ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN for ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN

Health Issues HCR

HR 2184 - Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007 - A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement & Modernizaton Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care. [Julie Cohen, David Nexon, Seth Radus, Amy Cunniffe] /// Other issues: Preemption, Budget Resolution (HCR 312/SCR 70), and Import Safety [David Nexon, Seth Radus, Amy Cunniffe, Julie Cohen] HR 1561/ S 484 - Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)/ (Introduced in Senate) - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve drug safety and oversight. [Seth Radus, David Nexon, Amy Cunniffe]

Contacted: Administration on Aging; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1561 (110th), H.R. 2184 (110th)

Small Business SMB

HR 3567 - Small Business Ivestment Expansion Act of 2007 - A bill to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses. [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, David Nexon, Amy Cunniffe]

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Administration on Aging; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3567 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S 631 - Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007. A bill to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions under the Medicare Program. [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, David Nexon] HR 1321/S 2404 - Medicaid Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007. A bill to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule. [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus] S 736 - Laboratory Test Improvement Act [David Nexon, Amy Cunniffe] HR 1293 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act - A bill to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services [Seth Radus, David Nexon, Amy Cunniffe] HR 1926 // S 1164 - Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act [David Nexon, Amy Cunniffe] HR 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 - A bill to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program. [Amy Cunniffe, David Nexon] S 2029 // HR 5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 - a bill to provide transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP (Also previous DeFazio bill) [Seth Radus, David Nexon, Julie Cohen, Amy Cunniffe] S 2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 - A bill to provide for the reporting of sales price data for implantable medical devices [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, Amy Cunniffe, David Nexon] HR 3023 - Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act - A bill to require the manufacturers, packers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing activities [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, Amy Cunniffe, David Nexon]

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration on Aging; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1321 (110th), H.R. 1293 (110th), H.R. 1926 (110th), H.R. 3023 (110th), H.R. 5605 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th)

Animals ANI

HR 2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007: A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012. Main concern is on the animal testing mentioned in bill. [Seth Radus, Amy Cunniffe, David Nexon] HR 1280 - Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2007 (Introduced in House) - A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally [Seth Radus, Amy Cunniffe, David Nexon] S 736 - Laboratory Test Improvement Act (Introduced in Senate) - A bill to provide for the regulation and oversight of laboratory tests [Seth Radus, David Nexon, Amy Cunniffe]

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration on Aging; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 1280 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908 / S 1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007 - A bill to provide patent reform (Seth Radus, David Nexon, Amy Cunniffe)

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Administration on Aging; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

S 976 - Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Administration on Aging