AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Torts TOR

H.R. 865, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015, all provisions S. 3101, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016, all provisions Sports Medicine Liability

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 3101 (114th), H.R. 865 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3926, Gun Violence Research Act, all provisions S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016, all provisions S. 2978, Protecting Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act, all provisions H.R. 293, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 1945, Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization (NASPER) Act of 2015, all provisions S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization (NASPER) Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 2536, The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions S. 1455, The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 4499, Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act of 2016, all provisions S. 2758, Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 1877, Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, all provisions S. 3077, Marijuana Effective Drug Studies (MEDS) Act of 2016, all provisions S. 2141, Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology (TRUST IT) Act of 2015, all provisions Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirements for over-the-counter medications Opioid Abuse Prescription Drug Diversion Telemedicine - Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Gun Violence Zika Virus Funding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), audits and physician education Electronic health record (EHR) interoperability Physician Payment Sunshine 21st Century Cures, Innovations Personalized Medicine Initiative Laboratory developed testing PrecisionFDA Diabetes Prevention Health Data Security Next Generation Sequencing Drug Compounding

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2536 (114th), S. 2758 (114th), H.R. 1209 (114th), H.R. 4499 (114th), S. 524 (114th), S. 2141 (114th), H.R. 3926 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 2646 (114th), H.R. 1217 (114th), S. 480 (114th), H.R. 1725 (114th), S. 2978 (114th), H.R. 1877 (114th), H.R. 293 (114th), S. 709 (114th), S. 1945 (114th), S. 1455 (114th), S. 3077 (114th)

Veterans VET

S. 2170, Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2896, Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 1604, Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, all provisions S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, Section 705(d) S. 2484, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions H.R. 4442, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions Interstate Licensure Compact Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) Telehealth and Nursing Handbook VA CHOICE program Scope of Practice Tricare Access

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 2484 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 1604 (114th), S. 2170 (114th), H.R. 4442 (114th), S. 2896 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 3130, Independence at Home Act of 2016, all provisions S. 3220, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3355, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs, all provisions S. 488, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs, all provisions S. 1913, Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 4442, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 2484, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 2141, Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology (TRUST IT) Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1131, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 976, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2568, Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 4499, Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act of 2016, all provisions S. 2758, Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act of 2016, all provisions Medicare program: ACO Improvement Act of 2016 Medicare program: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Part B Drug Demonstration Medicare program: Outpatient Prospective Payment - site of service, pain measures Medicare program: Advancing Care Information (ACI) Medicare program: Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) Medicare program: Resource use Medicare program: Physician Fee Schedule Medicare program: Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Medicare program: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Medicare program: Global surgical codes Medicare program: Mobility payment add-on Medicare program: Episode groups Medicare program: Patient relationship codes Medicare program: Composite scoring and performance adjustments Medicare program: Feedback reports Medicare program: Alternative payment models (APMs) Medicare program: Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) Medicare program: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Medicare program: Electronic health record (EHR) interoperability Medicare program: EHR/Meaningful Use Medicare program: EHR Certification Medicare program: ICD-10 Medicare program: Medicare appeals Medicare program: Medicare Pre-Diabetes Program Medicare program: Unique Device Identifier Medicare program: CPT Medicare program: Social Security Number Removal Initiative Medicare program: Telehealth Medicare program: In-office Ancillary Services Exception Medicare program: Value-based Payment Modifier Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education Medicare program: Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Medicare program: Prescription drug diversion Medicare program: Physician data Medicare program: Physician-owned hospital moratorium Medicare program: Smart Card technology Medicare program: PECOS/Medicare Enrollment Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program fees

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1913 (114th), S. 1131 (114th), S. 488 (114th), H.R. 4442 (114th), S. 2484 (114th), S. 2758 (114th), H.R. 976 (114th), S. 3130 (114th), H.R. 3355 (114th), S. 2141 (114th), S. 3220 (114th), H.R. 4499 (114th), H.R. 2568 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, Section 705(d) H.R. 2713, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 2713 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2713, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions Higher Education Reauthorization Graduate Medical Education

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2713 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Medical Licensure - The Intestate Medical Licensure Compact Health insurance company mergers Antitrust Health insurance market competition

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)