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Government Issues GOV

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Contacted: White House Office; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

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Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Health Issues HCR

President's Budget, 2014, Department of Health and Human Services Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 Issues: Support funding for National Institutites of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for HealthCare Research Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Health Resources andServices Administration (HRSA), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's Natioanl Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS-Subcommittee. Issue: Support additional scholarship opportunities for medical students. Presidents Budget, 2014, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Title II Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care. Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps. Debt in Health Education Loan programs (Debt HELP) bill (draft) Issue: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs. S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reducation Act of 2013 H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V Issue: Reauthorizing National Health Service Corps. H.R. 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act Issue: Residency training in community-based settings. P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Sections 5503 and 5506 Issue: Redistribution of residency positions Issue: Implementation of and funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act. H.R. 297, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education. P.L. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013. Issue: Complete reauthorization of preparedness legislation act. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the Affordable Care Act. Issue: Repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform. Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research. H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act Issue: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments and increase GME accountability and transparency. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Act of 2013, repeal/delay cuts with Medicare/Medicaid DSHPresident's Budget, 2014, Department of Health and Human Services Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Issue: Promote interprofessional education and training of the health care workforce. Issue: Discuss with Administration impact of Medicaid expansions and Medicaid DSH cuts under the Affordable Care Act on AAMC member institutions. Issue: Funding for the National Healthcare Workforce Commission. Issue: Implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals. Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) spending cuts through sequestration. Issue: 340b Drug Discount program eligibility Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH, Titles VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, and other science programs. Issue: Primary Care Workforce Development Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research H. Con Res 25, FY 2014 House Budget Resolution Issue: Oppose proposal to repeal ACA and reduce discretionary spending caps S. Con Res 8, FY 2014 Senate Budget Resolution Issue: Support amendment to establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for NIH Issue: Disscuss with Administration availability and distribution of Navigator grants (ACA) to AAMC members. S. 616, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act Issue: Reuthorization J-1 visa waiver programs for physicians and improve the H-1b visa and National Interest waivers. Draft legislation to reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Program and payments. Draft legislation on psychiatric residencies. Draft legislation on educating health professionals on prescribing pain medication. S. 1152, The Building A Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development. Issue: Support for the vital role of academic medicine in trauma care. Issue: Draft legislation to support health equity. Issue: Advocate Health/Insurance Exchange mandated by the Affordable Care Act recognize and not penalize the uniquemissions of medical schools and teaching hospitals. Submitted comments on: Aligning Physician Group Quality Reporting CMS Proposed Changes to Conditions of Participation Advancing Health Information Exchange Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals Proposed Rule Health Insurance Providers Fee, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Extension of Safe Harbor for EHR Donations Exception to Physician Self-Referral Law for EHR Donations IPPS FY 2014 Proposed Rule

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 297 (113th), S. 1152 (113th), S. 616 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 1920 (113th), H.R. 2216 (113th), H.R. 1201 (113th), H.R. 487 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th), S. 577 (113th)

Veterans VET

President's Budget, 2014, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 2216, Military Constructions and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2014, Title II Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2216 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013. Issue: Increase protections against "patent trolls" and exempt institutions of higher education.

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 845 (113th)

Education EDU

Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Titles II and III Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs.Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (Debt HELP) bill proposal (draft) Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs. S. 1152, Building a HealthCare Workforce for the Future Act. Issue: Support additional scholarship opportunities for medical students. Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issue: Decrease Stafford loan interest rates for medical students; retain graduate/professional student loan benefits. S. 953, Student Loan Affordability Act H.R. 1911, Smarter Solution for Student Act S. 1241, Bipartisan Student Loan Centainty Act S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 S. 909, Reponsible Student Loan Solutions Act S. 897, Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act S. 1003, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act Issue: Support sustainable, decreased interest rates for graduate/professional student loans. Submitted comments on: Department of Education gainful emplyment proposals

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1003 (113th), S. 1238 (113th), S. 897 (113th), S. 909 (113th), S. 953 (113th), H.R. 1911 (113th), S. 1241 (113th), S. 1152 (113th)

Animals ANI

Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1180, Resident Phyisician Shortage Reduction of 2013. Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments.Issue: Implementation and funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act. Issue: Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals. Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement H.R. 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act Issue: Residency training in community-based settings. H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act Issue: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments and increase GME accountability and transparancy. Issue: Discuss with Administration Impact of Medicaid expansions and Medicaid DSH cuts under the Affordable Care Act on AAMC member institutions Issue: Primary Care Workforce Development Issue: Development and Implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the Affordable Care Act. Issue: Support the vital role of academic medicine in trauma care. Draft legislation to reathorize the Teaching Health Center Program and payments Draft legislation on psychiatry residencies. H.R. 1920 (DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013) Issue: Repeal/delay Medicare/Medicaid DSH Cuts. President's Budget, 2014, Department of Health and Human Services Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Submitted comments on: Aligning Physician Group Quality Reporting CMS Proposed Changes to Conditions of Participation Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals Proposed Rule Health Insurance Providers Fee, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Extension of Safe Harbor for EHR Donations Exception to Physician Self-Referral Law for EHR Donations IPPS FY 2014 Proposed Rule

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 487 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th), S. 577 (113th), H.R. 1920 (113th), H.R. 1201 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

President's Budget, 2014, Department of Health and Human Services Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Title II Issues: Support funding for National Institutites of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for HealthCare Research Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Health Resources andServices Administration (HRSA), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's Natioanl Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee. Presidents Budget, 2014, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Title II Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care. Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Titles II and III Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503 Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). H.R. 297, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Issue: Funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission. Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH, Titles VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, and other science funding. Issue: Oppose Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) cuts through sequestration. Issue: Funding for Teaching Health Centers under Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act. H. Con Res 25, FY 2014 House Budget Resolution Issue: Oppose proposals to repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reduce discretionary spending caps S. Con Res 8, FY 2014 Senate Budget Resolution Issue: Support amendment to establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for NIH. President's Budget, 2014, Department of Health and Human Services. Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 297 (113th), H.R. 2216 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act. H.R. 2484, S. 616, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, Title II, Title IV Issue: Permantly reathorize and expand the J-1 visa waiver program for physicians. Improve the H-1b and National Interest waiver.Exempt graduate medical education (GME) from additional H-1b regulations and fees.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), S. 616 (113th), H.R. 2484 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Presidents Budget, 2014, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 2216, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2014, Title II Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure.Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research. P.L. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act Issue: Complete reauthorization of preparedness legislation. Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs. Issue: Funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research President's Budget, 2014, Department of Health and Human Services Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 Issues: Support funding for National Institutites of Health (NIH), Agency for HealthCare Research Quality (AHRQ), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's Natioanl Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS-Subcommittee. H.Con Res 25, FY 2014 House Budget Resolution Issue: Oppose reducing discretionary spending caps S. Con Res. 8, FY 2014 Senate Budget Resolution Issue: Support amendment to establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for NIH. Submitted comments on: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI) on Biomedical Research Workforce OMB Proposed Guidance on Reform of Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements Regarding Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2216 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Presidents Budget, 2014, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 2216, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2014, Title II Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure.Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs Issue: Supporting the use of animals in medical research P.L. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act Issue: Complete reauthorization of preparednesss legistaion. Issue: Funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs. Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research. President's Budget, 2014, Department of Health and Human Services Draft Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 Issues: Support funding for National Institutites of Health (NIH), Agency for HealthCare Research Quality (AHRQ), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS-Subcommittee. H.Con Res. 25, FY 2014 House Budget Resolution Issue: Oppose reducing discretionary spending caps S.Con Res. 8, FY 2014 Senate Budget Resolution Issue: Support amendment to establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for NIH. Submitted comments on: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI) on Biomedical Research Workforce OMB Proposed Guidance on Reform of Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements Regarding Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 2216 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th)