AVENUE SOLUTIONS for AETNA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) LTC insurance in cafeteria plans; Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) employer tax exclusion, tax exclusion for FSAs and HRAs, health savings accounts, tax deduction for itemized medical expenses.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1213 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S. 1278 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) - Medicare Advantage funding, special needs plans, Medicaid eligibility expansion, Medicare FFS payment reform, Medicaid prescription drug rebates; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) - Medicare Advantage funding, special needs plans, Medicaid eligibility expansion, Medigap open enrollment; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) Medicare Advantage funding; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 2758, Medicare Specialty Care Improvement and Protection Act (Kind) Medicare Advantage special needs plans; S. 1307, Medicare Specialty Care Improvement and Protection Act (Feingold) Medicare Advantage special needs plans; S. 1380, MedPAC Reform Act (Rockefeller) implementation of Medicare payment policies.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1380 (111th), H.R. 2758 (111th), S. 1307 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) - generic biologics; H.R. 1204, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act (Weiner) - antitrust exemption for pharmacies; H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (Waxman) - generic biologics; H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act (Eshoo) - generic biologics; H.R. 1706, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (Rush) generic drugs; S. 369, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (Kohl) generic drugs; S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (Schumer) generic biologics.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 726 (111th), H.R. 1706 (111th), S. 369 (111th), H.R. 1548 (111th), H.R. 1427 (111th), H.R. 1204 (111th)

Insurance INS

Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 697 (111th), S. 979 (111th), S. 79 (111th), S. 1177 (111th), H.R. 2360 (111th), S. 93 (111th), S. 391 (111th), H.R. 1721 (111th), S. 1050 (111th)