AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Quality; General Health Care Reform Implementation; H.R. 5, Medical Liability Reform; Federal Funding of Appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, medical research and prevention.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Physician Payment; Medicare Hospital Payment; Physician and Hospital Quality; Coverage for Pacemakers; Coverage for Ventricular Assist Devices; Physician Sunshine Law; Use of Registries for Postmarket Surveillance Devices; Safety Assessments of Cardiovascular Drugs; Informed Consent and FDA-related Research; FDA Geriatric Issues; The Common Rule and Registries; HIPAA and Registries; Sildenafil and peds.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)