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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, all provisions S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 4282, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2014, all provisions Medical Licensure - Assistant physician designationInterstate Medical Licensure Compact Biosimilars Meaningful Use Data Lock-in Antitrust

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1180 (113th), S. 577 (113th), H.R. 4282 (113th)

Tobacco TOB

Durbin Amendment: Prohibiting sale of tobacco products in military resale outlets at discount prices

Contacted: White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Health Issues HCR

S. 2529, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions S. 2645, Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 3229, Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1570, Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013, all provisionsH.R. 4843, Native Contract and Rate Expenditure Act of 2014, all provisions H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013, all provisions S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 3742, Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment (ADAPT) Act of 2013, all provisions ACA Implementation Prescription requirements for OTC medications Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use Regulations Opioid abuse, diversion control and treatment Prescription drug abuse/pain management/prescriber education Telemedicine ICD-10 Repeal CPT HIPAA Health Care Data Open Payments Regulations (Sunshine Act) Laboratory Developed Tests Personalized Medicine 21st Century Cures Initiative Mental Health Diabetes Nutrition Labeling Drug Compounding Biosimilars Clinical Data Registries Exchanges

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2645 (113th), S. 972 (113th), H.R. 1701 (113th), S. 1570 (113th), H.R. 3742 (113th), S. 2529 (113th), H.R. 3229 (113th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014, all provisions S. 2450, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 (passed Senate as H.R. 3230) House Committee on Appropriations Report 113-416 accompanying H.R. 4486, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions relating to draft Veterans Health Administration Nursing HandbookVeterans Affairs Reform Private practice physician

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2450 (113th), H.R. 4810 (113th), H.R. 3230 (113th), H.R. 4486 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013, all provisions S. 569, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014, all provisions S. 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014, all provisionsH.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, all provisions S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 962, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions S. 452, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, provisions relating to Physician Payment Reform/SGR Repeal S. 2501, Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions S. 2694, Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act, all provisions S. 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014, all provisions S. 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 3698, Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 4282, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2014, all provisions H.R. 5481, To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes, all provisions Medicare program: Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2014 Medicare program: Stop Scams Act Medicare program: Medicare Advantage Medicare program: Medicare Part D Medicare program: Medicare claims data release Medicare program: SGR Repeal Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education Medicare program: Sunshine Act (Open Payments Program) Notice of a New System of Records Medicare program: Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use Regulations/program flexibility Medicare program: ICD-10 Repeal Medicare program: CPT Medicare program: HIPAA Medicare program: RUC - Misvalued and Care Coordination Codes Medicare program: Local Coverage Determinations Medicare program: Physician payment and delivery reform Medicare program: Physician Compare Medicare program: Telemedicine and Medicare payment policy Medicare program: Practice Transformation Medicare program: In-Office Ancillary Services Exception Medicare program: Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Medicare program: Private Contracting Medicare program: New payment models/measuring quality performance Medicare program: Hospital short-stay issue Medicare program: Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Medicare program: Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare program: Program Integrity Medicare program: Home health Medicare program: Funding for quality measure development Medicare program: Payment neutrality/hospital inpatient and outpatient sites Medicare program: Value-Based Modifier and Quality Resource Use Reports Medicare program: Laboratory Developed Tests - coding, coverage and payment Medicaid program: Medicaid expansion

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 4015 (113th), H.R. 5481 (113th), H.R. 4282 (113th), S. 2552 (113th), H.R. 1179 (113th), S. 569 (113th), S. 2000 (113th), S. 1180 (113th), S. 2694 (113th), H.R. 962 (113th), S. 452 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), S. 2501 (113th), H.R. 3698 (113th), S. 577 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House Committee on Appropriations Report 113-416 accompanying H.R. 4486, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions relating to draft Veterans Health Administration Nursing Handbook H.R. 3229, Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1570, Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013, all provisionsH.R. 4843, Native Contract and Rate Expenditure Act of 2014, all provisions

Contacted: White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Bills named: H.R. 4486 (113th), H.R. 3229 (113th), S. 1570 (113th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, all provisions S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 4282, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2014, all provisions Graduate Medical Education

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 577 (113th), H.R. 4282 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 1733, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013, all provisions S. 2196, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1473, Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1769, Standard of Care Protection Act of 20113, all provisionsMedical Liability Reform

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Bills named: H.R. 1473 (113th), S. 2196 (113th), H.R. 1733 (113th), S. 1769 (113th)