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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, all provisions S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, all provisions S. 843, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2102, Medicare Diabetes Prevention 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. 2513, Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015 (PACE Act), 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 H.R. 1936, Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act, all provisions H.R. 2519, Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3081, TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act of 2015 (TELE-MED Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2568, Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3309, Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (Flex-IT 2 Act), all provisions H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3100, Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act, all provisions H.R. 2502, Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 592, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 3220, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1470, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, provisions relating to physician payment and delivery reform S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, provisions relating to physician payment and delivery reform H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, provisions relating to Medicare sequester H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, provisions relating to Medicare sequester S. 1020, Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2015, all provisions Audit & Appeal Fairness Medicare program: Medicare Advantage market transparency/beneficiary and provider protections Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) implementation Medicare program; Merit-based incentive models Medicare program: Alternative payment models Medicare program: Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal (IPAB) Medicare program: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Medicare program: Meaningful Use, Certification, Interoperability Roadmap Medicare program: In-office Ancillary Services Exception Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR)/Meaningful Use (MU) Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Two-Midnights Rule/Policy Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models Medicare program: Diabetes Medicare program: Sunshine Act/CME, reprints and medical textbooks Medicare program: Prescription Drug Diversion Medicare program: Medicare physician data Medicare program: Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) Medicare program: Misvalued Codes Medicare program: Part B Drugs Medicare program: Chronic Care Medicare program: Sequestration Medicare program: Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare program: Provider payments Medicare program: Local Coverage Decisions Medicare program: Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM) implementation Medicare program: Regulatory burdens Medicare program: Codes for drug abuse testing Medicare program: Physician Quality Reporting Program/Value-based Modifier/Physician Compare Medicare program: Diagnostic Coding Medicare and Medicaid programs: Nomination of Andrew Slavitt to be CMS Administrator Medicare and Medicaid programs: ICD-10 Medicare and Medicaid programs: Laboratory Developed Tests oversight and regulation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation

Contacted: SENATE; President of the U.S.; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2502 (114th), H.R. 592 (114th), H.R. 2568 (114th), H.R. 2102 (114th), S. 141 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 3081 (114th), S. 1148 (114th), H.R. 1021 (114th), H.R. 270 (114th), H.R. 3309 (114th), S. 1131 (114th), H.R. 2519 (114th), S. 488 (114th), H.R. 3100 (114th), H.R. 3220 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), S. 843 (114th), H.R. 1117 (114th), H.R. 1936 (114th), H.R. 1190 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 2146 (114th), H.R. 976 (114th), H.R. 1470 (114th), S. 1020 (114th), S. 810 (114th), H.R. 2513 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 1189, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act, all provisions Antitrust Competition in the Healthcare Marketplace Health Insurance Industry Consolidation Narrow networks

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 1189 (114th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 865, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Cost Act, all provisions Medical Liability Reform

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 865 (114th), H.R. 2603 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 (NASPER 2015), all provisions H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3309, Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (Flex-IT 2 Act), all provisions H.R. 3100, Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures 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 H.R. 1936, Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act, all provisions H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions Affordable Care Act implementation Precision Medicine Diabetes Prevention Meaningful Use burdens/penalties/interoperability Meaningful Use Stage 3 EHR Interoperability & Certification Telemedicine Laboratory Developed Tests oversight and regulation Mental Health Opioid Abuse Medication Assisted Therapy ICD-10 Off-label medications for children Electronic prescription of controlled substances Nomination of Dr. Karen DeSalvo to be ASH, HHS Interstate Medical Licensure Compact/Telemedicine Physician-owned Hospitals Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirements for OTC medication Drug Compounding Antibiotic Resistance Dietary Guidelines Sunshine Act FDA Regulation of Powdered Caffeine FDA/NIH Modernization

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 293 (114th), H.R. 3100 (114th), H.R. 270 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 1725 (114th), H.R. 1936 (114th), H.R. 3309 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 1688, To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry, all provisions Veterans Affairs Veterans Choice Nursing Handbook Joining Forces Wellness Activities

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1688 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2016 L-HHS Appropriations legislation, provisions relating to funding for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Education EDU

H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015, all provisions Higher Education Act Reauthorization Medical Education Graduate Medical Education

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 1117 (114th), S. 1148 (114th)