AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR8, American Tax Payer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update. HR574 Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Grown Rate reform physician payment, differential payment rate for primary care.No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/reform physician payment reform. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model.

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (113th), H.R. 574 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update. HR 574, Medicare Physician Improvement and Innovation Act, Repeal of SGR formula and adding incentives for other payment models.HR 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act, Opposing legislation to exempt some cigars from FDA regulation. HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13. S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians. S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs. No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Primary Care Physician Workforce, Recommendation for building the workforce. No Bill Number, Build a Primary Care Workforce for Future Act (draft), for student debt relief. No Bill Number, Prevention of Gun Violence, Advising the Vice President's task force on gun violence. No Bill Number, Inquired about the introduction of medical liability legislation, Medical liability reform. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 and physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians. No Bill Number, Proposal to repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians. No Bill Number, HIT Implementation, Adapting meaningful use for small and medium sized private practices. No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, Inquire about introduction of medical liability legislation. No Bill Number, Impact of Affordable Care Act, Monitoring implementation. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model. No Bill Number, Protect programs that provide access to education and training for primary care physicians, Ensure there are enough physicians to meet the demand. No Bill Number, Primary Care Access, Working to make primary care available to all by increasing the number of students selecting family medicine and looking at incentives such as loan forgiveness. No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act coverage for all, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity, Offer new legislators with a family medicine contact. No Bill Number, Home Health Care Innovation, Brief on efficiencies and quality achieved by home health care.

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 792 (113th), H.R. 574 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training. HR8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update. HR574, Medicare physician improvement and innovation act, Repeal of SGR formula and add incentives for other payment models.HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GMR models. S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of the sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs. HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13. S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. or 2013. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 and physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians. No Bill Number, Proposal to repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians. No Bill Number, Home Health Care Innovation, Brief on efficiencies and quality achieved by home health care. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Impact of Affordable Care Act, Monitoring implementation. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model. No Bill Number, Protect programs that provide access to education and training for primary care physicians, Ensure there are enough physicians to meet the demand. No Bill Number, Primary Care Access, Working to make primary care available to all by increasing the number of students selecting family medicine and looking at incentives such as loan forgiveness. No Bill Number, Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/reform physician payment reform. No Bill Number, Nomination of Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator, Support the nomination.

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 3667 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 574 (113th), H.R. 487 (113th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

No Bill Number, Gun violence prevention, mental health treatment access, Research into gun violence prevention.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Tobacco TOB

HR 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act, Oppose legislation to exempt some cigars from FDA regulation.

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 792 (113th)

Education EDU

HR 3667, Medicare GME Reform, Increase GME support for primary care physician training. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GME models.HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13. S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians. S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs. No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Primary Care Physician Workforce, Recommendation for building the workforce. No Bill Number, National Physician Payment Transparency program, Continuing medical education reporting requirements. No Bill Number, Build a Primary Care Workforce for Future Act (draft), for student debt relief. No Bill Number, Prevention of Gun Violence, Advising the Vice President's task force on gun violence.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 487 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 3667 (113th)

Pharmacy PHA

No Bill Number, National Physician Payment Transparency program, Continuing Medical Education reporting requirements.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.No Bill Number, Friends of AHRQ, one of AAFP federal budget priorities. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Torts TOR

No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, inquired about introduction of legislation.

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Science/Technology SCI

No Bill Number, HIT implementation, Adapting meaningful use for small and medium sized private practices.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)