AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Torts TOR

H.R. 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017, all provisions S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, provision related to liability S. 808, Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017, all provisions

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 781 (115th), S. 808 (115th), S. 2852 (115th), H.R. 1876 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 394, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017, all provisions S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2535, Opioid Quota Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, all provisions S. 3120, Helping to End Addiction and Lessen Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act of 2018, all provisions S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to the SNAP Program H.R. 5818, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5812, Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies (CONNECTIONS) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5002, Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Research Act, all provisions S. 2406, Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Research Act, all provisions H.Amdt.627 to H.R. 2, provisions relating to unpasteurized milk or milk products H.R. 449, Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4275, Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act, all provisions H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act, all provisions H.R. 5202, Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5102, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2524, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act, all provisions H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help (TEACH) to Combat Addiction Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5272, Reinforcing Evidence-Based Standards Under Law in Treating Substance Abuse (RESULTS) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5327, Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5329, Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5483, Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5580, Surveillance and Testing of Opioids to Prevent (STOP) Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5687, Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate (SOUND) Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5353, Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment (REACH OUT) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 1375, Prescriber Support Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 1057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 6142, Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4909, Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4477, Fix NICS Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2135, Fix NICS Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4240, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018, all provisions S. 1803, Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1112, Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017, all provisions Affordable Care Act stability 42 CFR Part 2/Substance abuse confidentiality regulations Substance Use Disorder Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Federal prescription limits Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirement for over-the-counter medications Sunshine Act Regulations - journal reprints and textbooks Drug pricing transparency Augmented Intelligence (AI) Laboratory testing oversight Laboratory Developed Tests Software as a medical device Drug compounding Breastfeeding Patient Matching Mortality Cybersecurity Transparency in regulatory science Regulatory burdens Gun violence research Bump stocks Physician Assisted Suicide AMA/Google Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge Health insurance premiums Title X funding Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)/Telehealth/remote patient monitoring Electronic prescribing of controlled substances Pharmacy Benefits Manager HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2406 (115th), H.R. 4284 (115th), H.R. 1375 (115th), H.R. 5353 (115th), H.R. 5002 (115th), H.R. 5329 (115th), H.R. 5102 (115th), S. 2680 (115th), S. 2891 (115th), H.R. 5580 (115th), H.R. 5687 (115th), S. 2535 (115th), H.R. 5796 (115th), S. 3042 (115th), S. 1803 (115th), S. 2456 (115th), H.R. 4240 (115th), H.R. 6142 (115th), H.R. 5327 (115th), H.R. 5272 (115th), S. 2843 (115th), H.R. 5202 (115th), H.R. 4275 (115th), H.R. 3692 (115th), H.R. 5812 (115th), H.R. 449 (115th), H.R. 5176 (115th), H.R. 5041 (115th), S. 85 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 1057 (115th), H.R. 5261 (115th), S. 2135 (115th), H.R. 2 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), S. 1112 (115th), S. 2524 (115th), H.R. 5197 (115th), H.R. 5818 (115th), H.R. 4477 (115th), S. 3120 (115th), H.R. 5483 (115th), H.R. 4909 (115th), H.R. 5788 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, all provisions S. 1732, Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act, all provisions S. 2910, Telehealth for Children's Access to Services and Treatment (TeleCAST) Act, all provisions S. 2707, Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act of 201, all provisions H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions S. 2908, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4552, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1291, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 284, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act, all provisions H.R. 5801, Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients (PARTNERSHIP) Act, all provisions H.R. 5797, Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution (IMD CARE) Act, all provisions H.R. 5800, Medicaid Institutes for Mental Disease Are Decisive in Delivering Inpatient Treatment for Individuals but Opportunities for Needed Access are Limited without Information Needed about Facility Obligations (IMD ADDITIONAL INFO) Act, all provisions H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance (DRUG) Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act, all provisions H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5675, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, all provisions H.R. 1925, At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 3192, CHIP Mental Health Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4005, Medicaid Reentry Act, all provisions H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act, all provisions H.R. 5477, Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services (DOCS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5583, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors From Opioid Abuse Act, all provisions H.R. 5776, Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment (MOST) Act, all provisions H.R. 5789, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged (HOME) Act, all provisions H.R. 5716, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors (COMPASS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources (PROPER) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act, all provisions H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees (CHOICE) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 6138, Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Transparency Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals (COACH) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2051, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4143, Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services (PATIENTS) Demonstration Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4554, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 2788, Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 2687, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1169, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1291, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions Medicare program: Draft legislation relating to the prescribing of opioids for individuals eligible for Medicare Part A & B Medicare program: Creating Access to Residency Education Act (draft bill) Medicare program: Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization (MACRA) implementation Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/quality, cost, interoperability, improvement activities Medicare program: MIPS quality measure reporting period Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA)/clinical testing reimbursement Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: APMs/PTAC Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Medicare program: Electronic prescribing of controlled substances Medicare program: Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Self-referral Medicare program: Anti-kickback Medicare program: Program Integrity - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare program: Regulatory Relief - E & M Guidelines Medicare program: Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)/Telehealth/remote patient monitoring Medicare program: Drug pricing transparency Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Documentation errors Medicare program: Health Information Technology burdens Medicare program: Cybersecurity Medicare program: Interoperability Medicare program: Group Purchasing Organizations/Stark Laws Medicare program: Substance abuse disorder/quality, research Medicare program: Electronic payments Medicare program: Electronic clinical attachments Medicare program: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Medicare program: Physician billing/MACs Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: PECOS/Medicare Enrollment/Revocations/Revalidations Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Misvalued codes Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 5810 (115th), H.R. 6138 (115th), S. 2707 (115th), S. 1169 (115th), H.R. 284 (115th), H.R. 5800 (115th), H.R. 4554 (115th), H.R. 4998 (115th), H.R. 5775 (115th), S. 2051 (115th), H.R. 3192 (115th), H.R. 5798 (115th), S. 2920 (115th), S. 1732 (115th), H.R. 5789 (115th), S. 2910 (115th), H.R. 5773 (115th), S. 1291 (115th), H.R. 5685 (115th), H.R. 5776 (115th), S. 2908 (115th), H.R. 5808 (115th), H.R. 5675 (115th), H.R. 5583 (115th), H.R. 4552 (115th), H.R. 5477 (115th), H.R. 4005 (115th), H.R. 5582 (115th), H.R. 2687 (115th), H.R. 5801 (115th), H.R. 5686 (115th), H.R. 5605 (115th), H.R. 5774 (115th), H.R. 5603 (115th), H.R. 5797 (115th), H.R. 5716 (115th), S. 2460 (115th), H.R. 5684 (115th), S. 2904 (115th), H.R. 4206 (115th), S. 2900 (115th), H.R. 5799 (115th), H.R. 1925 (115th), H.R. 4143 (115th), H.R. 3331 (115th), H.R. 3528 (115th), H.R. 2788 (115th), H.R. 4841 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

CVS-Aetna Merger Competition in healthcare markets

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

H.R. 5674, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2906, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act of 2018, all provisions VA Choice Program Transgender policy Scope of Practice Tricare VAs Anywhere to Anywhere Initiative (Telehealth)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 5674 (115th), S. 2906 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations, provisions relating to funding for gun violence research FY 2019 Labor-HHS Appropriations, provisions relating to funding for gun violence research FY 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions relating to FDA oversight of tobacco products FY 2019 House and Senate Appropriations bills, provisions relating to funding for NIH, National Diabetes Prevention Program, community health centers, National Health Services Corps, and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education programs Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, provisions related to Telehealth Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, provisions related to Conrad 30 reauthorization

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Tobacco TOB

FDA Tobacco regulatory authority Nicotine level in cigarettes Large and premium cigars - FDA regulation

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 392, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017, all provisions S. 898, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions H-1B Visa/wage data

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 898 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th)

Education EDU

H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, all provisions Higher Education Act Reauthorization

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 4508 (115th)