AVENUE SOLUTIONS for AETNA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) high-cost health plan tax, industry tax, LTC insurance in cafeteria plans, FSA limits, employer tax exclusion, tax exclusion for FSAs and HRAs, health savings accounts, tax deduction for itemized medical expenses; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) LTC insurance in cafeteria plans;

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

Bills named: S. 1679 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) 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; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) 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; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) 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.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th), S. 1490 (111th), S. 1213 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), S. 1278 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) Medicare Advantage, Part D, special needs plans, Medicaid issues including eligibility expansion and prescription drug rebates, Medigap restrictions, Medicare FFS payment reform; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) Medicare Advantage, Part D, special needs plans, Medicaid issues including MCO provider taxes and eligibility expansion, Medigap open enrollment, Medicare FFS payment reform; S. 1380, MedPAC Reform Act (Rockefeller) implementation of Medicare payment policies;

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

Bills named: S. 1380 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Insurance INS

Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; 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. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance;

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

Bills named: S. 697 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), S. 979 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 2360 (111th), S. 391 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

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; 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; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) generic biologics;

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

Bills named: H.R. 1427 (111th), H.R. 1548 (111th), S. 726 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), S. 369 (111th)