AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 8840, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020, all provisions S. 5007, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7154, Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act, all provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, all provisions S. 5044, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2020y, all provisions H.R. 8727, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 4375, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 7663, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7391, Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 1301, Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization (BETTER) Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5201, Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020, provisions relating to 1834(m) of the Social Security Act; geographic and originating sites H.R. 7233, Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020, 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. 3414, Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 7791, Value in Health Care Act of 2020, provisions relating to qualifying APM physician thresholds H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3750, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 8505, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 884, Medicare Mental Health Access Act, all provisions H.R. 945, Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 6744, 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. 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 H.R. 5534, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3353, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency 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. 6142, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020, all provisions Medicare program: P.L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation/Accountable Care Organizations/APM thresholds Medicare program: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)/Prior authorization provider and patient burdens/patient electronic access to health information Medicare program: P.L. 113-93 Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA)/Imaging appropriate use criteria/Radiation Oncology APM Medicare program: FY 2021 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)/scope of practice issues Medicare program: CY 2021 physician fee schedule/E&M services/Budget neutrality/Part B/Sequester Medicare program: Alternative payment models (APMs) Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/cost/quality/interoperability/hardship exemption Medicare program: Regulatory relief/Advanced APMs, prior authorization, and utilization management Medicare program: Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/prior authorization/electronic funds transfer Medicare program: Surprise medical billing Medicare program: Medicare-For-All Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR) Certification Medicare program: 21st Century Cures Act Medicare program: Quality payment program/physician burdens Medicare program: National Coverage determination/validated home blood pressure monitors Medicare program: Health IT/physician burden Medicare program: Drug pricing Medicare program: Most favored nation drug pricing Medicare program: Provider compliance/regulatory relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership (PECOS) enrollment/revalidation Medicare and Medicaid programs: 21st Century Cures Act/health data and privacy Medicaid program: CMS proposed regulation Medicaid Program Medicaid program: FMAP increases Medicaid program: Interoperability

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 4375 (116th), H.R. 3417 (116th), H.R. 945 (116th), S. 2741 (116th), H.R. 8840 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), H.R. 5201 (116th), H.R. 8702 (116th), H.R. 7154 (116th), H.R. 6090 (116th), H.R. 4004 (116th), S. 3353 (116th), H.R. 7791 (116th), H.R. 7233 (116th), H.R. 4996 (116th), H.R. 6142 (116th), S. 5007 (116th), H.R. 5172 (116th), H.R. 5534 (116th), H.R. 6744 (116th), H.R. 6837 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), H.R. 7391 (116th), H.R. 8505 (116th), S. 3750 (116th), S. 5044 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 884 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 7663 (116th), S. 3067 (116th), H.R. 8727 (116th), H.R. 1301 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Insurance market concentration

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Torts TOR

H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, all provisions

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 7059 (116th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 8247, Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act of 2020, all provisions S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions Scope of practice Veterans Choice/Community Care Program

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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

Immigration IMM

S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 2895, 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/international medical graduates J-1 Visa/duration of status USCIS collection and use of biometrics H-1B Visas

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions related to surprise medical bills, fee-for-service, telehealth, provider relief fund, sequester relief, medical journal open access reform, E/M services, and budget neutrality H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, all provisions H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, all provisions H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, all provisions H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, 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 Act, all provisions H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 5184, The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act, all provisions S. 1624, The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act, all provisions 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, provisions related to medical journal open access reform FY 2021 House Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, inclusion of provisions related to medical journal open access reform, Part B H.R. 8319, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions related to Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program changes, COVID-19 response, Medicare sequester relief H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, provisions related to Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program changes, surprise billing, and COVID-19 response

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 5184 (116th), S. 1624 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 8337 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 8319 (116th), H.R. 8406 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 2339, Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020, provisions related to vaping and tobacco products

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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

Education EDU

H.R. 1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5654, Expanding Medical Education Act of 2020, all provisions

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5654 (116th), H.R. 1763 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 7819, Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4525, Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020, all provisions Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund/taxation issues

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 4525 (116th), H.R. 7819 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3502, Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions H.R. 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions relating to surprise billing S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of (STOP) Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, all provisions S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6644, To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency, all provisions S. 3741, Health Care at Home Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4666, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4507, Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies (GET CARE) Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 8441, Frontline Heroes Act, all provisions S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act, all provisions H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, 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 S. 4919, Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making (AHEAD Act) of 2020, all provisions H.R. 6808, Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3606, Health Force and Resilience Force 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. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2020, all provisions S. 2032, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, provisions relating to police reform Affordable Care Act stabilization Expansion of Paycheck Protection Program for 501(c)6s Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Marginalized and minoritized communities/COVID-19 disproportionate impact COVID-19 long haulers COVID-19 testing/vaccines/health care prior authorization COVID-19/treatment and prescribing flexibilities COVID-19/Expanded PPE/clearinghouses E/M services Surprise medical billing executive orders Surprise Medical Billing, generally Clinical and administrative data intersection State Medical Boards/Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Pharmacists and COVID-19 testing Mental health parity Digital therapeutics Physician practice financial impact 21st Century Cures Act/health data and privacy 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Patent reform CPT - digital Most favored nation drug pricing Drug pricing Health Information Technology/information blocking Dietary guidelines/alcohol consumption Data privacy Cyber security best practices Race and sex stereotyping executive order

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 4349 (116th), H.R. 8094 (116th), H.R. 3502 (116th), S. 4317 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 3749 (116th), H.R. 7120 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), H.R. 6808 (116th), S. 4507 (116th), S. 3741 (116th), S. 3606 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 7255 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 4995 (116th), S. 2032 (116th), H.R. 3884 (116th), H.R. 987 (116th), H.R. 6644 (116th), H.R. 1520 (116th), S. 4919 (116th), H.R. 1503 (116th), S. 4666 (116th), S. 3861 (116th), S. 1531 (116th), H.R. 8441 (116th), H.R. 6585 (116th), H.R. 7510 (116th), S. 4421 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th)