AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2256, Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2687, Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act, all provisions S. 2680, Mental Health Reform Act of 2016, all provisions 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. 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 2015, 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. 2872, Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 4599, Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016, all provisions S. 2578, Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act, 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 S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S.2141, TRUST IT Act, all provisions H.R. 4229, Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015, all provisions Prescription Drug Diversion/Opioid Abuse Meaningful Use Regulations/Electronic Health Records Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirements for over-the-counter medications Medical Licensure - The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Telemedicine Health system reform Human trafficking Health data security Prescription drug costs Chronic Care Prediabetes Hypertension Indoor Tanning Salons Home Blood Pressure Monitoring equipment Unique Device Identifier inclusion on claim forms FDA/NIH Modernization Sunshine/Open Payments ICD-10 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Laboratory developed tests (LDTs) Precision Medicine Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) Zika virus coding

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

Bills named: S. 1455 (114th), H.R. 293 (114th), H.R. 2536 (114th), S. 524 (114th), H.R. 2872 (114th), H.R. 2646 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 4229 (114th), S. 2511 (114th), S. 2680 (114th), S. 2578 (114th), H.R. 4599 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), S. 2141 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), S. 480 (114th), S. 2687 (114th), H.R. 1725 (114th), S. 1945 (114th), S. 2256 (114th)

Veterans VET

S. 2170, Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2179, Veteran Care Agreements Rule Enhancement (CARE) Act, all provisions S. 2646, Veterans Choice Improvement Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 1604, Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, all provisions S. 2633, Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act, all provisions Veterans and telemedicine VA Choice Program Reform Scope of Practice Veterans Choice and Nursing Handbook Access to Care Tricare access Telehealth and remote patient monitoring services Ethics of medical practice

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

Bills named: S. 2170 (114th), S. 2646 (114th), S. 2179 (114th), S. 2633 (114th), H.R. 1604 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2102, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1131, Medicare Diabetes Prevention 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 H.R. 4499, Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 2568, Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1913, Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, provisions relating to payment and delivery reform H.R. 1470, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act, provisions relating to Sunshine/transparency 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. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2680, Mental Health Reform Act of 2016, all provisions H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 2141, TRUST IT Act, all provisions S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015, all provisions Medicare program: Meaningful Use Regulations/Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Medicare program: EHR interoperability and certification Medicare program: Electronic prior-authorization Medicare program: Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education Medicare program: Telemedicine Medicare program: Telehealth and remote patient monitoring services Medicare program: Chronic Care Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Medicare program: Comprehensive care for joint replacement Medicare program: Medicare Part B Drug Pricing/Reimbursement Medicare program: Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration program Medicare program: Transitional care management Medicare program: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation Medicare program: Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Value-Based Modifier (VBM) Medicare program: Quality Reporting Medicare program: Prescription drug diversion and abuse Medicare program: Physician data Medicare program: Unique Device Identifier inclusion on claim forms Medicare program: ACO Improvement Act Medicare program: Health data security Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) implementation Medicare program: Provider network adequacy and balance billing Medicare program: Sunshine/Open Payments Medicare program: Resource use Medicare program: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Medicare program: PECOS/Medicare enrollment Medicare and Medicaid programs: Alternative payment models Medicare and Medicaid programs: Home Blood Pressure Monitoring equipment Medicare and Medicaid programs: ICD-10 Medicare and Medicaid programs: Procedure coding Medicare and Medicaid programs: Behavioral health management

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

Bills named: S. 1913 (114th), S. 2141 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), H.R. 1190 (114th), H.R. 293 (114th), H.R. 2568 (114th), H.R. 4227 (114th), S. 810 (114th), H.R. 2102 (114th), H.R. 4499 (114th), S. 2392 (114th), H.R. 4442 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), S. 2484 (114th), S. 1131 (114th), S. 2680 (114th), S. 2511 (114th), H.R. 2646 (114th), H.R. 1470 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2017 Labor/HHS Appropriations, provisions relating to antimicrobial resistance Bipartisan Budget Act (Section 603), provisions relating to site of service payment FY 2017 Labor/HHS Appropriations, Diabetes prevention funding

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

Tobacco TOB

Tobacco control

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

Education EDU

Higher Education Reauthorization Graduate Medical Education

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Insurance company mergers Insurance market competition Drug pricing and access

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

Torts TOR

H.R. 865, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015, all provisions Medical Liability Reform

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

Bills named: H.R. 865 (114th)