AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Quality; FDA Safety/Transparency; General Health Care Reform Implementation; Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, the HEALTH Act of 2011; Independent Payment Advisory Board, H.R. 452; Federal Funding of Appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA; MDUFA/PDUFA Reauthorization; S. 1995, the Medical Device Patient Safety Act; Funding for FY 2012 Demonstration grants for pediatric device availability improvement; FDA regulation of tobacco products/cigars; H.R 2104 the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2104 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), S. 1995 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Physician Payment; Medicare Hospital Payment; Medicare Coverage for pacemakers, ICDs, TAVR and cartoid stenting; Physician Value-Based Purchasing; Electronic Health Records Incentive program; MDUFA/PDUFA reauthorization; Physician Payments Sunshine Act; medical device approval process.

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