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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare physician reimbursement, Medicare Part D "doughnut hole", Medicaid primary care reimbursement rates, medical imaging

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

Health Issues HCR

"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (HR 3590), medical loss ratio, high-risk pool(s), out-of-pocket cap on health expenses, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness programs, clinical trials coverage, health information technology, primary care and public health workforce, health disparities, genetic information nondiscrimination act, medical home, preexisting condition exclusions and waiting periods, annual and lifetime limits on coverage/benefits, affordability

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

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor HHS Appropriations: appropriations levels for NIH, NCI, CDC, and AHRQ Labor HHS Appropriations: appropriations levels for Patient Advocate Foundation VCUP Agriculture Appropriations: appropriations levels for FDA

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