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Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS via AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
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Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Provider Shield Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Provider Shield Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · Firm: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
See page 9 for specific Budget issues. H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 House Budget H.Con.Res. 34 FY 2012 Trauma Funding FY 2012 Cancer Appropriations NIH Appropriations
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
See page nine for specific Budget issues. Budget/Appropriations Issues H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 House Budget H.Con.Res. 34 FY 2012 Trauma Funding FY 2012 Cancer Appropriations NIH Appropriations
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. MMM Medicare/Medicaid Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB CMS RUC Refinement Ambulatory Surgical Centers Medicare Liability Reform Trauma center designation Trauma GAO study Imaging Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Rx Drug shortages Cancer programs appropriations Trauma Appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding RUC Refinement panel valuation problem HHS ASPR/MSET Program Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) NIH Appropriations Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Surgical workforce issues Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Medicare audit programs
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 FY 2012 Trauma Funding FY 2012 Cancer Appropriations
Veterans Ophthalmology/Optometery Issues
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
See page three for specific MMM issues. H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 2405/S 1814 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 816 - Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1955 - Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2205 - Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R. 1159To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 1099/H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers Quality and Access Act of 2011 S. 365Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1627Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 S. 668/H.R. 452Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 1286Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 Surgical Workforce Shortage/General Surgery Medicare Bonus Independent Payment Advisory Board/Health Care Reform American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education AARP Oversight Electronic Prescribing Issues Health Insurance Exchanges Created by Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Medicare Physician Payment/Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform in Debt Ceiling Legislation Proposed Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Volunteer Liability Protections Scope of Practice/VA Eye Care Pediatric Loan Repayment Funding Medical School Debt Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Emergency Care CoordinationField Emergency Medical Services Health Systems Surge Capacity ICD-10 Implementation Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Super Committee Deficit Reduction Medicare provider number theft Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Electronic Health Records/Health IT Medicare EHR Incentive Program ACO/Shared Savings Program Pending ASC regulations and legislation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)