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

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

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

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

Veterans VET

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

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Medical Radiation Dose FDASIA - Food & Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act 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: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Highway Transportation Funding Bill

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

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 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 Telehealth Enhancement Act (potential reintroduction) The Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act (potential reintroduction) - Telemedicine provisions The Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (potential reintroduction) The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act (potential reintroduction) The Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform Act (potential reintroduction) Chronic care

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

Bills named: H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 284 (114th), S. 128 (114th)