AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition in health insurance

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax treatment of federal COVID-19 relief payments

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Vice President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 6644, Health Care at Home Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3741, Health Care at Home Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of (STOP) Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, all provisions S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions H.R. 6585, Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, all provisions H.R. 7255, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to establish or expand programs dedicated to promoting mental wellness among their health care workers, including contractors, on the front lines of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7154, Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act, all provisions H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions S. 2741, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions relating to surprise billing H.R. 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 4379, Under Performing Directories that Affect Treating Emergencies (UPDATE) Act, all provisions H.R. 4100, Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2482, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2019, all provisions COVID-19/Testing and contact tracing funding/national testing strategy/serology testing COVID-19/National supply chain strategy COVID-19/Data on race, ethnicity, and preferred language COVID-19/Controlled Substances/increased production/prescribing flexibility COVID-19/Physician employment/financial relief COVID-19/Inmates and staff hygienic conditions/health literacy COVID-19/World Health Organization (WHO)/International Classification of Diseases Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund/provider relief Affordable Care Act stabilization Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) Opioids/pain management Opioids Use Disorder/Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)/COVID-19 telemedicine flexibility Narcotic treatment programs/mobile components 21st Century Cures Act 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Telehealth waivers Surprise billing Expanded personal protective equipment (PPE)/clearinghouses Expansion of Paycheck Protection Program Health Disparities Pandemic planning and preparedness Resident physicians and students support Prescription drug pricing/transparency/value Prior authorization Health equity Physician burnout/suicide Kidney transplantation/regulatory policies Cybersecurity Electronic health record (EHR) certification Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS)/biometric technology Defense Production Act Augmented Intelligence (AI)/federal regulation of applications K-12 Health curriculum (including nutrition)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (116th), S. 3749 (116th), H.R. 6585 (116th), H.R. 6644 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 3861 (116th), H.R. 7154 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), H.R. 1520 (116th), H.R. 2482 (116th), H.R. 7255 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), H.R. 4379 (116th), H.R. 3502 (116th), S. 2741 (116th), H.R. 1503 (116th), S. 3741 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 7120 (116th), H.R. 4995 (116th), H.R. 987 (116th), H.R. 4100 (116th), S. 1531 (116th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 2339, Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020, all provisions

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2339 (116th)

Veterans VET

Scope of practice/Directive 1899 Veterans Choice/Community Care Program

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Vice President of the U.S.; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1301, Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization (BETTER) Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5201, Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019, provisions relating to 1834(m) of the Social Security Act; geographic and originating sites H.R. 7233, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency, all provisions H.R. 4996, Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3750, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 6585, Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 4004, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 884, Medicare Mental Health Access Act, all provisions H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions S. 2741, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3414, Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5741, Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act, all provisions Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 Medicare program: Medicare for All Medicare program: Interoperability and data blocking Medicare program: Payment and delivery reform Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations/COVID-19 Medicare program: Evaluation and Management (E&M)/Budget neutrality Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Medicare program: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Physician-focused APMs Medicare program: Prior Authorization/Utilization Management Medicare program: Scope of practice Medicare program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) coverage Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: MIPS flexibility and hardship exemptions Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Medicare program: PECOS Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Autopsy standard/condition of participation Medicare program: Benefit Category Definition (BCD)/power wheelchair features/DME Medicare program: MACRA Cost Measure Development Medicare program: Diabetes prevention Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Accelerated and Advance Payment Program Medicare and Medicaid programs: Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/interoperability/patient access for Medicare Advantage/Medicaid Managed Care/Exchanges Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health IT Certification program Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health data and privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Opioid legislation implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth waivers Medicare and Medicaid programs: COVID-19 laboratory developed tests/coverage Medicare and Medicaid programs: COVID-19/Payment policy changes/regulatory flexibilities Medicare and Medicaid programs: Public Health Services Emergency Funding/provider relief Medicaid program: Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Medicaid program: Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Medicaid program: Maternal health Medicaid program: Provider advance payments

Contacted: Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); President of the U.S.; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 6585 (116th), H.R. 3417 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 5201 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th), H.R. 5741 (116th), H.R. 4996 (116th), H.R. 4004 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), S. 2741 (116th), H.R. 1301 (116th), H.R. 884 (116th), S. 3750 (116th), H.R. 7233 (116th), H.R. 6837 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, all provisions H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, all provisions H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, all provisions H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, provisions related to physician office stability and public health H.R. 1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, all provisions

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 1425 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2895, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 6788, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions International Medical Graduates (IMGs)/work permits IMGs/60-day grace period extension H-4 Visa extensions J-1, H-1B, and O-1 IMG exemptions/COVID-19 J-1 and H-1B Visa/Presidential Proclamation waiver Pregnant asylum seekers/access to health care/ Customs and Border Protection (CBP) oversight DACA Immigration/Binary Choice

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Bills named: H.R. 2895 (116th), H.R. 6788 (116th), S. 948 (116th), S. 3599 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5654, Expanding Medical Education Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 6090, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2020, all provision H.R. 6720, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act, all provisions

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1763 (116th), H.R. 5654 (116th), H.R. 6090 (116th), H.R. 6720 (116th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, all provisions Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Medical liability

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Bills named: H.R. 7059 (116th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

COVID-19 funding COVID-19/Disproportionate effect Maternal morbidity

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Prisons (BOP); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE