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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (provisions related to new taxes, fees and employer requirements); (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues raised by H.R.1370 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (4)Issues raised by S.1880 Jobs and Premium Protection Act (repeals annual insurer fee); and (4) corporate tax reform.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1370 (112th), S. 1880 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues raised by H.R. 2077 - MLR Repeal Act of 2011(repeal ACA's Medical Loss Ratio requirements); (4) Issues related to Public Law 112-144 FDA Safety and Innovation Act (medical device user fee); (5) Issues related to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act; and (6) Issues related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including Exchanges, Essential Health Benefits, affordability, health information technology, transparency, employer regulations, and taxes and fees.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2077 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (provisions related to Medicaid and Medicare); (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (provisions related to Medicaid and Medicare); (3) Issues raised by H.R. 5979 Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2012 (capping the federal government's share of every state's Medicaid expenditures); (4) Issues raised by H.R. 6498 Medicaid Integrity Act (require independent audits and actuarial services under Medicaid managed care programs); (5) Issues raised by H.R. 6482 The Preventative Health Savings Act of 2012 (wellness programs and population health); and (6) Issues pertaining to entitlement reform, Medicare Advantage, premium support models, reimbursement and enrollment.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 6482 (112th), H.R. 5979 (112th), H.R. 6498 (112th)

Insurance INS

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; and (3) Issues related to the Affordable Care Act's implementation, including Medical Loss Ratio, taxes, Exchanges, Essential Health Benefits, affordability, health information technology, transparency and employer regulations.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

(1) Issues related to the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, including administration and competition; and (2) Issues related to postal reform and health benefits for USPS employees.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

(1) Issues related to Public Law 112-25 - The Budget Control Act of 2011 and; (2) General issues related to reducing the federal deficit, including efforts to bring down health care costs.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)