AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Veterans VET

S. 2943/H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R.4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Military Trauma Systems Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 4959: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 H.R. 105: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2015 H.R. 3309: Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 647: Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R. 648: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 836: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R. 865: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015 S. 3101: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016 H.R. 1934: Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2015 S. 2943/H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R.4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 2739: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015 S. 624/H.R. 1220: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 3166: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 S. 3522: Graduate Medical Education Equity Act H.R. 1925: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Balazs "Ernie" Bodai in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation, including a tireless commitment to breast cancer research. H.Res. 487: Recognizing the importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered cancer care Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act Concurrent Surgery MACRA Proposed Rule Implementation GME Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) Health Information Technology (Health IT) Chronic Care Coordination 96-Hour Rule Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Opioids Cancer/Appropriations Medicare Part B Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) reporting mechanism Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Video Recording Surgery RAC Audits Energy and Commerce Concussion Initiative Data Use Protection Legislation FOIA Energy and Commerce Pediatric Trauma Caucus Responsible Data Transparency Act

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 105 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 2739 (114th), H.R. 1934 (114th), H.R. 1925 (114th), H.R. 4959 (114th), H.R. 836 (114th), S. 624 (114th), S. 3522 (114th), H.R. 648 (114th), H.R. 3309 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 647 (114th), S. 3101 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 865 (114th), S. 3166 (114th), H.Res. 487 (114th), H.R. 1220 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 4959: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 H.R. 105: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2015 H.R. 3309: Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 647: Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R. 648: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 836: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R. 865: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015 S. 3101: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016 H.R. 1934: Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2015 S. 2943/H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R.4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 2739: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015 S. 624/H.R. 1220: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 3166: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 S. 3522: Graduate Medical Education Equity Act H.R. 1925: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Balazs "Ernie" Bodai in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation, including a tireless commitment to breast cancer research. H.Res. 487: Recognizing the importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered cancer care Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act Concurrent Surgery MACRA Proposed Rule Implementation GME Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) Health Information Technology (Health IT) Chronic Care Coordination 96-Hour Rule Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Opioids Cancer/Appropriations Medicare Part B Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) reporting mechanism Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Video Recording Surgery RAC Audits Energy and Commerce Concussion Initiative Data Use Protection Legislation FOIA Energy and Commerce Pediatric Trauma Caucus Responsible Data Transparency Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 865 (114th), S. 624 (114th), H.R. 1934 (114th), H.R. 105 (114th), H.R. 647 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 3522 (114th), H.R. 1220 (114th), H.Res. 487 (114th), S. 3101 (114th), S. 3166 (114th), H.R. 1925 (114th), H.R. 4959 (114th), H.R. 2739 (114th), H.R. 648 (114th), H.R. 836 (114th), H.R. 3309 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 2943/H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R.4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Trauma Funding Cancer Funding Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Funding FDA Funding

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 2943 (114th)