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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, S. Amdt. 4764

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 4853 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010, all provisions S. 3419, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010, all provisions S. 3987, Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010, all provisions Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to quality Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Small Business Expense Reporting (Section 9006) Accountable Care Organizations Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act FTC Red Flag Rule Physician Safety Issues in Juarez, Mexico Scope of Practice Thimerosal in Vaccines - lack of association with autism Infant Mortality Health Information Technology Childhood Obesity Controlled Substance Prescriptions/Long-Term Facilities' Nurses as Agents of Physicians Stand for Quality Coalition Quality Measurement Activities/Improved Coordination Health System Reform Implementation Delivery Reform Health Insurance Reform

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3987 (111th), S. 3419 (111th), H.R. 3421 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 3915, Medicare Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2010, all provisions H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, all provisions H.R. 5712, The Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010, all provisions H.R. 5950, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2010, all provisions H.R. 4993, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, S. Amdt. 4331 Medicare program - Private Contracting Medicare program - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)/Fiscal Commission Report Medicare program - Permanent repeal of SGR; physician payment reform; SGR modifications Medicare program - Self-referral Medicare program - Regional variation in spending and utilization Medicare program - Consultation Codes Medicare program - Accountable Care Organizations Medicare program - 2011 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Medicare program - FY2012 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Medicare program - 2010 retroactive payment adjustments Medicare program - Prolonged service and new patient definitions Medicare program - Program Integrity Medicare program - E-Prescribing Program Medicare program - Physician home health documentation requirements Medicare program - Enrollment issues Medicare program - Part D Vaccine Coverage Medicare program - GPCI payment increases Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare program - Physician signature requirements for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests Medicare program - Quality improvement issues Medicare program - Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers and physicians Medicare program - Risk adjustments Medicare/Medicaid programs - HIPAA Version 5010 testing period Medicare/Medicaid programs - HIPAA administrative simplification Medicare/Medicaid programs - Physician and patient identity theft Medicaid program - California provider cuts lawsuit

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4994 (111th), S. 3915 (111th), H.R. 5950 (111th), H.R. 5712 (111th), H.R. 4993 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2011 HousLabor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, provisions relating to funding of quality measure development and medical liability grants; as well as increased funding for health professions programs and other physician-related programs

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust Reform DOJ-FTC Health Care Antitrust Guidelines Health System Reform implementation Shared Savings/Accountable Care Organization program Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Torts TOR

H.R. 1745, Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2010, all provisions Medical Liability Reform MLR and Patient Safety grants

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1745 (111th)