AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Foreign Relations FOR

Threats to medical workers' safety in Bahrain

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Education EDU

Graduate Medical Education

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, all provisions H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011, all provisions S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Senate Amendment 9 H.R. 969, Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 5440, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2010, sections 301 and 403 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation Physician-Owned Hospitals E-prescribing and Electronic Health Records Implementation Health Information Technology Delivery Reform Health Insurance Reform Patient Safety Comparative Effectiveness Research National Quality Strategy Medical Debt Relief Pill Mills - DEA/FDA regulation of pain medications Violence Against Women Act Medical Foods Genetic Testing Controlled Substance Prescriptions/Long-Term Facilities' Nurses as Agents of Physicians Nutrition and prevention initiatives Stand For Quality Coalition Service of AMA Officer on United States Delegation to the World Health Assembly

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 969 (112th), H.R. 5440 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), H.R. 705 (112th), H.R. 451 (112th), S. 223 (112th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 115, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2011, all provisions Mental Health Services for Military Families

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Bills named: H.R. 115 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity and Accountability in Health Care Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1256, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, all provisions H.R. 891, Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011, all provisions Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to physician signature requirements for clinical diagnostic lab tests Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform Medicare program - Private Contracting/Balance Billing Medicare program - Release of Medical Claims Data Medicare program - Program Integrity Medicare program - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Medicare program - Payment Models Medicare program - SGR permanent repeal Medicare program - Transitioning payment reductions for bundled codes Medicare program - E-prescribing and Electronic Health Records Implementation Medicare program - Consultation Code Reinstatement Medicare program - Retroactive claims adjustments Medicare program - Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) Medicare program - Shared Savings/Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program Medicare program - Delivery Reform Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare program - 2012 Physician Payment Updates Medicare program - Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Medicare program - Payments for ancillary services Medicare program - Quality Improvement Medicare program - Diagnostic imaging payment cuts Medicare program - New Imaging Accreditation Requirements Medicare program - Hospital Outpatient Department observation care Medicare program - Regulatory burden Medicare program - Home Health Face-to-Face requirement Medicare program - ICD-10 implementation Medicare program - Physician Compare website Medicare and Medicaid programs - Meaningful Use Medicaid program - Medicaid Reform

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 891 (112th), S. 454 (112th), H.R. 1256 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2011 and 2012 Appropriations Bills, provisions relating to funding for medical liability demonstration programs and quality measure development authorized in PPACA, health professions, and other physician-related programs House Budget Resolution, provisions relating to SGR repeal Senate Budget Resolution, provisions relating to SGR repeal

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust DOJ-FTC Health Care Antitrust Guidelines Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition Non-competition Clauses

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Torts TOR

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions S. 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011, all provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2011, all provisions Alternative Model Liability Reforms

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 218 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 816 (112th), S. 197 (112th)