Plan for Health System Reform Comparative Effectiveness Research Salt and Sodium; Petition to Revise Regulatory Status Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy Medical records in relation to disability benefits
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 971 - Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 1407 - Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007 H.R. 2669 - College Cost Reduction and Access Act H.R. 4344 - To amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship
H.R. 976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 S. 1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 2056 - Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007
H.R. 1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act S. 625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
FY 2008 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations FY 2008 Budget Resolution Regarding Medicare Payments to Physicians
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Biomedical Research Controlled Substances and Lit I Registration and Reregistration Fees Conventional Foods Being Marketed as "Functional Foods" Stem Cell Research S. 771 - Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007 S. 1024 - Safer Drug Assessment Technology Advancement (Safer DATA) Act S. 1082 - Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 4th Generation Cephalosporins in Humans
S. 46 - Affordability in the Individual Market Act S. 243 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 S. 244 - Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act S. 358 - the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1481 - Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act Health Reform - Universal Coverage State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) H.R. 493 - the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2497 - Fair and Reliable Medial Justice Act H.R. 2580 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R. 2626 - Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007
FDA Regulated Tobacco Products Tobacco tax - Improve Enrollment in Children's Health Insurance Programs Proposed Free Trade Area Negotiations with Malaysia, Exclusion of Tobacco and Tobacco Products (HTSUS Chapter 24) and Alcohol (HTSUS Chapter 22)
Mercury Export Ban Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society (SACGHS) H.R. 853 - Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 Food Industry Marketing to Children Report Proposed Free Trade Negotiation with Malaysia Exclusion of Tobacco and Tobacco Products and Alcohol S. 60 - Amend Public Health Services Act to Provide for Continued Improvement in Emergency Medical Services for Children
Physicians in Armed Forces Managed Care Reform S. 588 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 S. 1066 - Medical Education Affordability Act H.R. 1093 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 Health Information Technology
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Tobacco - Free Trade Area Negotiations Tobacco and Alcohol Marketing
FY 2007 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY 2007 Budget Resolution Regarding Medicare Payments to Physicians
H.R. 864 - Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act Alcohol Reports: Paperwork Comment, FTC File No. P064505 Pharmaceuticals and other Heath Care Products (PPCPs) In Drinking Water Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society (SACGHS)
J-1 VISA Waivers H.R. 4403 - Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005 S. 2071 - Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act Health Information Technology International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
S. 2071 - Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005 S. 2990 - Medicare Teaching Anesthesiology Funding Restoration Act of 2006 H.R. 4403 - Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005 H.R. 5246 - Medicare Teaching Anesthesiology Funding Restoration Act of 2006 H.R. 5348 - Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2006 H.R. 6111 - Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Medicare Program - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Program - Clinical Quality Improvement Medicare Program - Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Medicare Program - Limitation on Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier (NPI) Medicare Program - Part D Data Uses Medicare Program - Physician Fee Schedule Medicare Program - Physician Payment Cuts Medicare Program - Physician Payment Formula Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate Medicare Program - Transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 Medicare Program - Voluntary Reporting
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE