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Budget/Appropriations BUD

**see addendum pagebudget resolution, reconciliation, deficit reduction H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 H.R. 325, debt ceiling H.Con.Res. 25, establishing budget for 2014 S.Con.Res. 58, establishing budget for 2014 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013, Sequester

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 388 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 325 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S.Con.Res. 58 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

**see addendum pageImplementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL111-148) ***, no specific bills, ACOs, ICD-10, Sunshine Implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (PL112-144) Medical Device Tax H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013, and S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 232 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL111-148) ***, no specific bill, Medicaid data, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies related to health care associated conditions, health care associated infections, readmissions, payment bundling, ACOs, Sunshine, ICD-10, potentially preventable events

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE