AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform - Accounting Methods

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Lawyer advertising

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Tobacco TOB

FDA deeming rule/regulatory jurisdiction extension

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Torts TOR

H.R. 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017, all provisions S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1704, Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS (ACCESS) Act of 2017, all provisions Medical Liability Reform

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1876 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), H.R. 1704 (115th), S. 781 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2018 Appropriations - Funding to combat Zika Virus Appropriations - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) funding Appropriations - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) funding Appropriations - Funding to combat Opioid Abuse

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 394, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017, all provisions S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1732, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 496, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act, all provisions S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act, all provisions H.R. 1057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017, all provisions S. 372, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1270, Living Donor Protection Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1375, Prescriber Support Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1370, Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017, proposed amendment on physicians in ICE facilities H.R. 365, Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017, all provisions Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Repeal/Replace MacArthur Amendment to H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act Preventive Health Savings Act National Clinical Care Commission Act Health Care Reform ACA Cost-sharing reduction funding Laboratory Developed Testing Regulation and Oversight Opioid Abuse Telemedicine EHR certification/Stage 3 Meaningful Use Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirement for over-the-counter medications Immigration Prescription Drug Pricing Health IT HIPAA: Audit program, cybersecurity, and patient access Regulatory Relief FDA small practice/solo physician group policies Diabetes Individual health insurance market Precision Medicine National Quality Forum Digital Medicine Coding - Alternative Payment Models, Digital Medicine Unique Patient Identifier Sale of health insurance across state lines

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Bills named: H.R. 1732 (115th), H.R. 1057 (115th), H.R. 365 (115th), H.R. 1370 (115th), H.R. 496 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 128 (115th), S. 85 (115th), H.R. 1270 (115th), H.R. 1375 (115th), S. 372 (115th)

Veterans VET

S. 925, Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017, all provisions H.R.1662, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes, all provisions VA Choice program VA Committee and Telehealth Services for Vets Department of Veterans Affairs Physician Hiring Practices Scope of Practice TRICARE access

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1662 (115th), S. 925 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2556, CONNECT for Health Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1016, CONNECT for Health Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017, all provisions S. 260, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017, all provisions H.J.Res.51, Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act, all provisions S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 930, Lymphedema Treatment Act, all provisions S. 497, Lymphedema Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1156, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1133, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017, all provisions S. 794, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017, all provisions S. 479, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017, all provisions S. 870, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1169, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 2077, Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017, provisions relating to electronic prior authorization requirements/Part D Drugs Medicare program: Creating Access to Residency Education Act Medicare program: ACO Improvement Act Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA)/ Point of care testing Medicare program: Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Medicare program: Meaningful Use Medicare program: Regulatory relief Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education Medicare program: Medicare Advantage Medicare program: Physician fee schedule Medicare program: MACRA implementation Medicare program: MACRA alternative payment models Medicare program: MACRA Meaningful Use burden Medicare program: Quality Payment Program (QPP) Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Social Security Number Removal Initiative Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Medicare program: Health IT burden Medicare program: Physician Compare Medicare program: Qualified Clinical Data Registries Medicare program: Global Surgical Codes Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Part B Drugs Medicare program: Site of service issues Medicare program: Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule reform implementation Medicare program: Diabetes Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Medicare program: Local Coverage Determination Medicare and Medicaid programs: Stark Law reforms Medicare and Medicaid programs: CMS Open Payments FOIA request Medicare and Medicaid programs: Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Medicare and Medicaid programs: HIPAA: Audit program, cybersecurity, and patient access Medicaid program: Affordable Care Act Medicaid program: Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 497 (115th), S. 260 (115th), H.R. 2556 (115th), H.R. 2077 (115th), S. 1016 (115th), S. 479 (115th), S. 1169 (115th), S. 870 (115th), H.R. 2267 (115th), S. 794 (115th), S. 1133 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 1156 (115th), H.R. 849 (115th), H.J.Res. 51 (115th), S. 1301 (115th), H.R. 930 (115th), S. 251 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2141, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 898, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions Licensure

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2141 (115th), S. 898 (115th)