KATHLEEN SHEEHAN

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; postmarket surveillance for medical devices; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; Energy & Commerce Committee 21st Century Cures initiative/HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S. 2141, TRUST-IT Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; postmarket surveillance for medical devices; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; Energy & Commerce Committee 21st Century Cures initiative/HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; postmarket surveillance for medical devices; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; Energy & Commerce Committee 21st Century Cures initiative/HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S. 2141, TRUST-IT Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; postmarket surveillance for medical devices; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; Energy & Commerce Committee 21st Century Cures initiative/HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S. 2141, TRUST-IT Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; postmarket surveillance for medical devices; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; Energy & Commerce Committee 21st Century Cures initiative/HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S. 2141, TRUST-IT Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; Informed consent and FDA-related research; postmarket surveillance for medical devices; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research and prevention; HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; HR 4427, ENRICH Act; HR 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act.

Health care quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; HR 4325/S 2047, prohibiting marketing of e-cigarettes to children; HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; HR 4427, ENRICH Act. S 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; HR 3230, Veterans' Access, Choice, and Accountability Act.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare Physician Payment; Clinical Data Registries; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Quality; Medical Imaging & prior authorization; In-Office Ancillary Services Exception; SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Acces Improvement Act; HR 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 4015/S 2000 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act; S 2501, Hospitals Readmission Program Accuracy and Accountabililty Act;HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; S. 2553/ HR 4194, Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act; HR 4930, ACE Kids Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare Physician Payment; Clinical Data Registries; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Quality; Medical Imaging & prior authorization; In-Office Ancillary Services Exception; SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Acces Improvement Act; HR 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 4015/S 2000 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act; S 2501, Hospitals Readmission Program Accuracy and Accountabililty Act;HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; S. 2553/ HR 4194, Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act; HR 4930, ACE Kids Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare Physician Payment; Clinical Data Registries; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Quality; Medical Imaging & prior authorization; In-Office Ancillary Services Exception; SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Acces Improvement Act; HR 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 4015/S 2000 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act; S 2501, Hospitals Readmission Program Accuracy and Accountabililty Act;HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; S. 2553/ HR 4194, Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act; HR 4930, ACE Kids Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare Physician Payment; Clinical Data Registries; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Quality; Medical Imaging & prior authorization; In-Office Ancillary Services Exception; SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Acces Improvement Act; HR 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 4015/S 2000 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act; S 2501, Hospitals Readmission Program Accuracy and Accountabililty Act;HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; S. 2553/ HR 4194, Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act; HR 4930, ACE Kids Act.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare Physician Payment; Clinical Data Registries; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Quality; Medical Imaging & prior authorization; In-Office Ancillary Services Exception; SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Acces Improvement Act; HR 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 4015/S 2000 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act; S 2501, Hospitals Readmission Program Accuracy and Accountabililty Act;HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; S. 2553/ HR 4194, Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act; HR 4930, ACE Kids Act.

Health Care Quality; General Health Care Reform Implementation; medical liability reform; Federal funding of Appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research and prevention. HR 4325/S 2047, prohibiting marketing of e-cigarettes to children.

Tobacco use prevention/smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco products. HR 4325/S 2047, prohibiting marketing of e-cigarettes to children; S 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Health care quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; HR 4325/S 2047, prohibiting marketing of e-cigarettes to children; HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; HR 4427, ENRICH Act. S 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; HR 3230, Veterans' Access, Choice, and Accountability Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Health care quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; HR 4325/S 2047, prohibiting marketing of e-cigarettes to children; HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; HR 4427, ENRICH Act. S 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; HR 3230, Veterans' Access, Choice, and Accountability Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; Informed consent and FDA-related research; postmarket surveillance for medical devices; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research and prevention; HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; HR 4427, ENRICH Act; HR 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare Physician Payment; Clinical Data Registries; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Quality; Medical Imaging & prior authorization; In-Office Ancillary Services Exception; SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Acces Improvement Act; HR 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 4015/S 2000 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act; S 2501, Hospitals Readmission Program Accuracy and Accountabililty Act;HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; S. 2553/ HR 4194, Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act; HR 4930, ACE Kids Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Medicare Physician Payment; Clinical Data Registries; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Quality; Medical Imaging & prior authorization; In-Office Ancillary Services Exception; SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Acces Improvement Act; HR 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 4015/S 2000 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act; S 2501, Hospitals Readmission Program Accuracy and Accountabililty Act;HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; S. 2553/ HR 4194, Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act; HR 4930, ACE Kids Act.

Medicare physician payment; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; IMPACT Act;S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act.