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Education EDU

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, graduate medical education, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 4122),

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

Bills named: H.R. 4122 (117th)

Tobacco TOB

tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, Center for Disease Controls Office of Smoking and Health, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, Quit Because of COVID-19 Act, CDC Office on Smoking and Health programs,

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

physician workforce issues, nursing shortage

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, MEDCAC, Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act,

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 (S.1314/H.R. 2786)

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

Bills named: H.R. 2786 (117th), S. 1314 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Inclusion of Medicare support for GME in budget reconciliation legislation

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy (CAROL) Act, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, air quality monitoring, Center for Disease Controls Climate and Health Program, Center for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Environmental Health,

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

Health Issues HCR

health care reform, health care quality improvement, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 610/H.R. 1667), lung cancer screenings, congenital heart disease, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, price transparency, ECMO, surprise billing, prior authorization, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, surprise billing, 20th Century Cures Act 2.0, PTAC

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

Bills named: S. 610 (117th), H.R. 1667 (117th)