AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Immigration IMM

H.R. 3541, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 1810, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2255, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions S. 1024, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions H.R. 5305, Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, all provisions Immigrant and refugee health workers

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1810 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th), H.R. 2255 (117th), H.R. 3541 (117th), H.R. 5305 (117th), S. 1024 (117th)

Education EDU

H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions H.R. 944, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, provisions relating to pathways to practice H Res. 784, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet, all provisions H.R. 2917, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1443, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021, all provisions S. 54, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act, all provisions S. 924, Rural America Health Corps Act, all provisions H.R. 5602, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3244, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1384, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act, all provisions S. 1958, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act, all provisions Medical Student Education Authorization Act Student loan forgiveness for front line workers Physician workforce/GME Osteopathic residency match Rural residency programs Public service loan forgiveness

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 944 (117th), S. 1443 (117th), H.R. 4122 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 5602 (117th), H.R. 1384 (117th), S. 54 (117th), H.Res. 784 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th), S. 1958 (117th), S. 924 (117th), S. 3244 (117th), H.R. 2917 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2079, Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2021, all provisions Affordable Care Act tax credits

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2079 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6000, CURES 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 666, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 162, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4217, Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2779, Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions related to fraud, waste, and abuse In telehealth S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions related to fraud, waste, and abuse In telehealth H.R. 4480, Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 6202, Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1306, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions S. 412, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1843, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 3778, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 1976, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 2448, Health Misinformation Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5963, Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 6072, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions S. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3614, Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5224, Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3755, Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, provisions relating to parental notification and consent laws for unemancipated youth S. 1975, Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, provisions relating to parental notification and consent laws for unemancipated youth S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 5248, Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Primary Care Physician Reentry Act COVID-19/Vaccine distributions/vaccines in physician offices COVID-19/Vaccine/Health Equity COVID-19/monoclonal antibodies/therapeutics/testing/counseling reimbursement VOCID-19/PPE/misinformation COVID-19/retail pharmacies/HIPAA Health equity/race corrections in clinical algorithms Surprise billing Electronic Health Records (EHR) Certification Maternal health/mortality Maternal health/bias Pharmacy Benefit Managers/Rx drug price transparency Drug overdose epidemic Biometrics Telemedicine/HIPAA Social determinants of health Information blocking/privacy Human cell donating/men who have had sex with men PL 115-271, Section 3204/harmful interpretation Naloxone/over-the-counter/standing orders Menstrual products/poverty/medical necessities Abortion/mandatory parent notification/consent Coding - CPT Panel Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) - Accutane Opioids Physical therapy Digital Health/AI/Digital Therapeutics Precision Medicine/Diagnostics

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: S. 937 (117th), H.R. 6311 (117th), S. 412 (117th), S. 1675 (117th), S. 2779 (117th), H.R. 6202 (117th), H.R. 1384 (117th), S. 509 (117th), H.R. 708 (117th), S. 168 (117th), S. 104 (117th), S. 610 (117th), S. 445 (117th), S. 1976 (117th), H.R. 1667 (117th), H.R. 666 (117th), H.R. 379 (117th), H.R. 4217 (117th), S. 253 (117th), H.R. 5248 (117th), H.R. 5224 (117th), H.R. 8 (117th), S. 2448 (117th), H.R. 3614 (117th), H.R. 6072 (117th), S. 198 (117th), S. 162 (117th), S. 1975 (117th), H.R. 5963 (117th), H.R. 1218 (117th), H.R. 1446 (117th), H.R. 1306 (117th), H.R. 4480 (117th), H.R. 1843 (117th), H.R. 6000 (117th), S. 3418 (117th), H.R. 3778 (117th), H.R. 3755 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 5612, 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. 6020, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3314, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, provisions relating to averting Medicare physician fee schedule cuts H.R. 6144, Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act, all provisions H.R. 6048, Medicare Stability for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, provisions related to permanently lifting Medicare telehealth restrictions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, provisions related to permanently lifting Medicare telehealth restrictions H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021, provisions related to permanently lifting Medicare telehealth restrictions S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021, provisions related to permanently lifting Medicare telehealth restrictions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, provisions related to permanently lifting Medicare telehealth restrictions S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, provisions related to permanently lifting Medicare telehealth restrictions H.R. 2166, Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2228, Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3447, Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 2503, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2163, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 464, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions S. 586, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3441, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions H.R. 3407, MOMMAs Act, all provisions S. 411, MOMMAs Act, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 3352, Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2256, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4014, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2094, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4755, Seniors Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6308, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4034, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2144, Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021, provisions relating to scope of practice S. 1450, Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021, provisions relating to scope of practice H.R. 2654, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021, provisions relating to scope of practice H.R. 2305, Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5218, Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act, all provisions S. 801, Connected MOM Act, all provisions S. 346, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1738, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions H. R. 1025, Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 66, Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act, all provisions H.R. 955, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions S. 285, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid Medicare program: No Surprises Act/implementation Medicare program: CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule/3.75% payment adjustment Medicare program: Physician Payment Reform Medicare program: 2022 physician payment Medicare program: Alternative payment models (APMs) Medicare program: Health equity Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Prescription drug prices Medicare program: Cybersecurity Medicare program: Medicare expansion/dental, vision, hearing coverage Medicare program: Physician payment/PAYGO and sequester Medicare program: Barriers to patient care Medicare program: 2020 Physician spending/COVID-19 Impact Medicare program: Evaluation and Management (E/M)/budget neutrality Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefit Managers/Rx drug price transparency Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program Medicare program: MIPS/Value Pathways (MVPs) Medicare program: MIPS/cost, promoting interoperability, improvement activities Medicare program: Quality Payment Program (QPP) Medicare program: Health IT physician burdens Medicare program: Primary Care First models Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Telehealth policies Medicare program: RVS Update Committee (RUC) - physician payment Medicare program: Coding - CPT Panel Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)/Pre-COVID Benchmarks Medicare program: Federal Gold Carding Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/implementation/Accountable Care Organizations Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA Oversight Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Prior authorization Medicare and Medicaid programs: COVID-19 public health emergency/accelerated and advance payments Medicare and Medicaid programs: Electronic funds transfer (EFT) standard/Enforcement Medicare and Medicaid programs: Provider Relief Fund Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act/draft Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth and Dialysis centers Medicare and Medicaid programs: COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities continuation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Primary and Virtual Health Care Affordability Act Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data Privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Social determinants of health Medicare and Medicaid programs: Information blocking/privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Information blocking/privacy of adolescents Medicare and Medicaid programs: Opioids Medicaid program: Medicaid funding in U.S. Territories Medicaid program: Medicaid expansion Medicaid program: Maternal mortality Medicaid program: COVID-19/uninsured healthcare coverage Medicaid program: Medicaid Special Enrollment Period

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: S. 987 (117th), H.R. 315 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), S. 2416 (117th), S. 834 (117th), H.R. 2903 (117th), S. 346 (117th), S. 3418 (117th), S. 1438 (117th), S. 2061 (117th), S. 2094 (117th), S. 748 (117th), S. 411 (117th), H.R. 6311 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), H.R. 3447 (117th), H.R. 3173 (117th), H.R. 4058 (117th), S. 368 (117th), H.R. 366 (117th), H.R. 2163 (117th), H.R. 2654 (117th), H.R. 4755 (117th), H.R. 2228 (117th), H.R. 66 (117th), H.R. 2144 (117th), S. 586 (117th), H.R. 6020 (117th), H.R. 3259 (117th), H.R. 3 (117th), H.R. 3441 (117th), S. 464 (117th), S. 285 (117th), H.R. 6308 (117th), S. 610 (117th), S. 1450 (117th), H.R. 955 (117th), H.R. 1738 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), H.R. 5218 (117th), S. 3018 (117th), H.R. 2256 (117th), H.R. 2305 (117th), H.R. 3407 (117th), H.R. 6048 (117th), H.R. 3352 (117th), H.R. 6000 (117th), H.R. 5612 (117th), H.R. 2503 (117th), H.R. 19 (117th), S. 801 (117th), H.R. 6144 (117th), H.R. 4587 (117th), H.R. 2166 (117th), H.R. 4014 (117th), H.R. 925 (117th), H.R. 4034 (117th), H.R. 1025 (117th), H.R. 3746 (117th), S. 3039 (117th), S. 3314 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition in health insurance

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; White House Office

Torts TOR

H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, all provisions Liability protections/COVID-19 patients

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3021 (117th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 958, Protecting Moms Who Served Act, all provisions S. 796, Protecting Moms Who Served Act, all provisions VA Supremacy Project Scope of practice Veterans Choice/Community Care Program

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 958 (117th), S. 796 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provisions relating to physician payment S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031, provisions relating to physician payment/Medicare program sustainability H.Res.601, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes, provisions relating to physician payment/Medicare program sustainability H.R. 6119, Further Extending Government Funding Act, provisions relating to Conrad 30 legislation FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), provisions relating to military medical billets reduction Build Back Better (drafts)

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), S.Con.Res. 14 (117th), H.R. 6119 (117th), H.Res. 601 (117th)