AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions H.R. 2569, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, all provisions H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect, all provisions H.R. 2862, Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety (VACCINES) Act of 2019, all provisions S. 2032, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 5, Equality Act, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions 21st Century Cures Act Affordable Care Act (ACA) stabilization Title X Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMA) Act Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act Drug Pricing Health care augmented intelligence Maternal mortality and health care disparity Opioids/Substance use disorder Prior authorization Telehealth Surprise Billing Open Payments/Sunshine Act Physician self-employment Physician-assisted Suicide Health IT - Patient privacy, 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Health IT - Interoperability EHR - Data blocking EHR measure specifications EHR Certification Gun violence Medical marijuana research Standardization of food date labelling practices EPA Development of water quality testing/schools and childcare facilities Food Insecurity Accountable Care Organizations In-office Compounding Digital Medicine Health Care Costs/Transparency/Reduction Pain management Consumer Privacy Sequoia Project Trusted Exchange Framework/Common Agreement E-cigarette components packaging labels Cybersecurity

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1010 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 2569 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 2032 (116th), H.R. 3502 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 2862 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th)

Veterans VET

VA MISSION Act of 2018 implementation VA Choice/Community Care Program Scope of Practice Tricare Access Uniformed medical position reductions/data transparency

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2569, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019, provisions relating to Medicaid H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act, all provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2282, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2143, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1358, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions S. 348, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3302, Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2439, Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, all provisions Medicare program: Drug Pricing Medicare program: Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Medicare for All Medicare program: Medicare coverage Medicare program: Physician self-referral and Civil Monetary Penalties Laws Medicare program: Fraud and Abuse Medicare program: Medicare Part D Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM)/Rx drug price transparency Medicare program: Physician payment and delivery reform Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs)/ Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Medicare program: MACRA cost measure development Medicare program: Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations Medicare program: Evaluation and Management codes and payment policies Medicare program: Digital Medicine Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Medicare program: Open Payments/Sunshine Act Medicare program: Provider compliance Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment Medicare program: Quality Payment Program (QPP) Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Opioids/Substance use disorder Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Medicare and Medicaid programs: 21st Century Cures Act Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data blocking/Interoperability/patient access Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health IT burden Medicare and Medicaid programs: Pain management Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity Medicaid program: Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 348 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), H.R. 3302 (116th), H.R. 2113 (116th), H.R. 2282 (116th), H.R. 2439 (116th), H.R. 1358 (116th), H.R. 2143 (116th), H.R. 1763 (116th), H.R. 2569 (116th)

Tobacco TOB

Youth and flavored tobacco products/cigars/e-cigarettes

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, all provisions H.R. 2895, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions Immigration

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 948 (116th), H.R. 3239 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition in the health insurance industry

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)