THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS for THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS

Health Issues HCR

Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce issues, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, lung cancer screenings, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, air quality monitoring, Center for Disease Controls Climate and Health Program, Center for Disease Controls Office of Smoking and Health, graduate medical education, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, PTAC, meaningful use, congenital heart disease funding, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, price transparency, ECMO, Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Quit Because of COVID-19 Act, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. (S.834), Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, surprise billing, prior authorization, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.348/HR1763), Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R.315), T21 bills, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), Center for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Environmental Health funding

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

Bills named: S. 834 (117th), H.R. 1763 (117th), S. 348 (117th), H.R. 315 (117th)