AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2774 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8061 (116th), S. 4349 (116th), S. 4088 (116th), H.R. 2774 (116th), H.R. 6149 (116th), H.R. 6837 (116th), S. 948 (116th), H.R. 7663 (116th), S. 3599 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th), H.R. 7059 (116th), H.R. 8337 (116th), H.R. 6788 (116th)

Small Business SMB

P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6837 (116th), H.R. 7059 (116th), S. 4088 (116th), H.R. 7663 (116th), H.R. 8337 (116th), H.R. 6149 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8337 (116th)

Insurance INS

HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2774 (116th)

Immigration IMM

HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3599 (116th), S. 948 (116th), H.R. 6788 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8337 (116th), S. 948 (116th), S. 4088 (116th), H.R. 6149 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th)

Torts TOR

HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7059 (116th)