AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Torts TOR

H.R. 6283, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020, inclusion in CARES Act S. 1350, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019, inclusion in CARES Act

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Vice President of the U.S.; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 6283 (116th), S. 1350 (116th)

Veterans VET

Scope of Practice Veterans Choice/Community Care Program Tricare Access

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Health insurance industry consolidation/competition

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Education EDU

H.R. 1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5654, Expanding Medical Education Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 6090, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2020, all provisions

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 5654 (116th), H.R. 6090 (116th), H.R. 1763 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provisions related to Medicare and Medicaid; the Food and Drug Administration drug approval process; medical product supplies; health insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations; health care workforce support funding H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, provisions relating to liability; PPE; pandemic planning and preparedness; telehealth; physician office testing; physician adverse economic impact and financial support; Medicare sequester exemption; CMS coverage for laboratory developed tests for COVID-19 virus; CMS accelerated payments; elective surgery suspension; funding for healthcare workforce support S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provisions relating to liability; PPE; pandemic planning and preparedness; telehealth; physician office testing; physician adverse economic impact and financial support; Medicare sequester exemption; CMS coverage for laboratory developed tests for COVID-19 virus; CMS accelerated payments; elective surgery suspension; funding for healthcare workforce support H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, all provisions H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, all provisions FY2021 Appropriations, provisions relating to CDC/NIH funding for research on firearm morbidity and mortality prevention

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 4742, Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2339, Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020, all provisions Tobacco Vaping

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4742 (116th), H.R. 2339 (116th)

Immigration IMM

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 J-1 Visas/duration of status H-1B Visas 0-1 Visas Confidential medical and psychological records of unaccompanied minors Non-US citizen IMGs/COVID-19 Immigration

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); State, Dept of (DOS)

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions H.R. 2328, Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, all provisions H.R. 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, provisions relating to unanticipated billing for physician services, private contracting, rate setting S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of (STOP) Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 2032, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 4004, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 6102, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2020, provisions relating to FDA oversight of laboratory developed tests H.R. 2339, Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 4742, Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5482, Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers (PREVENT) Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 6139, COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3559, A bill to provide emergency financial assistance to rural health care facilities and providers impacted by the COVID-19 emergency, all provisions H.R. 4100, Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2019, all provisions S. 2892, Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2482, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, all provisions H.R. 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions COVID-19 Pandemic Affordable Care Act (ACA) stabilization Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020, all provisions Prescription drug pricing/transparency/importation/value/prior authorizations Health reform/Universal coverage Retired physicians Public Health Emergency Fund financial assistance Protecting physician speech Opioids Surprise billing Health Disparities Physician Suicide/Burnout Telehealth AMA Privacy Framework Privacy legislation/administrative simplification 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Augmented Intelligence (AI)/federal health IT strategy Maternal mortality and morbidity COVID-19 emergency declaration/Section 1135 authority SARS-CoV-2 Testing COVID-19/ personal protective equipment (PPE) COVID-19/Controlled substances Diabetes prevention 21st Century Cures Act Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM)

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 2032 (116th), H.R. 3502 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), H.R. 1503 (116th), H.R. 4004 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 6102 (116th), H.R. 4995 (116th), H.R. 987 (116th), H.R. 6139 (116th), H.R. 4742 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 3559 (116th), H.R. 1520 (116th), H.R. 2328 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), S. 1531 (116th), H.R. 5482 (116th), H.R. 2339 (116th), S. 2892 (116th), H.R. 2482 (116th), H.R. 4100 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, provisions relating to price transparency, value, and prior authorizations H. R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions S. 2741, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 6090, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2020, all provisions S. 348, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 1301, Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization (BETTER) Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 5201, Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3414, Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 4996, Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019, all provisions Medicare program: COVID-19 Pandemic Medicare program: Regulatory Relief/Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs)/Stark modernization/prior authorization/utilization management Medicare program: Physician-focused APMs Medicare program: ASCOs Patient-Centered Oncology Payment model Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/cost, quality, promoting interoperability Medicare program: 2020 Physician Fee schedule/Quality Payment Program/Inflation increase Medicare program: Payment and delivery reform/misvalued codes/PTAC Medicare program: Medicare for All Medicare program: Interoperability and Data blocking Medicare program: Privacy legislation/administrative simplification/COVID-19 Medicare program: Appropriate Use Criteria/advanced diagnostic imaging/COVID-19 Medicare program: Diabetes prevention Medicare program: Health IT burden Medicare program: Evaluation and Management (E&M)/2021 Budget neutrality Medicare program: 2020 measure removal and testing policy Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM)/Rx Drug Pricing Transparency Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: PECOS Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Scope of Practice Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation/physician payments/Accountable Care Organizations Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA cost measure development Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth/remote psychologic monitoring/telephone E&M Medicare and Medicaid programs: Opioids Medicare and Medicaid programs: Defense Production Act (DPA)

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 3417 (116th), H.R. 4996 (116th), S. 348 (116th), H.R. 5201 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), H.R. 4056 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 1301 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th), S. 2741 (116th), H.R. 6090 (116th)