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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, all provisions

Contacted: White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Tobacco TOB

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Section 1027 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Section 1027

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 3217 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, provisions relating to health care S. 2766, Medical Foods Equity Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 4926, Medical Foods Equity Act of 2010, all provisions S. 1938, Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, provisions relating to NPDB, Workforce, physician payment, quality improvement, Patient Safety, Administrative Simplification, and program integrity H.R. 3994, Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, provisions on electronic health records, COBRA, and clinic-based physicians H.R. 5295, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010, all provisions Senate Amendment 4374, HSR individual mandate Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) Affordable Care Act implementation AMA's Health Insurance Report Card Health Insurance Reform Price Transparency Don't Ask, Don't Tell Antibiotics use Childhood Obesity Physician ownership issues FTC Red Flag Rule/Identity Theft Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors Health System Reform Health Information Technology Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Stand for Quality Coalition Open Government Initiative

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1938 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 5295 (111th), H.R. 4851 (111th), H.R. 3994 (111th), H.R. 4926 (111th), S. 2766 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th)

Veterans VET

Veterans' Vision Care

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, provisions on Medicare access H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, provisions on Medicare SGR H.R. 5290, More Doctors, More Choices Act of 2010, provisions on Medicare physician participation H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, provisions on Medicare payment H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act of 2009, provision on MMA Section 1011 H.R. 1386, Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2009, provision on MMA Section 1011 H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, provisions on Medicare physician payment Senate Amendment 4374, Medicare SGR provisions Medicare program - permanent repeal of SGR Medicare program - Affordable Care Act implementation Medicare program - Medicare Economic Index (MEI) Medicare program - private contracting Medicare program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Medicare program - scope of practice Medicare program - health information technology/meaningful use Medicare program - PQRI Medicare program - hospital-acquired conditions Medicare program - Federal Debt Commission Medicare program - program integrity Medicare program - Administrative Simplification Medicare program - Accountable Care Organization pilot program Medicare program - e-prescribing Medicare program - physician consultations payment policy Medicare program - RACs Medicare program - enrollment issues Medicare program - self-referrals Medicare program - Open Government Initiative

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1639 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 4851 (111th), H.R. 1386 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 5290 (111th)

Education EDU

H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, provisions relating to tuition expense deduction H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, provisions relating to graduate medical education

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); President of the U.S.; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

DOJ-FTC Health Care Antitrust Guidelines Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition Primary Care Workforce Antitrust Reform Health System Reform Implementation Accountable Care Organization pilot program

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Torts TOR

Medical Liability Reform Demonstration project Medical Liability Reform

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)