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Government Issues GOV

Postal Reform; H.R. 3076 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12) S. 1720 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1720 (117th), H.R. 3076 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA Reform; ACA Coverage Improvement; Health Reform; Lower Health Care Costs; Transparency; Surprise Billing, Maternal Health; COVID-19 Response/Relief Packages, Telehealth/ Audio-Only; COVID-19 ; Black Maternal Health; Age adjustment; Health disparities; Implementation timetables/deliverables; Health Equities; SEP; Modeling of BCBSA Individual Market Proposals; CAA; APCD; Closing Coverage Gap; Extending Exchange Subsidies; Health Equity Issues; Public Law 116-260 (H.R. 133) Covid-19 Relief and Fiscal 2021 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) H.R. 19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) H.R. 2503 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) H.R. 3969 - To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include activities to address social determinants of health in the calculation of medical loss ratios. Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-03) Public Law 117-2 (H.R. 1319) - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 3969 (117th), H.R. 2503 (117th), H.R. 133 (117th), H.R. 19 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ACA Tax Credits; APTC; H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03)

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1868 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicaid Maternal Health; Medicare Advantage Audio Only; Medicare; Medicare Advantage Reform; Medicaid; Part D Reform; S. 150 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 Sponsor: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Public Law 117-7 (H.R. 1868) - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) S. 4840 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) H.R. 7659 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 2166 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 2170 - HAPI Act Sponsor: Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) H.R. 2815 - BIOSIM Act Sponsor: Rep. Kurt Schrader H.R. 2846 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. David McKinley (R-WV-01) H.R. 2166 - Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 4840 (117th), H.R. 2815 (117th), H.R. 2166 (117th), H.R. 2170 (117th), H.R. 7659 (117th), H.R. 2846 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), S. 150 (117th)

Pharmacy PHA

COVID-19 Testing; COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy and Treatment; Vaccine Rollout; Rx reform; Prescription drugs; Prescription Drug Reform; H.R. 550 - Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) H.R. 3743 - Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act Sponsor: Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC-08) H.R. 951 - Maternal Vaccination Act Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 979 - Vaccine Fairness Act Sponsor: Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) H.R. 1452 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish the formula the Secretary uses to determine the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) H.R. 1978 - Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) H.R. 2347 - Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) H.R. 3013 - COVID Vaccine Transportation Access Act Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44) H.R. 3655 - Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35) H.R. 3742 - Vaccine INFO Act Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) H.R. 2831 - Prompt Approval of Safe Generic Drugs Act Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2831 (117th), H.R. 1978 (117th), H.R. 3743 (117th), H.R. 1452 (117th), H.R. 3 (117th), H.R. 3013 (117th), H.R. 951 (117th), H.R. 550 (117th), H.R. 3742 (117th), H.R. 3655 (117th), H.R. 2347 (117th), H.R. 979 (117th)