AVENUE SOLUTIONS for AETNA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - premium tax, high-value health plan tax, LTC insurance in cafeteria plans, FSA limits, tax exclusion for FSAs and HRAs, health savings accounts, tax deduction for itemized medical expenses; HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act - FSA limits, health savings accounts, eligibility of OTC drugs as tax-free expense; HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act - changes to premium tax, high-value health plan tax; S 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act - LTC insurance in cafeteria plans; S 1796, America's Healthy Future Act - high cost health plan tax, industry tax, LTC insurance in cafeteria plans, FSA limits, employer tax exclusion, tax exclusion for FSAs and HRAs, health savings accounts, tax deduction for itemized medical expenses

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

Bills named: H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act - coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; HR 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, cost containment, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act - coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act - COBRA assistance; HR 4691, Temporary Extension Act - COBRA assistance; HR 4851, Continuing Extension Act - COBRA assistance, electronic health records; S 139, Data Breach Notification Act - data security; S 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act - comparative effectiveness research; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - privacy, identity theft; S 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act - coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1796, American's Healthy Future Act - coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse

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

Bills named: S. 1796 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 4851 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 4691 (111th), S. 1490 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act - Medicare Advantage, Part D, special needs plans, Medicare cost plans, Medicaid issues including MCO provider taxes and eligibility expansion, Medigap open enrollment, Medicare FFS payment reform; HR 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Medicare Advantage, Part D, special needs plans, Medicare cost plans, Medicaid issues including eligibility expansion and prescription drug pricing, Medigap changes, Medicare FFS payment reform; HR 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act - Medicare physician payment; HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act - Medicare Advantage, Part D, speical needs plans , Medicare cost plans, Medicaid issues including MCO provider taxes, eligibility expansion and prescription drug pricing, Medigap changes, Medicare FFS payment reform; HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act - Medicare Advantage, special needs plans, cost plans, Medicare physician payment, Medicaid FMAP; HR 4691, Temporary Extension Act - Medicare physician payment; HR 4851, Continuing Extension Act - Medicare physician payment; HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act - changes to Medicare Advantage funding, Medicare Part D coverage gap, Medicaid funding; HR Res 45 - Medicare physician payment, pay-as-you-go rules; S 960, Medicare Early Access Act - Medicare buy-in option; S 1307, Medicare Specialty Care Improvement and Protection Act - Medicare Advantage special needs plans; S 1380, MedPAC Reform Act - implementation of Medicare payment policies; S 1796, America's Healthy Future Act - Medicare Advantage, Part D, special needs plans, Medicaid issues including eligibility expansion and prescription drug rebates, Medigap restrictions, Medicare FFS payment reform;

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

Bills named: H.R. 3961 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 4851 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 4691 (111th)

Insurance INS

HR 1721, CLASS Act - national LTC program; HR 2360, SHOP Act - small employer health options; HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act - government run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; HR 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - government run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, federal rate review process, health care choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act; HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act - government run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance, federal rate review process, health care choice compacts, high risk pool program, McCarran Ferguson Act; HR 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act - federal rate review process; HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act - changes to individual coverage requirement, grandfathered plans, immediate insurance reforms, premium assistance, CLASS Act, coverage issues, quality improvements, delivery system reforms; S 391, Healthy Americans Act - comprehensive health reform; S 697, CLASS Act - national LTC program; S 979, SHOP Act - small employer health options; S 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act - LTC consumer protections; S 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act - government run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act - changes to McCarran Ferguson Act; S 1796, America's Health Future Act - government run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform; S 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act - federal rate review process

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

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 2360 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 4757 (111th), H.R. 1721 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

HR 1204, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act - antitrust exemption for pharmacies; HR 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life Saving Medicine Act - generic biologics; HR 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act - generic biologics; HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act - generic biologics; HR 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - generic biologics; HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act - generic biologics; S 369, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act - generic drugs; S 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act - generic biologics; S 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act - generic biologics

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

Bills named: H.R. 1204 (111th), H.R. 1427 (111th), H.R. 1548 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)