AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES

Health Issues HCR

PA Hospice (HR 1202), PA Home Health (S 578/HR 1342), SGR (HR 2), PA supervision of cardiac and pulmonary tests (S 488), Medicaid EHR Incentive (HR 1345), Medicare DME face-to-face encounters (HR 1021), Medicaid reimbursement (S 737), DOD fellowship program for PAs in behavioral healthcare (S 714), federal workers' compensation, treatment for opioid addiction, PA federal employment, 21st century cures, telehealth, rural health, federal funding for PA education programs, FMCSA national registry of certified medical examiners, OPM qualification and classification standardsfor PAs.

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 1202 (114th), H.R. 1342 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 1021 (114th), H.R. 1345 (114th)