AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, provisions relating to telemedicine and licensure

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Indian Health Service; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 865, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 5048, Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016, all provisions S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, provisions relating to telemedicine liability Telemedicine Medical Liability Reform

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 865 (114th), H.R. 5048 (114th), S. 2943 (114th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Sexual violence against Native American and Alaska Native women

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 4499, Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act of 2016, all provisions S. 2758, Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 976, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 2977, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act, all provisions H.R. 21102, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1131, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1470, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, provisions relating to delivery and payment reform S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, provisions relating to delivery and payment reform H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 4442, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 2484, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 1913, Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 1608, Lymphedema Treatment Act, all provisions S. 2373, Lymphedema Treatment Act, all provisions S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, provisions relating to Telemedicine and licensure Medicare program: Diabetes prevention Medicare program: IPAB Repeal Medicare program: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Implementation Medicare program: MACRA physician compliance flexibility Medicare program: Quality Payment Program (QPP) Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) implementation Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Value-Based Modifier (VBM) Medicare program: Advancing Care Information (ACI) score Medicare program: Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIAs) Medicare program: Resource Use Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Medicare program: Prescription Drug Diversion/Opioid abuse Medicare program: Physician data Medicare program: Adding unique device identifier to billing form Medicare program: Physician-owned hospital moratorium Medicare program: Physician Office-based Labs (POLS) Medicare program: EHR/Meaningful Use Medicare program: Sunshine Act Medicare program: Part B Drug Demonstration/Reimbursement Medicare program: In-Office Ancillary Services Exception Medicare program: Provider networks adequacy and balance billing Medicare program: AHIP-CMS Core Measure activity Medicare program: Comprehensive joint replacement Medicare program: Chronic care Medicare program: Home health prior authorization Medicare program: Telehealth Medicare program: Clinical Trials - insurance coverage improvements Medicare program: Coverage policy Medicare program: Program Integrity/Provider Enrollment Medicare and Medicaid programs: EHR interoperability/digital health Medicaid program: State Medicaid cuts

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Indian Health Service

Bills named: H.R. 21102 (114th), H.R. 1470 (114th), H.R. 976 (114th), S. 2484 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 2977 (114th), H.R. 4442 (114th), H.R. 1608 (114th), S. 2758 (114th), S. 2373 (114th), S. 1913 (114th), H.R. 4499 (114th), H.R. 1190 (114th), S. 810 (114th), S. 1131 (114th), H.R. 5273 (114th)

Tobacco TOB

Cigars/FDA oversight exemption

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Indian Health Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Education EDU

Higher Education Reauthorization Graduate Medical Education

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

S. 1945, Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, 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 H.R. 2536, Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions S. 1455, Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Reauthorization Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 5046, Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016, all provisions S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 4586, Lali's Law, all provisions 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. 6, 21st Century Cures Act, provisions relating to transparency reporting, all provisions S. 2978, Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act, all provisions S. 3077, Marijuana Effective Drug Studies (MEDS) Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 5395, Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act, all provisions S. 2873, Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act, all provisions S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 4641, To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 4063, Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act, all provisions H.R. 4969, John Thomas Decker Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 4985, Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 5052, Opioid Program Evaluation (OPEN) Act, all provisions H.R. 4843, Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 3680, Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 4978, Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act, all provisions H.R. 3691, Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 4599, Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 4976, Opioid Review Modernization Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 4982, Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 4981, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act, all provisions Prescription Drug Diversion Opioid Abuse/Medication assisted treatment 21st Century Cures/Innovations Zika Funding Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT) Guidance Telemedicine - Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Health data security Gun violence research/background checks funding Sexual violence EHR/Meaningful Use Sunshine Act Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirements for over-the-counter medications Prediabetes coverage Blood pressure monitoring coverage Compounding PrecisionFDA Clinical trials - insurance coverage improvement HIPAA Regulations Dietary supplements EHR/Interoperability Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) fees

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Indian Health Service; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Bills named: S. 779 (114th), H.R. 4843 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 3680 (114th), H.R. 4063 (114th), H.R. 4586 (114th), H.R. 4981 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 5395 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), H.R. 4599 (114th), H.R. 293 (114th), H.R. 4982 (114th), S. 1455 (114th), H.R. 5046 (114th), S. 1945 (114th), H.R. 5052 (114th), S. 2873 (114th), H.R. 4978 (114th), H.R. 4641 (114th), S. 2978 (114th), S. 524 (114th), H.R. 1725 (114th), S. 480 (114th), H.R. 4985 (114th), H.R. 4969 (114th), H.R. 2646 (114th), H.R. 4976 (114th), S. 3077 (114th), H.R. 2536 (114th), H.R. 3691 (114th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 1604, Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, all provisions S. 2896, Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 1818, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016 S. 2170, Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, provisions relating to Telemedicine and licensure H.R. 4442, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, provisions relating to telehealth S. 2484, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, provisions relating to telehealth VA CHOICE Program VA nursing handbook Scope of Practice TRICARE

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1818 (114th), S. 2896 (114th), S. 2170 (114th), H.R. 4442 (114th), S. 2484 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 1604 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Insurance Company Mergers Insurance Market Competition Antitrust Drug manufacturers anti-competitive practices

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); SENATE; Indian Health Service; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES