AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act H.R. 2427 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures

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

Bills named: S. 1140 (118th), H.R. 8702 (118th), S. 3765 (118th), H.R. 6960 (118th), S. 2644 (118th), H.R. 2416 (118th), S. 1894 (118th), S. 704 (118th), H.R. 3086 (118th), H.R. 1202 (118th), S. 705 (118th), H.R. 715 (118th), H.R. 731 (118th), H.R. 5213 (118th), H.R. 7153 (118th), S. 2768 (118th), H.R. 2819 (118th), H.R. 2761 (118th), S. 494 (118th), S. 3679 (118th), H.R. 2584 (118th), H.R. 7855 (118th), H.R. 4421 (118th), H.R. 3382 (118th), H.R. 4420 (118th), H.R. 2474 (118th), S. 3805 (118th), S. 220 (118th), S. 1447 (118th), S. 4532 (118th), H.R. 1781 (118th), S. 1653 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), S.Res. 567 (118th), S. 2333 (118th), H.R. 2427 (118th), H.R. 6487 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act H.R. 2427 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures

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

Bills named: H.R. 6960 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), S. 3679 (118th), S. 1447 (118th), H.R. 6487 (118th), H.R. 1202 (118th), H.R. 731 (118th), H.R. 1781 (118th), H.R. 7153 (118th), S. 3765 (118th), H.R. 3382 (118th), H.R. 3086 (118th), S. 2333 (118th), H.R. 8702 (118th), H.R. 2416 (118th), H.R. 2819 (118th), S. 3805 (118th), H.R. 2584 (118th), S. 494 (118th), S. 1140 (118th), H.R. 4420 (118th), S. 1894 (118th), S. 2644 (118th), S. 705 (118th), H.R. 4421 (118th), H.R. 715 (118th), H.R. 7855 (118th), H.R. 2761 (118th), S. 4532 (118th), S. 220 (118th), S.Res. 567 (118th), S. 1653 (118th), S. 704 (118th), H.R. 5213 (118th), H.R. 2474 (118th), H.R. 2427 (118th), S. 2768 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 2624: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2438/H.R. 4665: The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 4366: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 National Institutes of Health Funding Cancer funding

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2438 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), H.R. 4665 (118th), S. 2624 (118th)

Veterans VET

Dept of VA Cancer Database

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES