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Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Unnumbered House subcommittee bill/S. 3295, 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. Oppose AHRQ elimintion and research policy provisions in House subcommittee bill Presidents Budget, 2014, 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. 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. 733/S. 362, Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act Issue: Support National Institutes of Health peer review and stategic planning processes. Submitted comments on: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's first draft Methodology Report

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

Bills named: S. 3215 (112th), H.R. 733 (112th), S. 362 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), H.R. 3433 (112th), S. 3295 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Unnumbered House subcommittee bill/S. 3295, 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. Oppose AHRQ elimination and research policy provisions in the House subcommittee. 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, 2014, 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. H.R. 733/S. 362, Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act Issue: Support National Institutes of Health peer review and stategic planning processes. Issue: Oppose nondefense discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH Submitted comments on: US PTO Micro Entity Rule Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's first draft Methodology Report

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

Bills named: H.R. 5854 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 3433 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 733 (112th), S. 362 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 3215 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Issue: Support highest possible 302(b) allocation for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Unnumbered House subcommittee bill/S.3295 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. Oppose elimination of AHRQ, research policy provisions in House subcommittee bill H.R. 6400, RDOCS Act of 2012 Issue: Support additional scholarship opportunities for medical students. 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, 2014, 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. Health professions loans reform bill proposal (draft) Issue: 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 Issue: Implementing provisions reauthorizing health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act, and reauthorizing National Health Service Corps. S. 3201 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Issue: Increase GME accountability H.R. 3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act Issue: Residency training in community-based settings. P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act Section 5503 and 5506 Issue: Redistribution of residency positions Issue: Implementation of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education programs 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. H.R. 6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act Issue: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments and increase GME accountability and transparency. H.R. 6562, Resident Physician Reduction Shortage Act of 2012 Issue: Support lifting cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments. 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: Discuss with Administration scenarios for Medicaid expansions and Medicaid DSH cuts under the Affordable Care Act and impact on AAMC member institutions. Issue: Funding for the National Healthcare Workforce Commission. 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: Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on Graduate Medical Education (GME) financing and policies Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform Issue: Support draft legislation to create womens hospital Graduate Medical Education program Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement 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. Issue: Oppose Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) spending cuts through sequestration. Issue: 340b Drug Discount program eligibility Issue: Oppose nondefense discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and Title VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Submitted comments on: CY 2013 End Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program CDC Request for Information Regarding Inclusion of Work Information in EHR CY 2013 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule CY 2013 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs IRS Proposed Rule for Additional Requirements for Charitable Hospitals

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

Bills named: H.R. 2954 (112th), S. 958 (112th), S. 1627 (112th), H.R. 6400 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), S. 3215 (112th), S. 2474 (112th), S. 3201 (112th), H.R. 1852 (112th), H.R. 6562 (112th), H.R. 3667 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), H.R. 6352 (112th)

Veterans VET

President's Budget, 2014, 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 & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

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

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: 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: Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on Graduate Medical Education (GME) financing and policies. Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement 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. S. 3201 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Issue: Support legislation to increase Medicare GME accountability and support H.R. 3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act Issue: Residency training in community-based settings. P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act Section 5503 and 5506 (Redistribution of Residency Positions) Issue: Redistribution of residency positions Issue: Support draft legislation to create womens hospital Graduate Medical Education program H.R. 6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act Issue: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments and increase GME accountability and transparancy. H.R. 6562, Resident Physician Reduction Shortage Act of 2012 Issue: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments Issue: Discuss with Administration scenarios for Medicaid expansions and Medicaid DSH cuts under the Affordable Care Act and impact on AAMC member institutions Submitted comments on: CY 2013 End Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program CDC Request for Information Regarding Inclusion of Work Information in EHR CY 2013 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule CY 2013 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs

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

Bills named: H.R. 3667 (112th), H.R. 6352 (112th), S. 3201 (112th), H.R. 6562 (112th), S. 1627 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Submitted comments on: US PTO Micro Entity Rule

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issue: Support highest possible 302(b) allocation for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Unnumbered House subcommittee bill/S. 3295, 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. Oppose AHRQ elimination, research policy provisions in House subcommittee bill. 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, 2014, 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. 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. President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education Unnumbered House subcommittee bill, S. 3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title III Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid 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 nondefense discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and Titles VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Issue: Oppose Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) cuts through sequestration.

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

Bills named: S. 3215 (112th), S. 958 (112th), H.R. 1852 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 5854 (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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE

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

Immigration IMM

S. 3245, To extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religous Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. Issue: Reauthorize J-1 visa waiver program for physicians Issue: H-1B visa numerical cap exemption for non-profit teaching hospitals affiliated with medical schools

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

Bills named: S. 3245 (112th)

Education EDU

President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services Unnumbered House subcommittee draft/S. 3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Titles II and III Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs. Health Professions loans reform bill proposal (draft) Issues: 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. 6400, RDOCS Act of 2012 Issue: Support additional scholarship opportunities for medical students. H.R. 6273/S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Act Issue: Exempt federal health professions student loans from Truth in Lending regulations. Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issue: Decrease Stafford loan intest rates for Medical students; retain graduate/professional student loan benefits. 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 on repeated course work

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

Bills named: H.R. 6273 (112th), S. 2280 (112th), H.R. 4628 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 6400 (112th), S. 2343 (112th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 1513/S. 810, Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011

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

Bills named: H.R. 1513 (112th), S. 810 (112th)