AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2079, To provide that CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payments are not includible in gross income, and for other purposes, all provisions

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); President of the U.S.; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Torts TOR

COVID-19/physician medical liability

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Education EDU

S. 924, A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, all provisions Student Loan forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 924 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition in Health Insurance

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions S. 346, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions S. 54, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals, all provisions S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 987, A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder, all provisions H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 831, Health STATISTICS Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1783, To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 745, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, 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, To facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions H.R. 1816, To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 779, Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021, 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. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5, Equality Act, all provisions National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act, all provisions COVID-19 Pandemic issues/testing/supply chain security and national stockpile COVID-19 reimbursement for vaccine administration and PPE/codes COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy/information/access/collection of race and ethnic data COVID-19 Vaccine for physician offices/health equity COVID-19 Physician burnout and suicide COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund COVID-19 Mifepristone in-person dispensing requirement Opioid Task Force Progress Report Telehealth/Fraud, waste, and abuse Digital Health/Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Digital Therapeutics Telehealth Health equity/Algorithmic bias Pharmacy Benefits Manager/prescription drug price transparency Surprise Billing Nomination of Xavier Becerra to be HHS Secretary Nomination of Rachel Levine, MD to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS Information Blocking/digital vaccines Prescription Drug Pricing Scope of Practice Physician re-entry Opioid Use Disorder/Buprenorphine/X-waiver for physicians Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification 21st Century Cures Act Data Privacy Bioethics Commission

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; President of the U.S.; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Bills named: H.R. 1843 (117th), H.R. 8 (117th), H.R. 1667 (117th), S. 54 (117th), S. 987 (117th), S. 253 (117th), S. 346 (117th), S. 745 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th), S. 104 (117th), S. 509 (117th), S. 610 (117th), H.R. 379 (117th), S. 937 (117th), S. 412 (117th), H.R. 959 (117th), S. 168 (117th), S. 779 (117th), H.R. 708 (117th), H.R. 1783 (117th), H.R. 1446 (117th), H.R. 831 (117th), H.R. 1306 (117th), H.R. 1816 (117th)

Veterans VET

Scope of Practice Veterans Choice/Community Care Program

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions S. 748, A bill to provide for an extension of the temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration during the COVID-19 public health emergency, all provisions S. 411, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions H.R. 1350, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 834, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1577, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 596, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2166, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 2256, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 834, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1577, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 2144, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 245, States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 801, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 1738, To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, 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 Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, all provisions Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, all provisions Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2020, all provisions Value in Health Care Act Medicare program: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/promoting interoperability, quality, cost, improvement activities, prior authorization, physician burden Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVP)/quality and efficiencies improvement Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Medicare Sequester and PAYGO Medicare program: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency/Accelerated and Advance Payments Medicare program: COVID-19/Changes in Medicare Physician Spending Medicare program: 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Medicare program: Provider relief fund Medicare program: Telehealth - geographic and site restrictions Medicare program: Telehealth - fraud, waste, and abuse Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefits Manager/prescription drug price transparency Medicare program: Provider Compliance and Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Digital medicine Medicare program: Radiation Oncology Model Medicare program: Primary Care First Models Medicare program: AMA Practice Expense Survey Medicare program: Measure Application Partnership (MAP)/Pre-diabetes Intervention Measures Medicare and Medicaid programs: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/Prior Authorization Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA Quality Payment Programs/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Accountable Care Organizations Medicare and Medicaid programs: Chiquita Brooks-LaSures nomination to be CMS Administrator Medicare and Medicaid programs: Digital therapeutics Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health IT/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Evaluation and Management Services (E&M)/reimbursement changes/budget neutrality Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Medicare and Medicaid programs: Prescription Drug Pricing Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data privacy Medicaid program: Maternal health and mortality/Medicaid and CHIP coverage expansion Medicaid program: Medicaid funding for US territories Medicaid program: Work requirements Medicaid program: Medicaid funding cap

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 411 (117th), S. 596 (117th), H.R. 366 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), H.R. 1025 (117th), S. 245 (117th), H.R. 2166 (117th), S. 748 (117th), H.R. 66 (117th), H.R. 2144 (117th), H.R. 1350 (117th), S. 834 (117th), H.R. 2256 (117th), H.R. 1577 (117th), H.R. 315 (117th), S. 801 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), H.R. 1738 (117th), S. 368 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1999, To delay and offset the sequester under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as a result of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and for other purposes, all provisions FY2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations bill, provisions related to Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, and CDC grant for Office on Smoking and Health H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to Medicare sequester, and Medicare-supported Graduate Medical Education positions Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, all provisions Families First Coronavirus Response Act, all provisions Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provisions relating to the Medicare sequester Appropriations increase for HRSA licensure portability grant program Funding for CDC and NIH in FY2022 Appropriations for firearm morbidity and mortality prevention research

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Vice President of the U.S.; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 1999 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), H.R. 133 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2255, To enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas, all provisions S. 1024, A bill to enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas, all provisions H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, all provisions Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Conrad 30 Waiver Program Immigration H-1B Visa/Cap-Subject Petitions Wage protections for certain aliens

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: S. 1024 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th), H.R. 2255 (117th)