AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. (PL 112-240). Sequestration replacement

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.J. Res. 117: A joint resolution making continued appropriations for fiscal year 2013. S. Con. Res. 8: Setting forth the congressional budget for U.S. Government Fiscal year 2014. H.J. Res. 59, Bipartisan Budget Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 117 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Monitoring the immigration reform issue and expanding the guest workforce program. S.744: The border security, economic, opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Pharmacy PHA

S.1560: Nursing Home Resident Pain Relief Act of 2011. S.3604: Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012. S. 621: Safe Prescribing Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 3604 (113th), S. 621 (113th), S. 1560 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1179: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013. S.569: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013. S. 367: The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act.Continued monitoring Post Acute Care Payment and reform issues. Continued monitoring to reducing Hospital Readmission from Skilled Nursing Facility. H.R. 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. (section 901 of HR 8) (PL 112-240) H.R. 713: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Service Act of 2013. S.367: Medicare Access to Rehabilitiation Services Act of 2013. Continued monitoring Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) repeal and reform proposals. H.R. 3698: A bill to delay the enforcement of the Medicare two-midnight rule for short inhospital stays until the implementation of a new Medicare payment methodalogy for short inpatient hospital stays. H.R. 3531: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). SGR package markup on therapy MMR. H.R. 3144: Fairness for Beneficiaries Act of 2013. Advocacy work on HCBS proposed rule.

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 3144 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th), S. 569 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th), H.R. 3531 (113th), H.R. 1179 (113th), H.R. 3698 (113th), S. 367 (113th)

Housing HOU

Preserve funding for HUD Section 202 and 232. On March 14th US Department of Housing and Urban Development released new/revised Section 232 Healthcare documents.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)