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Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issue: Expansion of prior user rights, university exception.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Health Issues HCR

H.Con. Res. 112, FY 2013 Budget Resolution Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts and Medicare and Medicaid cuts and reforms. Issue: Support highest possible 302(b) allocation for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services S. 3295/S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, National Health Service Corps, Childrens Hospitals graduate medical education (GME), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CDCs National Center for Health Statistics. Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I. President's Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Issues: Oppose proposed reduction in Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) support and proposed Medicaid reductions and reforms. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 4002 and Title V Issue: Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund and preserve PPHF funds for workforce training. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503 Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps. Issue: Modify Accountable Care Organization (ACO) proposed rules and implementation Health professions loans reform bill proposal (draft) Issue: Reduce student loan interest rates, expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs. S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Act Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V Issues: Implementing provisions reauthorizing health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act, and reauthorizing National Health Service Corps. H.R. 3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act Issue: Residency training in community-based settings. Issue: Address workforce shortages & primary care workforce development. Issue: Implementation of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act. H.R. 1852/S. 958, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education. Issue: Promote interprofessional education and training of the health care workforce. S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 Issue: Collection, retention, and dissemination of personal health information. Issue: Funding for the National Healthcare Workforce Commission. Issue: Applications for participation in CMS Bundled Payment Initiative. H.R. 2954/S. 2474, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 Issue: Developing health care workforce that promotes health equity. Issue: Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals. Issue: Draft legislation to prohibit pelvic exams performed on anesthetized women by medical students and residents. P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Secs. 5503 and 5506 Issue: Redistribution of unused residency slots and residency slots from closed hospitals. Issue: Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on Graduate Medical Education (GME) financing and policies S. 3201 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Issue: Support legislation to increase Medicare GME accountability and support Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform Issue: Support draft Legislation to create womens hospital Graduate Medical Education program Issue: Communicated concerns regarding Medicare value modifier and the physician quality reporting system (PQRS) Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement Issue: Documentation and coding adjustments to inpatient payments rates. Issue: Clarify policy changes on how to count Labor and Delivery beds when calculating Medicare GME payments. H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Issue: Support FDA establishing unique device identifier system (UDI). Issue: Oppose restrictions on states' use of Medicaid provider assessments to pay for reduced student loan interest rates. Submitted comments on: CMS 60-day Overpayment NPRM Meaningful Use State 2 Proposed Rule Health Care Consolidation and Competition after PPACA SGR Replacement Medicare Primary Care Proposed Rule Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rule

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: S. 3215 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), S. 958 (112th), S. 3187 (112th), H.R. 2954 (112th), H.R. 3667 (112th), S. 1627 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 2474 (112th), H.R. 5651 (112th), S. 3201 (112th), H.R. 1852 (112th), H.Con.Res. 112 (112th)

Veterans VET

President's Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Constructions Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 5854 (112th), S. 3215 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Issue: H-1B visa numerical cap exemption for non-profit teaching hospitals affiliated with medical schools, and reauthorization of State 30 visa waiver program.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Science/Technology SCI

Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services S. 3295, S. Rept. 112-176, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure. Presidents Budget, 2013, National Science Foundation. H.R. 5326/S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title III Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation and NSF's peer review process. H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2011 Issue: Support changes to the bill to protect intellectual property and the peer-review system. Submitted comments on: OMB Advanced Notice on Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI on Enhancing the Centers for Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI Regarding NIH-Industry Program To Discover New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 3433 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), S. 3215 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), S. 2323 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

No activity

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

President's Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Issue: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare GME support and proposed reductions and reforms in Medicaid. S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Act Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments. Issue: Implementation of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act. Issue: Modify Accountable Care Organization (ACO) proposed rules and implementation Issue: Applications for participation in CMS Bundled Payment Initiative. Issue: Address workforce shortages and primary care workforce development. Issue: Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals. Issue: Establishment of consumer operated and oriented plans (CO-OPs) H.R. 3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act Issue: Residency training in community-based settings P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Sec. 5503 and 5506 Issue: Redistribution of unused residency slots and residency slots from closed hospitals. Issue: Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on Graduate Medical Education (GME) financing and policies. S. 3201 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Issue: Support legislation to increase Medicare GME accountability and support Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform Issue: Support draft legislation to create womens hospital Graduate Medical Education program Issue: Communicated concerns regarding Medicare value modifier and the physician quality reporting system (PQRS) Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement Issue: Documentation and coding adjustments to inpatient payment rates. Issue: Clarify policy changes on how to count Labor and Delivery beds when calculating Medicare GME payments. Issue: Oppose restrictions on states' use of Medicaid provider assessments to pay for reduced student loan interest rates. Submitted comments on: Meaningful Use State 2 Proposed Rule Health Care Consolidation and Competition after PPACA SGR Replacement Medicare Primary Care Proposed Rule Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rule

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Reserve System; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3201 (112th), S. 1627 (112th), H.R. 3667 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.Con. Res. 112, FY 2013 Budget Resolution Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts and Medicare and Medicaid cuts and reforms. Issue: Support highest possible 302(b) allocation for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services S. 3295, S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, National Health Service Corps, Childrens Hospitals graduate medical education (GME), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CDCs National Center for Health Statistics. Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I. President's Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Issues: Oppose proposed reduction in Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) support. Oppose proposed Medicaid reductions and reforms. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs, Title II H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care. Presidents Budget, 2013, National Science Foundation H.R. 5326/S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Act, 2013, Title III Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation and NSF's peer review process. President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education S. 3295, S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, 2013, Title III Issues: Support graduate/professional student and programs. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 4002 and Title V Issue: Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund and preserve PPHF funds for workforce training. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503 Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). H.R. 1852/S. 958, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education. Issue: Funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission. Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1852 (112th), H.Con.Res. 112 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), S. 3215 (112th), S. 958 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), Title III, Section 308 S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act, Title V H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act of 2012 Issue: Oppose restrictions on government employees' abilities to attend scientific/medical meetings and conferences.

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (112th), S. 1789 (112th), H.R. 4631 (112th)

Education EDU

President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education S. 3295/S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title III Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs. Health Professions loans reform bill proposal (draft) Issues: Reduce student loan interest rates, expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs. H.R. 4170, Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 Issue: Decrease graduate/professional Stafford loan interest rates, improve Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for physicians. Issue: Draft legislation to prohibit pelvic exams performed on anesthetized patients by medical students and residents. H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 Issues: Maintain subsidized Stafford loan interest rates for undergraduate students, prevent rescissions from the Public Health Prevention Fund. Issue: Oppose restrictions on states' use of Medicaid provider assessments to pay for reduced student loan interest rates. Submitted comments on: Exempt health professions education programs from Department of Education Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) regulations Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exclude federal loans from the definition of "private education loan" under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) Delay implementation of Health Resources and Services Administration's Proposed Changes to the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Programs

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4628 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 4170 (112th), S. 2343 (112th)

Animals ANI

No activity.

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services S. 3295/S. Rept. 112-176, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2013 Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure. H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2011 Issue: Support changes to the bill to protect intellectual property and the peer-review system. H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Issue: Support FDA establishing unique device identifier (UDI) system. Submitted comments on: OMB Advanced Notice on Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI on Enhancing the Centers for Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program CMS 60-day Overpayment NPRM National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI Regarding NIH-Industry Program To Discover New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules

Contacted: SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 3433 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), H.R. 5651 (112th), S. 3215 (112th), S. 3187 (112th)