AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions H.R. 3002, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 2520, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, all provisions America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions Medical Rights and Reform Act (Tuesday Group proposal), all provisions American Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill), all provisions H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on comparative effectiveness research H.R. 1859, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, all provisions S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, all provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, all provisions Health System Reform Health System Reform - Medicare Commission Health System Reform - Balance Billing/Private Contracting Health System Reform - Health Savings Accounts Physician-owned Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Health Information Technology E-prescribing/controlled substances/DEA registration fees HIPAA Administrative Simplification/price transparency Quality improvement/PQRI Value Indexing/Quality FTC Red Flag Rules H1N1 public health emergency issues Patient access to physicians Coverage for the uninsured Patient Safety Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1259 (111th), S. 767 (111th), H.R. 1427 (111th), S. 334 (111th), S. 1213 (111th), H.R. 1859 (111th), H.R. 1548 (111th), S. 1099 (111th), S. 1142 (111th), S. 726 (111th), H.R. 2520 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 3002 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 2824 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3356, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009, all provisions S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions Medicare program - physician payment system/reform/rebasing Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare program - Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use Medicare program - Enrollment Policies Medicare program - "incident to" physician services Medicare program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare program - Private Contracting Medicare program - SGR permanent reform Medicare program - H1N1 payment policy Medicare program - 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule Medicare program - PQRI Medicare program - Unique Health Plan Identifiers Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Physician feedback program Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: S. 301 (111th), H.R. 5605 (111th), H.R. 3356 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 1432, An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, provision on funding for ONDCP National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign H.R. 3170, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, provision on funding for ONDCP National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Appropriations - Funding for Needle Exchange Program

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3170 (111th), S. 1432 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Education EDU

Graduate Medical Education Medical Education 20/220 Pathway

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2251, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, all provisions Physician Workforce Issues H1B Visas - International Medical Graduates Physician Antitrust Issues Antitrust - Insurance mergers Antitrust - Health industry consolidation

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2251 (111th)

Torts TOR

Medical Liability Reform Medical Malpractice Alternatives Act of 2009 Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Project

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE