AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Veterans VET

Military Health System/GME programs Proposed reductions in uniformed medical positions Veterans Choice/community Care Program Scope of Practice Tricare Access

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions H.R. 2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019, all provisions S.1531 - Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions relating to unanticipated billing for physician services, private contracting, rate setting H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act, all provisions 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.2482, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2019, all provisions S.2032, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, all provisions Affordable Care Act (ACA) stabilization 21st Century Cures Act Surprise Billing/Independent dispute resolution (IDR) Health Data Privacy regulation Drug Prices Maternal Mortality and Healthcare Disparity Information blocking and interoperability Health reform/universal coverage Opioids/Substance use disorder Universal background checks for commercial gun purchases Health IT - Patient privacy, 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Telehealth Data privacy Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the National School Lunch Program Section 1557 non-discrimination Misvalued codes Drug Compounding Clinical Laboratory/Laboratory developed tests (LDTs) Healthcare artificial/augmented intelligence (AI) Radiopharmaceuticals/training and experience requirements Gun violence Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records/comment period extension

Contacted: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1531 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 3502 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 2482 (116th), S. 2032 (116th), H.R. 8 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), H.R. 1503 (116th), H.R. 1520 (116th), H.R. 987 (116th), H.R. 2328 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, provisions relating to increasing drug pricing transparency, incorporating value into drug pricing, reducing prior authorization burdens, physician samples H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1948, Lymphedema Treatment Act of 2019, all provisions S. 518, Lymphedema Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 1358, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019, all provisions S. 348, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions S. 595, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2019, all provisions Medicare program: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Medicare program: Physician Payment and delivery reform issues Medicare program: Medicare Advantage Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Open Payments Program Medicare program: Part D Medicare program: Prescription drug costs Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Promoting interoperability Medicare program: Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: MACRA cost measure development Medicare program: Stark modernization and utilization management Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Medicare program: Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Medicare program: Medicare for All Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM)/Rx drug price transparency Medicare program: Patient Access Medicare program: Evaluation and Management(E/M) services - global surgical services Medicare program: Bankruptcy of Hahnemann University Hospital/waivers for residents and fellows Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation/technical improvements Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare and Medicaid programs: 21st Century Cures Act Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health IT burden Medicare and Medicaid programs: Prior authorization

Contacted: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1358 (116th), S. 518 (116th), S. 595 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), S. 348 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 1948 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2020 Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill, provisions relating to gun violence research funding, and Title X H.R. 2500, FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), provisions in Section 716

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; SENATE; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (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. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, all provisions H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, all provisions S. 874, Dream Act of 2019, all provisions Policy change/non-military deferred action requests at field offices Mental health needs of children in HHS custody Inhumane treatment at the border/child separation policy Asylum-seekers/medically-appropriate care Immigration and detention facilities J-1 visa grace period/bankruptcy of Hahnemann University Hospital

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (116th), H.R. 3239 (116th), S. 948 (116th), S. 874 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition in the health insurance industry Physician self-employment

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)