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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1173/S. 448, the Medicare Mental Health Access Act H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act S. 1301/H.R. 2267, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 2276/S. 2575, the Audiology Patient Choice Act H.R. 5594, the Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2018 S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 1925, the At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act H.R. 2509, the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1169, the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act H.R. 2687, the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act H.R. 4005, the Medicaid Reentry Act H.R. 4097, the Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act S. 2843/H.R. 5818, the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Comments re: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to suspend the risk adjustment payments to insurers participating in the individual and small-group marketplaces, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act Support for S.J.Res.63, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance. Comments re: CMSs proposed rule, Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019. CMS-1693-P Comments re: CMSs proposed rule, Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations-Pathways to Success. Comments re: CMSs proposed rule, Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations-Pathways to Success Comment on the CY 2019 Proposed Rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction. Issue relating to suicide prevention; in general Issues relating to the enforcement of mental health parity; in general

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2509 (115th), H.R. 4005 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 1925 (115th), H.R. 4097 (115th), H.R. 2687 (115th), S. 2680 (115th), H.R. 5818 (115th), S. 1301 (115th), S. 2843 (115th), H.R. 2276 (115th), S. 448 (115th), H.R. 1173 (115th), S.J.Res. 63 (115th), S. 1169 (115th), H.R. 2267 (115th), H.R. 849 (115th), H.R. 5594 (115th), S. 2575 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 Funding for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program via H.R.3358, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Issues relating to funding/appropriations for programs included in the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law No: 114-255) Support for reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Support for continued funding for the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and its Drug Free Communities (DFC) and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) programs. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2019 Support for CDC research funding re: gun violence H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 Support for reauthorization of loan repayment for pediatric subspecialists (Section 775 of the Public Health Service Act) as part of the effort to reauthorize the Title VII health professions workforce programs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3358 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 5895 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Issues relating to the separation of families at the U.S. border Proposed Rule [CIS No. 2499-10; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2010-0012] re: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 4909/S. 2495, the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 or the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 5682, the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act (First STEP Act), provisions relating to mental health Comments re: DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 - Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children Issues relating to gun violence and mental health; in general Issues relating to immigration and border security; in general

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4909 (115th), H.R. 5682 (115th), S. 2495 (115th)

Welfare WEL

Comments RE: DHS Docket No. USCIS-2010-0012 - Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law No: 114-255); in general H.R. 5311/S. 2456, the CARA 2.0 Act of 2018 H.R. 2556/S. 1016, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act S. 1850, the Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act H.R. 3545, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Docket ID: SAMHSA-4162-20, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program H.R. 3192/S. 2253, the CHIP Mental Health Parity Act S. 774, the Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act H.R. 4778/S. 2301, the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act S. 2406/H.R. 5002, the Advancing Cutting-Edge (ACE) Research Act H.R. 5102/S. 2524, the Substance use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act Issues relating to market stabilization for the Affordable Care Act Issues related to opioids. Issues related to gun violence and mental health, in general H.R. 2276/S. 2575, the Audiology Patient Choice Act H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act H.R. 994, the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act H.R. 1375, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health of Human Services to award grants to States (or collaborations of States) to establish, expand, or maintain a comprehensive regional, State, or municipal system to provide training, education, consultation, and other resources to prescribers relating to patient pain, substance misuse, and substance abuse disorders, and for other purposes. S. 581/H.R. 5009, Jessie's Law H.R. 2077, theRestoring the Patient's Voice Act H.R. 2345, the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act S. 1354, a bill to establish an Individual Market Reinsurance fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. H.R. 3692, the Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act H.R. 3931/S.1905, the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act H.R. 4733/S. 2260, the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act S. 2317, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes. H.R. 4903, Combating Opioid Misuse By Advancing Treatment (COMBAT) Act H.R. 5083, the Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Opioid Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 5327, the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act H.R. 5385/S. 2597, the Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act S. 2606, the Opioid ECHO Act H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 5483, the Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S.3337, the Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.6597, the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act S. 2554, the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act H.R. 6143, the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act Issues relating to suicide prevention; in general Issues relating to the enforcement of mental health parity; in general

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 5002 (115th), S. 1905 (115th), H.R. 2556 (115th), S. 2554 (115th), H.R. 2276 (115th), H.R. 2077 (115th), H.R. 5102 (115th), S. 2317 (115th), H.R. 3545 (115th), H.R. 5311 (115th), H.R. 6082 (115th), H.R. 1375 (115th), H.R. 6597 (115th), S. 2301 (115th), H.R. 3931 (115th), H.R. 5083 (115th), H.R. 6143 (115th), S. 2606 (115th), S. 2260 (115th), H.R. 4903 (115th), S. 2575 (115th), S. 2680 (115th), H.R. 5483 (115th), S. 774 (115th), H.R. 3192 (115th), S. 1016 (115th), S. 1354 (115th), S. 581 (115th), H.R. 2345 (115th), H.R. 5009 (115th), H.R. 4733 (115th), H.R. 4778 (115th), H.R. 3692 (115th), H.R. 5385 (115th), S. 2456 (115th), H.R. 5795 (115th), S. 2253 (115th), S. 1850 (115th), S. 2524 (115th), H.R. 994 (115th), S. 3337 (115th), S. 2597 (115th), H.R. 5327 (115th), S. 2406 (115th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act S. 925, the VETS Act H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act H.R. 2228, the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act H.R. 4242, the VA Care in the Community Act S. 2184, the Veterans Community Care and Access Act S. 2174, the Veterans Crisis Line Study Act H.R.4173, the Veterans Crisis Line Study Act H.R. 918, the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act H.R. 4132, the Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act H.R. 3832, the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act Comments to VA re: Notice for Petition for Rulemaking and Request for Comments - Exclusion of Gender Alterations from the Medical Benefits Package Comments to VA Re: Notice of Request for Information Regarding Health Care Access Standards

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2228 (115th), H.R. 4242 (115th), S. 2184 (115th), S. 925 (115th), H.R. 3832 (115th), H.R. 918 (115th), H.R. 2123 (115th), S. 2174 (115th), H.R. 4173 (115th), S. 2372 (115th), H.R. 4132 (115th), H.R. 1545 (115th)