AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.J. Res. 75, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to 4-day CR H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to full CR for FY2022, COVID-19 and telehealth H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, provisions relating to Section 80303 and Doctoral STEM Programs H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, provisions relating to Pathways to Practice

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th), H.J.Res. 75 (117th), H.R. 2471 (117th)

Education EDU

S. 924, Rural America Health Corps Act, all provision H.R. 5602, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3244, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions S. 3658, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions H.R. 2917, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1443, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022, provisions relating to student loans H.R. 944, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes, all provisions H. Res. 784, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet, all provisions H.R. 6397, Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2022, all provisions S. 3497, Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2022, all provisions Foreign Medical School Accountability Act/draft Student loan forgiveness for frontline workers Osteopathic residency/discrimination issues United States Medical Licensing Examination

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2917 (117th), H.R. 5602 (117th), H.R. 4122 (117th), H.Res. 784 (117th), S. 3658 (117th), S. 3497 (117th), H.R. 6397 (117th), H.R. 944 (117th), S. 1443 (117th), S. 924 (117th), S. 3244 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 54, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act, all provisions H.R. 5248, Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3753, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 1962, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 3904, Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 4128, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions S. 3799, Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act, all provisions S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions S. 2866, Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions relating to waste, fraud, and abuse in telehealth S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions relating to waste, fraud, and abuse and telehealth H.R. 4480, Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 1306, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions S. 412, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1843, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions S.937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions H.R. 6279, Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3778, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 1976, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions H.R. 6904, Patients Before Profits Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 2503, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6072, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions S. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5224, Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 3352, Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions H.R. 4098, Non-Opioid Directive Act, all provisions S. 3620, Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act, all provisions Emergency Room Hero and Patient Safety Act Primary Care Physician Reentry Act 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Affordable Care Act (ACA)/Stabilization Ryan Haight Act/telemedicine/controlled substances No Surprises Act/implementation Physician workforce issues Opioid overdose epidemic Medical device user fee reauthorization Telehealth study COVID-19/vaccine distribution/vaccine in physician offices COVID-19/health equity/vaccine COVID-19/testing/personal protective equipment(PPE)/misinformation Pandemic preparedness and public health Health insurance affordability Mental health parity Prior authorization Health equity and technology/biometric technologies Health Equity COVID-19/Provider Relief Fund Modifier 25/OIG Information blocking/Patient privacy Naloxone/over the counter (OTC) EHR Certification Precision medicine/diagnostics/coverage/payment/coding Digital health/AI/Digital therapeutics/transparency/equity

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 509 (117th), H.R. 847 (117th), S. 168 (117th), H.R. 1218 (117th), H.R. 2503 (117th), S. 198 (117th), H.R. 6000 (117th), S. 3904 (117th), S. 224 (117th), S. 2209 (117th), H.R. 379 (117th), S. 3620 (117th), H.R. 6279 (117th), H.R. 4098 (117th), H.R. 5224 (117th), S. 1976 (117th), H.R. 3753 (117th), H.R. 708 (117th), H.R. 1446 (117th), S. 54 (117th), H.R. 5248 (117th), S. 937 (117th), H.R. 8 (117th), S. 610 (117th), H.R. 1843 (117th), S. 3039 (117th), H.R. 1667 (117th), H.R. 3778 (117th), H.R. 6904 (117th), S. 253 (117th), S. 3799 (117th), S. 412 (117th), H.R. 1384 (117th), S. 445 (117th), H.R. 4480 (117th), H.R. 925 (117th), S. 1675 (117th), H.R. 3352 (117th), H.R. 1306 (117th), S. 1962 (117th), S. 2866 (117th), S. 104 (117th), H.R. 6072 (117th), H.R. 4128 (117th), H.R. 4387 (117th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 3541, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 1810, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2255, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions S. 1024, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions H.R. 6617, Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act, provisions relating to Conrad 30 H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to immigration Immigration

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2255 (117th), H.R. 3541 (117th), S. 1810 (117th), H.R. 6617 (117th), S. 1024 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th), H.R. 2471 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition in health insurance

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions H.R. 6020, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3314, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, all provisions H.R. 6048, Medicare Stability for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions S. 586, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions H.R. 3441, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions S. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 2903, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1512, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 801, Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act, all provisions S. 346, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3407, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions S. 411, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions H.R. 1738, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 1025, Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 66, Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act, all provisions H.R. 2256, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2163, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 464, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 955, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions S. 285, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2654, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 4043, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4014, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2094, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6202, Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3593, Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, all provisions H.R. 2807, Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies (PREVENT DIABETES) Act, all provisions S. 2173, Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies (PREVENT DIABETES) Act, all provisions H.R. 5804, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2203, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021, all provisions S. 596, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2166, Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2228, Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3447, Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, all provisions H.R. 7051, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions S. 3791, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 2503, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4755, Seniors Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6308, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6583, Stop the Wait Act of 2022, all provisions S. 224, Stop the Wait Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions Medicare program: Gold Card Act/draft Medicare program: 21st Century Cures Act Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA)/Laboratory testing/diagnostics Medicare program: Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program (SURS) Extension Act of 2022 Medicare program: Telehealth and dialysis centers/COVID-19 flexibilities continuation Medicare program: Telehealth/telephone visit codes/equity/quality Medicare program: Physician Payment Reform Medicare program: MEDPAC Report Medicare program: 2% Medicare sequester moratorium/continuation Medicare program: 4% Medicare sequester/Statutory PAYGO Medicare program: Physician payment/inflation index Medicare program: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor/extension of 3% increase Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) model Medicare program: Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model (GPDC)/Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Medicare program: Evaluation and Management (E/M)/budget neutrality Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Interoperability Medicare program: EFT fees Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/Quality/Cost/Improvement activities Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Medicare program: MIPS draft cost measures/field testing extension Medicare program: Value-based care acceleration/transparency/stability Medicare program: Virtual credit cards Medicare program: Primary Care First models Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Medicare program: RVS Update Committee (RUC)/Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Medicare program: Split/shared billing Medicare program: PECOS Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Step Therapy Medicare program: Public health emergency/accelerated and advance payments Medicare program: MACRA oversight Medicare program: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare program: Alternative payment models (APMs) Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/implementation/Accountable Care Organizations Medicare and Medicaid programs: Information blocking/Patient privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: COVID-19 response Medicare and Medicaid programs: Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)/patient protection Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health equity/COVID-19 Medicare and Medicaid programs: Drug overdose epidemic Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health IT burdens Medicaid program: Medicaid funding in US territories Medicaid program: Uninsured individuals/COVID-19 Medicaid program: Special enrollment period Medicaid program: Sickle Cell Disease

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4014 (117th), H.R. 3 (117th), H.R. 1738 (117th), H.R. 2163 (117th), S. 834 (117th), S. 411 (117th), S. 224 (117th), S. 2173 (117th), H.R. 4587 (117th), H.R. 6020 (117th), H.R. 6000 (117th), S. 346 (117th), S. 3314 (117th), H.R. 2807 (117th), S. 3791 (117th), H.R. 2228 (117th), S. 1438 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), H.R. 3441 (117th), S. 610 (117th), H.R. 6311 (117th), S. 2061 (117th), H.R. 3447 (117th), S. 2094 (117th), S. 3418 (117th), S. 586 (117th), S. 368 (117th), H.R. 4058 (117th), H.R. 2503 (117th), H.R. 66 (117th), H.R. 2654 (117th), S. 801 (117th), H.R. 6048 (117th), H.R. 2166 (117th), S. 285 (117th), S. 748 (117th), H.R. 3173 (117th), H.R. 7051 (117th), H.R. 3407 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), H.R. 3259 (117th), S. 2203 (117th), H.R. 4755 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), S. 3593 (117th), H.R. 955 (117th), H.R. 3746 (117th), S. 596 (117th), H.R. 6308 (117th), H.R. 1025 (117th), S. 2416 (117th), H.R. 7213 (117th), H.R. 6202 (117th), S. 3018 (117th), H.R. 925 (117th), H.R. 987 (117th), H.R. 19 (117th), S. 3039 (117th), H.R. 2903 (117th), H.R. 2256 (117th), H.R. 4043 (117th), H.R. 315 (117th), S. 464 (117th), H.R. 6583 (117th), H.R. 366 (117th), H.R. 5804 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2079, Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2021, all provisions Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act/draft

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2079 (117th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, all provisions Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act/provider liability protections Medical Liability Insurance/premium increases

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3021 (117th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 958, Protecting Moms Who Served Act, all provisions S. 796, Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7048, Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022, all provisions S. 2041, Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act, all provisions Primary Care Physician Reentry Act VA Supremacy Project/Scope Veterans Choice/Community Care Program

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 958 (117th), S. 796 (117th), S. 2041 (117th), H.R. 7048 (117th)