AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 5201, Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019, provisions relating to 1834(m) of the Social Security Act; geographic and originating sites H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization (BETTER) Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 7391, Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7233, KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7663, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4375, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 1301, Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3414, Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 7791, Value in Health Care Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, provisions related to Medicare and Medicaid H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3750, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7154, Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act, all provisions H.R. 6585, Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, all provisions H.R. 884, Medicare Mental Health Access Act, all provisions S. 2772, Medicare Mental Health Access Act, all provisions H.R. 945, Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 6774, Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 4004, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 4996, Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 6090, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 913, CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, all provisions H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions S, 2741, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions Medicare program: P.L. 113-93 Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA), provisions relating to imaging appropriate use criteria Medicare program: Sequester exemption Medicare program: Laboratory developed tests for COVID-19/coverage Medicare program: Medicare for All Medicare program: CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/E&M/Budget Neutrality Medicare program: Inpatient Rehab Facility/Prospective Payment System (IRF/PPS)/Scope issues Medicare program: Public Health Emergency/Scope and licensure waivers sunset Medicare program: Medicare Advanced Payment Program improvements Medicare program: Regulatory Relief/Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs)/Prior authorization and utilization management Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/Quality/cost/improvement activity/interoperability Medicare program: Program integrity Medicare program: Interoperability and data blocking Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: Health IT physician burdens Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: PECOS Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education/cap flexibility Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: MACRA/Alternative Payment Model (APM) bonus payments Medicare program: MACRA/radiation oncology payments Medicare program: Accelerated and Advance Payment Program/physician relief Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Provider Relief Fund extension Medicare and Medicaid programs: 21st Century Cures Act/health data and privacy Medicare and Medicaid program: Electronic health record (EHR) certification Medicare and Medicaid programs: P.L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Medicare and Medicaid programs: Accountable Care Organizations Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth waivers Medicare and Medicaid programs: Qualifying APM Physician Thresholds Medicare and Medicaid programs: Opioid use disorder Medicare and Medicaid programs: Validated home blood pressure monitors/coverage Medicaid program: Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) increases Medicaid program: Georgia's Section 1332 waiver

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 945 (116th), H.R. 7791 (116th), H.R. 7663 (116th), H.R. 7154 (116th), H.R. 1301 (116th), S. 2772 (116th), H.R. 4004 (116th), S. 3750 (116th), H.R. 5201 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 1763 (116th), H.R. 6774 (116th), H.R. 7391 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), H.R. 6585 (116th), S. 4375 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 4996 (116th), H.R. 3417 (116th), H.R. 884 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 7233 (116th), H.R. 913 (116th), H.R. 6837 (116th), H.R. 6090 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 2339, Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020, all provisions Tobacco/vaping issues

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); President of the U.S.; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2339 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition in health insurance

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Torts TOR

S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act, all provisions H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, all provisions The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act, provisions related to liability Liability reform COVID-19/medical liability

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 7059 (116th), S. 4317 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 4525, A bill to ensure that health care providers do not incur additional Federal income tax liability due to receipt of assistance through the Provider Relief Fund during the COVID-19 pandemic, all provisions Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund/taxation issues

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 4525 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5172, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions S. 3067, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) 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. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions related to surprise billing H.R. 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of (STOP) Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, all provisions S. 4666, A bill to establish the Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States, all provisions S. 44507, Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies (GET CARE) Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 8441, To establish certain protections and benefits for front line workers, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions related to COVID-19 H.R. 6644, Health Care at Home Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3741, Health Care at Home Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, all provisions S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions H.R. 6585, Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, all provisions H.R. 7510, Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making (AHEAD) Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7255, Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 4055, Strengthening America's Health Care Readiness Act, all provisions S. 2032, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions Essential Workforce Parity Act Affordable Care Act (ACA) stabilization Georgia's ACA Section 1332 waiver Public Health Emergency Fund/physician financial assistance/healthcare workforce support 21st Century Cures Act/health data and privacy Surprise medical billing Expanded Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)/clearinghouses Health equity Maternal mortality Marginalized and minoritized communities/COVID-19 disproportionate impact COVID-19/serology testing supply chain COVID-19/response strategy COVID-19/social distancing COVID-19/data collection COVID-19/ PPE/federal funding COVID-19/Vaccines COVID-19/pediatric vaccines/pharmacists and pharmacy interns COVID-19/Coding Pharmacists and COVID-19 testing Mental health parity 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Funding for pandemic planning and preparedness Physician burnout/suicide Telehealth waivers Augmented Intelligence (AI) Drug pricing/Executive Orders Health Quality Roadmap Datablocking Health breach notification rule Electronic health record (EHR) certification

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: S. 4666 (116th), H.R. 1503 (116th), H.R. 8441 (116th), S. 3741 (116th), H.R. 4995 (116th), S. 4421 (116th), S. 3861 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 44507 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), S. 4349 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 1531 (116th), H.R. 6644 (116th), H.R. 3502 (116th), H.R. 8094 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), H.R. 6585 (116th), H.R. 5172 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 987 (116th), H.R. 7255 (116th), S. 3749 (116th), S. 3067 (116th), H.R. 7510 (116th), H.R. 1520 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 2032 (116th), H.R. 7120 (116th), S. 4055 (116th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 8247, Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020, all provisions S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions Veterans Choice/Community Care Program Scope of Practice

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 8247 (116th), S. 785 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, all provisions H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, all provisions H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, all provisions H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, all provisions H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, all provisions H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, all provisions H.R. 8319, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, provisions relating to Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program changes H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, provisions relating to Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program changes H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, inclusion of language relating to medical journal open access reform H.R. 7667, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, inclusion of language relating to medical journal open access reform FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), inclusion of language from House Sections 704 and 705 and Senate Sections 721 and 745 The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act, all provisions

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 8319 (116th), H.R. 8337 (116th), H.R. 7667 (116th), H.R. 8406 (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. 6788, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions Executive Orders related to immigration and international medical graduates J-1 Visa duration of status regulations H-1B Physician/dependent Visas F-1 Visa/medical students ICE-run Family residential centers/children/parents/caregivers U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)/expiring contract for medical services Detained immigrants/living conditions/health care/informed consent practices

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6788 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th), S. 3599 (116th), S. 948 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5654, Expanding Medical Education Act of 2020, all provisions Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 5654 (116th)