AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Health Issues HCR

Mercury Export Ban Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society (SACGHS) H.R. 853 - Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 Food Industry Marketing to Children Report Proposed Free Trade Negotiation with Malaysia Exclusion of Tobacco and Tobacco Products and Alcohol S. 60 - Amend Public Health Services Act to Provide for Continued Improvement in Emergency Medical Services for Children

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 853 (110th), S. 60 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Program – Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor Medicare Program – Physician Payment System Medicare Program – Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act Medicare Program – Inpatient Prospective Payment System Medicare Program – Physician Quality and Cost Measures Transparency Initiative Medicare Program – National Plan Provider Enumeration System Data Dissemination Medicare Program – New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts Medicare Program – Private Fee for Service Plans Medicare Program – Provider or Supplier Billing Privileges Medicare Program – Reciprocal Billing Medicare Program – Repayment Plans Medicare Program – National Provider Identifier (NPI) Medicare Program – Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare Program – Sustainable Growth Rate Medicaid - Graduate Medical Education Medicare - Advance Beneficiary Notice Medicare - Advantage Prescription Drug Plan Medicare - Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2008 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Programs of the Health Resources Services FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies The President's Budget for FY 2008 - Public Health Funding S. Con. Res. 21 - Congressional Budget for 2008 and 2009 through 2012

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 21 (110th)

Insurance INS

S. 46 - Affordability in the Individual Market Act S. 243 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 S. 244 - Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act S. 358 - the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1481 - Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act Health Reform - Universal Coverage State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) H.R. 493 - the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2497 - Fair and Reliable Medial Justice Act H.R. 2580 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R. 2626 - Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 244 (110th), S. 1481 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 2626 (110th), S. 243 (110th), S. 46 (110th), H.R. 2497 (110th), S. 358 (110th), H.R. 2580 (110th)

Tobacco TOB

FDA Regulated Tobacco Products Tobacco tax - Improve Enrollment in Children's Health Insurance Programs Proposed Free Trade Area Negotiations with Malaysia, Exclusion of Tobacco and Tobacco Products (HTSUS Chapter 24) and Alcohol (HTSUS Chapter 22)

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Physicians in Armed Forces Managed Care Reform S. 588 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 S. 1066 - Medical Education Affordability Act H.R. 1093 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 Health Information Technology

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1066 (110th), S. 588 (110th), H.R. 1093 (110th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Biomedical Research Controlled Substances and Lit I Registration and Reregistration Fees Conventional Foods Being Marketed as "Functional Foods" Stem Cell Research S. 771 - Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007 S. 1024 - Safer Drug Assessment Technology Advancement (Safer DATA) Act S. 1082 - Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 4th Generation Cephalosporins in Humans

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 1082 (110th), S. 1024 (110th), S. 771 (110th)