PHILIPS HOLDING USA, INC. for PHILIPS HOLDING USA INC.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

PL 111-148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - various provisions including: Medical Device Excise Tax, various reimbursement cuts and policy proposals for medical imaging; remote monitoring technology in the context of accountable care organizations, medical homes and post acute bundling; transparency PL 111-152: Healthcare Education and Reconciliation Act: Imaging cuts, device tax transparency and remote monitoring Medicare OSA Sleep Testing and potential reintroduction PL 110-275: "Medicare Improvements for Patient and Providers Act" (sec. 135) - Medical imaging accreditations program; medical imaging clinical appropriateness demonstration program Decline in growth rate of Medicare non-hospital imaging services CMS CPAP bundling proposal HR.2396 - The Software Act HR.2437 - To develop and implement a prior authorization process for certain DMEPOS. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (potential reintroduction) - specifically the telehealth provisions H.R.284/S.128 - The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 Site-neutrality in payments (no bill number yet) HR 2 - Long-term Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) replacement legislation Appropriate Use Criteria HR.2066 - Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015 The Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act (potential reintroduction of HR.2363 from 113th Congress) - Telemedicine provisions HR.2948 - The Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (potential reintroduction) HR.2156 - The Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform Act Chronic care

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holdings USA Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2948 (114th), H.R. 2066 (114th), H.R. 2156 (114th), S. 128 (114th), H.R. 2363 (114th), H.R. 2437 (114th), H.R. 2396 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 284 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Highway Transportation Funding Bill FAA approval process for portable oxygen concentrators

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holdings USA Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate Tax Reform - No bill number at this time PL 111-152, Sec. 1405 - Medical Device Excise Tax; H.R.160 - Protect Medical Innovations Act of 2015; S.149 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act of 2015 S.198: Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 HR.414: Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 International tax reform

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holdings USA Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 149 (114th), H.R. 414 (114th), S. 198 (114th), H.R. 160 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR.2028 - Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2016 Appropriations for Solid State Lighting Research Limitation on funds for enforcement of Sec. 321 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 S.Con.Res. 8 - FY 2014 Budget, Sec. 332 Repeal of the Medical Device Excise Tax

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holdings USA Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2028 (114th), S.Con.Res. 8 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Medical Radiation Dose FDASIA - Food & Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Health information technology FDA 510K Reform "House 21st Century Cures Initiative"; Potential telehealth provisions (no bill numbers at this time); Interoperability

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holdings USA Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

Addressing problems with the US Department of Veteran Affairs National Acquisition Center (NAC) and budget

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holdings USA Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES