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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor HHS Appropriations: appropriations levels for NIH, NCI, CDC and AHRQ Labor HHS Appropriations: appropriations levels for Patient Advocate Foundation VCUP Agriculture Appropriations: appropriations levels for FDA

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Health Issues HCR

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), HIPAA Privacy Security, and Enforcement Rule, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590), preexisting condition exclusions and waiting periods, grandfathered health plan status, internal claims & appeals and external review processes, Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, state-level exchanges, medical loss ratio, rescissions, annual and lifetime limits on coverage, prevention and public health fund

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare physician reimbursement, medical imaging, prompt pay discount (HR 1392/S. 1221), Medicare wellness visit

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1392 (111th), S. 1221 (111th)