AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Veterans VET

TRICARE Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care provider Hiring and Transferring Simplification Act draft bill, all provisions

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 1189, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act, all provisions Conrad State 30 Visa Program Antitrust

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1189 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2016 L-HHS Appropriations legislation, provisions relating to AHRQ and CMMI funding

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

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Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Education EDU

H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, provision relating to Community Health Centers/GME H.R. 2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015, all provisions Graduate Medical Education Student loan forgiveness

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 1148 (114th), H.R. 2124 (114th), H.R. 1117 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th)

Torts TOR

S. 689, Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, all provisions H.R. 921, Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, all provisions H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act, provisions relating to medical liability reform S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act, provisions relating to medical liability reform Medical Liability Reform

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Bills named: H.R. 2603 (114th), S. 1475 (114th), H.R. 921 (114th), S. 689 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2730, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 216, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 222, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 1198, Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act, all provisions H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act, provisions relating to interoperability, registries, and data exchanges H.R.270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN 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 S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions Affordable Care Act implementation Drug Quality and Security Act implementation In-office ancillary services exception Drug Compounding Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirements for OTC medications Indian Health Services - Purchased/Referred Care program Interstate Medical Licensure Compact/Telemedicine Immigration Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) NIH Funding for innovation Prescription drug abuse E-prescribing of controlled substances DEA registration process Opioid Misuse Telemedicine Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use FDA regulation of powdered caffeine Cybersecurity FDA/NIH Modernization Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) modernization Hazardous drugs - handling in healthcare settings National Pain Strategy Pre-diabetes Hypertension HIPAA Administrative simplification (ICD-10, EFT, virtual credit cards) ICD-10 transition

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 697 (114th), S. 222 (114th), S. 1198 (114th), S. 216 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 293 (114th), H.R. 2126 (114th), H.R. 2247 (114th), H.R. 2730 (114th), H.R. 270 (114th), H.R. 2652 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1650, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1470, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1892, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Reauthorization Act of 2015, provisions relating to Medicare Sequestration Offset S. 1268, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Reauthorization Act of 2015, provisions relating to Medicare Sequestration Offset H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, provisions relating to Medicare cuts H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015, provisions relating to Medicare sequester H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, provisions relating to IPAB repeal H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015, all provisions S. 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1549, Care Planning 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. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015, all provisions S. 843, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2404, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1509, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN 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. 1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015, provisions relating to Medicare pharmacy and physician lock-in Stopping Medication Abuse and protecting Seniors Act of 2015 draft legislation, provisions related to Medicare lock-in Audit and Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 draft legislation Medicare program: Alternate payment models, merit-based incentive payment systems Medicare program: Two Midnights rule Medicare program: Private Contracting Medicare program: ICD-10 Repeal Medicare program: SGR Repeal Medicare program: ICD-10 transition Medicare program: Payment Reform - Means Testing; Medigap Reform Medicare program: EHR - Meaningful Use/Interoperability Medicare program: Meaningful Use, Stage 3 Medicare program: Meaningful Use - Certification, Physician Quality Reporting System, Physician Compare, penalties Medicare program: Advance care planning Medicare program: Medicare Appeals Backlog Medicare program: Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare program: Part D Coverage Medicare program: Part D Beneficiary Lock-in Medicare program: Part B drug payment policies Medicare program: Value-based Modifier Medicare program: Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) Medicare program: ICD-10 Implementation Medicare program: Chronic Care Medicare program: In-office Ancillary Services Exception Medicare program: Program Integrity Medicare program: Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) Medicare program: Shared Savings Program - ACO regulations Medicare program: Annual Wellness Visit Medicare program: Telehealth Medicare program: Quality measure development funding Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/transparency and beneficiary and provider protections Medicare program: Data Release Medicare program: HIPAA Administrative simplification (ICD-10, EFT, virtual credit cards) Medicare program: CLIA modernization Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education Medicare program: Global surgical services unbundling Medicare program: Physician-owned hospitals Medicare program: Sequester Medicare program: Alternative payment models Medicare program: Prescription drug diversion Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Primary care payment

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 1131 (114th), S. 1509 (114th), H.R. 2247 (114th), S. 624 (114th), S. 810 (114th), S. 488 (114th), H.R. 270 (114th), H.R. 2404 (114th), S. 1549 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 1892 (114th), H.R. 1220 (114th), H.R. 2126 (114th), H.R. 1571 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 2102 (114th), S. 1268 (114th), H.R. 1650 (114th), S. 843 (114th), H.R. 1021 (114th), H.R. 1190 (114th), H.R. 1470 (114th)