id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date 502663,9a4dc318-d4b3-4165-b9a2-241941473fd7,MT,GALLATIN PUBLIC AFFAIRS,15747,HOFFMAN-LAROCHE,2007,mid_year,MMM,"End Stage Rental Disease funding, Patent Process Reform","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-02-01T17:49:58-05:00 502737,b1968b52-c7f1-4df1-8485-392c2739be8d,MT,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,HEALTH INDUSTRY GROUP PURCHASING ASSN,2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-03-02T13:10:46-05:00 502738,40daa8e7-9ee2-4c99-8515-d2e5bc5bdd9e,MT,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,ACADEMY OF MOLECULAR IMAGING/PET COALITION,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act); Implementation of Out Patient Prospective Payment Regs; Educational work for PET Scans and regulatory issues relating to Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health programs which affect coverage or payment for PET.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-03-02T13:13:48-05:00 502803,c57a3630-5d31-490d-810a-a015f0ced0b2,MT,THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES OF AMERICA,81178,THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES OF AMERICA,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicaid Institutions of Mental Disease Exclusion,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,,0,0,2007-04-10T17:20:04-04:00 502895,d8c00a7f-ef75-4f7d-a354-681f42a8183e,MT,STEVENS & LEE,295931,FLOATING HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,"FY06 Budget Resolution provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid funding as well as discretionary health care funding. FY06 Labor, HHS & Education appropriations provisions relating to HHS funding of projects.","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-05-30T15:50:17-04:00 502918,6674e3d0-20b7-42b1-b2a6-35fc6006a17b,MT,WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING,305236,HEALIX,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare Modernization Act,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)",20000,,0,0,2007-06-06T14:00:18-04:00 502982,f9b6875f-8bc1-4fe9-a4f9-88d360875b5e,YA,SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP,35230,SCHERING PLOUGH,2007,year_end,MMM,,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),0,,0,0,2007-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 502984,19d80804-499e-4e03-aaf5-c0855eebe478,YA,SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP,35230,SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR ULTRASOUND,2007,year_end,MMM,,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2007-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 502986,062a820f-ff6f-4b76-8fe8-e1f124636421,YA,SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP,35230,SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC,2007,year_end,MMM,,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",400000,,0,0,2007-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 502987,8bcb5a66-5d1f-4792-954f-cab45078dcdf,YA,SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP,35230,SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR ULTRASOUND,2007,year_end,MMM,,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2007-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 503080,ddd1c634-ee54-4b1f-b9b9-e1f5ba2f9f6c,MM,AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER ASSOCIATION,311996,AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER ASSOCIATION,2007,mid_year,MMM,Reimbursement for ASCs,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,200000,0,0,2007-07-02T10:06:58-04:00 503236,dff7b274-903c-4755-b081-6d172d0e9c9f,MM,AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS,1397,AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicaid Budget/Funding/Reconciliation RBRVS Issues State Children's Health Insurance Program Funding SCHIP EQRO Standards Funding for Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program (CHGME) Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) policies","Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Indian Health Service,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,160000,0,0,2007-07-06T13:48:41-04:00 503324,a195ccb3-c9c7-4f6c-9fd1-ac4cf9ef3a8e,MM,AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY,3355,AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY,2007,mid_year,MMM,Competitive Bidding for Laboratory Sessions (PL 108-173),"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-10T10:29:44-04:00 503366,223a3fb5-436d-4ff3-b470-c4c53a14b9b7,MM,"SIRH, PETER",304918,BIONICARE,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare Policy,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-10T16:05:53-04:00 503413,2c1a79ab-d959-4003-8886-facb692bc172,MM,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,CLINICAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare reimbursement legislation impacting clinical laboratories,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2007-07-11T11:59:01-04:00 503463,ef75c156-94c8-46a2-9e99-26e968855ca2,MM,"COMPASS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC",295031,SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST AUGUSTINE HEALTH SYSTEM,2007,mid_year,MMM,"S. 1710, the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2007-07-11T22:03:25-04:00 503613,42bf85ea-0284-4574-88ee-713315db08ee,MM,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,PRAXAIR INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare reimbursement for in-home medical oxygen services.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",120000,,0,0,2007-07-12T15:00:45-04:00 503673,11b4cca8-3844-48c0-9cb1-0dd59d79a37a,MM,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",81830,MS JOAL M SCHRAMMAR,2007,mid_year,MMM,,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),President of the U.S.,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,,0,0,2007-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 503686,6ccd8eaf-9531-4dec-b118-69c044fb5424,MM,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",81830,MRS JOAN A SCHRAMMAR-MCCARTHY,2007,mid_year,MMM,,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),President of the U.S.,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,,0,0,2007-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 503695,6d2a8536-83f8-4a23-855a-3d698eccb738,MM,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",81830,MS SCOTT SCHRAMMAR,2007,mid_year,MMM,,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),President of the U.S.,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,,0,0,2007-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 503756,b5fa84d4-b436-4bd5-9289-fdfc1060f055,MM,"COMPASS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC",295031,HEALTH ALLIANCE,2007,mid_year,MMM,"S. 1710, the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-13T10:12:53-04:00 503856,90ecf18b-8924-4c43-999e-025e564f8d22,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,CARDIOLOGY ADVOCACY ALLIANCE,2007,mid_year,MMM,"oppose continuation of specialty hospital moratorium, for cardiologist reading of medical imaging, for additional payments for cardiac-related services","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-15T18:35:29-04:00 503858,536dcd93-22ef-4e6f-a682-9ce086b16acf,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,KALISPELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,2007,mid_year,MMM,"oppose effort to extend moratorium on specialty (niche) hospitals, support HR 1459/S.543 related to the 75% Rule","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2007-07-15T18:48:31-04:00 503861,25813161-c3bc-4743-a7c6-39cf02ef6275,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"oppose legislation placing a moratorium on specialty (niche) hospitals support HR 1823 on funding of Ambulatory Service Centers","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-15T18:58:32-04:00 503862,eab972d8-ebe8-4304-ad41-4e2a26b9d502,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,ST VINCENTS HEART CENTER OF INDIANA,2007,mid_year,MMM,oppose legislation to extend moratorium on specialty (niche) hospitals,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",36000,,0,0,2007-07-15T19:06:34-04:00 503868,289f6ff0-3c38-4acb-b94c-7aa5572c3482,MM,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,27137,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,2007,mid_year,MMM,,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,152801,0,0,2007-07-16T00:00:00-04:00 503906,70b4f2e2-3d57-4758-a742-810e88904eb7,MM,"VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP",40236,AREA AGENCY ON AGING 10B INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY2008.","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-07-16T10:50:10-04:00 503918,8227ada9-a8e2-45f3-a628-6dede874644c,MM,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare reimbursement.,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2007-07-16T11:37:23-04:00 503973,a55091b2-ba49-4edf-a5cc-163d133cbe99,MM,"THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES",9911,QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Act of 2002 S. 1135, Medicare Reform Act of 2001 Medicare/Medicaid","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",37500,,0,0,2007-07-16T15:08:50-04:00 503981,eaac7a1c-f3ff-4b28-87e4-7dd20fc0f16b,MM,KINDRED HEALTHCARE D/B/A SCIONHEALTH,39952,KINDRED HEALTHCARE,2007,mid_year,MMM,"1. Medicare payments for nursing facilities, long-term care hospitals, therapy services and long-term care pharmacies 2. Medicare and Medicaid reform 3. Medicaid payment policy 4. Quality issues relative to health care policy","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,150000,0,0,2007-07-16T15:46:07-04:00 504019,6d457224-3f93-49de-ab25-edecbb549b58,MA,"MOLINARI GROUP, LLC",91171,STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,,SENATE,10000,,0,0,2007-07-17T08:58:08-04:00 504100,a240203e-6423-480b-8e12-077ab5383f02,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,AMERIPATH INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,monitor issues affecting clinical and anatomical pathology labs,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-17T13:56:12-04:00 504112,ec51c7c4-e37d-4a8d-898f-0bd95821b336,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP FORMERLY KNOWS AS THE CARE GROUP LLC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",18000,,0,0,2007-07-17T14:05:21-04:00 504150,f0b5f50a-511f-4e85-bb99-5114eca2a21a,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,CARDIOVASCULAR OUTPATIENT CENTER ALLIANCE,2007,mid_year,MMM,"support HR1293/S.1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",18000,,0,0,2007-07-17T15:00:49-04:00 504183,a5324a06-36bb-4afc-b641-27ae7051d73a,MM,ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP,4208,US ONCOLOGY,2007,mid_year,MMM,CMS-proposed national coverage decision regarding medications for cancer patients,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,20000,,0,0,2007-07-17T16:06:04-04:00 504328,6a917c5e-76de-4565-845a-3ee69960a103,MA,"THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES",9911,QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Act of 2002 S. 1135, Medicare Reform Act of 2001 Medicare/Medicaid","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",46875,,0,0,2007-07-18T12:05:59-04:00 504369,24e7d2f0-155a-4c3e-b3c4-b83da80f1a86,MM,MICHAEL POLLARD,87836,MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"S 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S 28 Generics First Act of 2007 S 130 Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 S 137 Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 S 158 Access to Affordable Health Care Act S 173 Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S 250 The Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S 251 Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2007 S 273 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S 316 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S 355 The Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act S 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S 468 Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007 S. 628 - Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 976 Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007 S 885 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 S 980 Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 S 1082 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S 1108 Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 S 1161 Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2007 S 1198 Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act S 1218 Medicare for All Act S 1307 Medicare Provider Accountability Act S 1338 Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 S 1376 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 S 1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 1505 Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act S 1507 Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 S 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 HR 205 Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 HR 788 Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007 HR 971 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 HR 1218 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act HR 1277 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007 HR 1282 Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1310 Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007 HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 HR 1432 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act HR 1474 Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007 HR 1521 Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D HR 1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 HR 1902 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of HR 1952 National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 HR 1956 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 HR 2009 To repeal the Medicare cost containment provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. HR 2043 Medicare for All Act HR 2058 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 HR 2065 Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 HR 2149 Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 HR 2231 Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007 HR 2273 Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2007 HR 2307 Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007 HR 2549 . Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007 HR 2567 Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2007 HR 2592 Safe and Effective Drug Development Act of 2007 HR 2606 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 HR 2626 Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 HR 2827 Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 HR 2900 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 HR 2914 Medicare IVIG Access Act of 2007 See next page","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",110000,,0,0,2007-07-18T14:26:35-04:00 504371,94899e77-ec9b-4391-8ded-ed6c9322e63d,YY,NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL,46723,NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL,2007,year_end,MMM,"Medicaid Intergovernmental transfer and FMAP funding (public hospital definition) Medicaid 340(b) Program Budget Negotiations FY2008 Graduate Medical Education Medicaid-SCHIP Funding","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,60000,0,0,2007-07-18T14:28:40-04:00 504509,767000d8-231a-4feb-afea-a87d5b79ae2b,MM,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicare and Medicaid, patient safety","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2007-07-19T10:07:15-04:00 504524,cd12aa8b-4354-407f-9d54-87e8a48c4b57,MM,UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,39553,UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,2007,mid_year,MMM,"HR2159 - Rural Health Services Preservation Act of 2007 S355 - The Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act HR1093/S588 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Natl Science Foundation (NSF),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,100000,0,0,2007-07-19T10:13:22-04:00 504530,8fde1c32-0b51-4019-8aac-86ac40ae97c6,MM,TERRY LATANICH,284595,MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"S 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S 28 Generics First Act of 2007 S 130 Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 S 137 Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 S 158 Access to Affordable Health Care Act S 173 Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S 250 The Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S 251 Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2007 S 273 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S 316 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S 355 The Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act S 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S 468 Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007 S. 628 - Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 976 Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007 S 885 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 S 980 Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 S 1082 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S 1108 Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 S 1161 Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2007 S 1198 Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act S 1218 Medicare for All Act S 1307 Medicare Provider Accountability Act S 1338 Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 HR 205 Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 HR 788 Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007 HR 971 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 HR 1218 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act HR 1277 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007 HR 1282 Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1310 Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007 HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 HR 1432 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act HR 1474 Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007 HR 1521 Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D HR 1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 HR 1902 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of HR 1952 National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 HR 1956 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 HR 2009 To repeal the Medicare cost containment provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. HR 2043 Medicare for All Act HR 2058 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 HR 2065 Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 HR 2149 Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 HR 2231 Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007 HR 2273 Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2007 HR 2307 Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007 HR 2549 . Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007 HR 2567 Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2007 HR 2592 Safe and Effective Drug Development Act of 2007 HR 2606 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 HR 2626 Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 HR 2827 Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 HR 2900 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 HR 2914 Medicare IVIG Access Act of 2007 See next page","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2007-07-19T10:15:25-04:00 504545,fd912d63-0bf6-42eb-9500-bcf20542b553,MM,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA,2007,mid_year,MMM,Reduction of Medicare Advantage payments.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-19T10:27:40-04:00 504557,4923a951-1133-43b4-b7f7-94042f9660fc,MM,"ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.",292755,"ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.",2007,mid_year,MMM,FY08 Proposed Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,35000,0,0,2007-07-19T10:51:02-04:00 504561,380c91f4-63de-46c9-bcf1-91df19dee884,MM,"MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC",89177,MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"S 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S 28 Generics First Act of 2007 S 130 Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 S 137 Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 S 158 Access to Affordable Health Care Act S 173 Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S 250 The Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S 251 Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2007 S 273 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S 316 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S 355 The Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act S 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S 468 Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007 S. 628 - Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 976 Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007 S 885 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 S 980 Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 S 1082 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S 1108 Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 S 1161 Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2007 S 1198 Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act S 1218 Medicare for All Act S 1307 Medicare Provider Accountability Act S 1338 Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 HR 205 Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 HR 788 Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007 HR 971 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 HR 1218 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act HR 1277 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007 HR 1282 Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1310 Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007 HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 HR 1432 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act HR 1474 Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007 HR 1521 Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D HR 1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 HR 1902 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of HR 1952 National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 HR 1956 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 HR 2009 To repeal the Medicare cost containment provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. HR 2043 Medicare for All Act HR 2058 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 HR 2065 Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 HR 2149 Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 HR 2231 Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007 HR 2273 Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2007 HR 2307 Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007 HR 2549 . Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007 HR 2567 Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2007 HR 2592 Safe and Effective Drug Development Act of 2007 HR 2606 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 HR 2626 Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 HR 2827 Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 HR 2900 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 HR 2914 Medicare IVIG Access Act of 2007 See next page","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,890000,0,0,2007-07-19T11:25:09-04:00 504693,d136c2e5-ef5b-4135-8a65-ee7489e0f5da,MM,WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES,6781,WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicaid Reform Medicare Physicians Payments -Payment update for Physician Services -Pay-for-Performance/Quality Gainsharing Arrangements between Hospitals and other Providers Medicaid-SCHIP funding Budget Negotiations FY2008 Medicare Reform Medicaid Disproportionate Share Medicaid-FMAP funding","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,250000,0,0,2007-07-20T11:04:20-04:00 504793,3f9b0dba-c504-4b24-9fc3-f22f0f86320b,MM,STRATEGIC HEALTH CARE,285255,COALITION FOR DGME FAIRNESS,2007,mid_year,MMM,Graduate Medical Education Issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-20T15:27:12-04:00 504874,66eed729-9541-4244-b85e-fe99ec35d861,MM,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH -- FORMERLY BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM,2007,mid_year,MMM,"support revisions to 75% Inpatient Rehabilitation Rule (HR 1105/S. 543) Support legislation regarding Hospital in Hospital regulations (HR 552/S. 338) Oppose legislation mandating a moratorium on specialty hospitals Support legislation related to reforming Ambulatory Surgical Hospital reimbursement (HR 1823)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",66000,,0,0,2007-07-22T15:40:49-04:00 504918,2323c5c8-a2fa-468a-82bb-157bceb88467,MM,JOHN TROY,38541,BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION,2007,mid_year,MMM,SCHIP ( State Childrens Health Insurance Plan ) ; Medicare Advantage ;,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",100000,,0,0,2007-07-23T09:03:10-04:00 505062,340c9e77-b702-4fd3-9a54-3d82de3875b3,MM,CAPITOL SOLUTIONS,47108,AMGEN USA,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare reimbursement and coverage issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2007-07-23T15:14:37-04:00 505075,cc8469f1-0866-4113-af51-25661c465df4,MM,THE COOK GROUP INC.,87654,THE COOK GROUP INC.,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare Payment Issues Pertaining to Medical Devices,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,140000,0,0,2007-07-23T15:22:46-04:00 505125,b7d8d0cb-dc53-411d-8b1e-6c8a89bb16c5,MM,AARP,1694,AARP,2007,mid_year,MMM,"LONG TERM CARE LONG TERM CARE H.R.1340 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1476 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1536 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1783 LONG TERM CARE H.R.6197 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1476 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1536 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1783 LONG TERM CARE H.R.6197 MEDICAID MEDICARE MEDICARE REFORM H.R.1536 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.4 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.1536 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.4 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.1536 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.4 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.4 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.4 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.4 MEDICARE PL108-173 MEDICARE PL108-173 MEDICARE S.1102 MEDICARE S.1932 MEDICARE S.3 MEDICARE S.1932 MEDICARE S.1102 MEDICARE S.3 MEDICARE S.3","Administration on Aging,Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,7400000,0,0,2007-07-23T17:57:47-04:00 505133,854fa243-f548-4e30-9f1b-10599ac7c7b7,MM,"PALMETTO PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC.",305590,SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Long Term Acute Care Hospital Rule Changes CMS proposed rule (CMS-1533-P) imposing Medicare inpatient changes CMS proposed rule (CMS-2258-P) imposing cost limits on public health care providers Preventing cuts to physicians' Medicare payments Tax Exempt Status","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",12500,,0,0,2007-07-23T21:22:51-04:00 505146,9994b5e7-ed67-43b8-b616-eadaa937f688,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,COUNCIL OF WOMEN'S & INFANTS' SPECIALTY HOSPITALS,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:00:05-04:00 505147,a6422c51-a98f-437f-8574-27d678e20b2b,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:05:06-04:00 505149,f8c6f156-cbd8-4daa-8a9a-0c38a7ac13ad,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:08:08-04:00 505152,f4855ca4-8a46-4a97-9012-0b45deae4462,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:13:09-04:00 505154,246e8a4e-5cbb-4156-97d2-59f6b337ded8,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:17:10-04:00 505156,4a75b053-bc7f-4fe8-aedb-4d5cf68ea65e,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:21:13-04:00 505159,b9dd49fc-7a26-4ed2-83c6-4a2ee50be183,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:24:14-04:00 505161,4fd3aff0-7a49-4640-86dd-d93a77e59dfa,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:28:16-04:00 505163,924ce422-42cb-4826-8e37-4c7b6ea3061d,MM,MR. JEROME CONNOLLY,78334,FOCUS ON THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Quality and Outcomes Measurement in Rehabilitation and Healthcare; Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007; Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007; Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007; Wired for Health Care Act, Health Information Technology legislation.","Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:34:21-04:00 505169,4cd76339-cda1-4f18-85d5-63c0138021c2,MM,MR. JEROME CONNOLLY,78334,FOCUS ON THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Quality and Outcomes Measurement in Rehabilitation and Healthcare; Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007; Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007; Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007; Wired for Health Care Act, Health Information Technology legislation.",Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),20000,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:48:26-04:00 505172,357f8dd7-f83f-4252-92af-f7573a52fd95,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,SHARP MARY BIRCH HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:53:28-04:00 505175,ba9153df-17ab-4bc4-beff-7daa169e6251,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,ST PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T10:59:31-04:00 505180,4db83bd3-d146-4988-8677-2803e5572b08,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,WINNIE PALMER HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN & BABIES,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T11:07:35-04:00 505181,9e5f3d64-2d73-499b-876c-509f8d5d1522,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,WOMAN'S HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T11:10:37-04:00 505184,fbabfa5e-ed91-40b8-81bb-c198a5337732,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,WOMEN & INFANTS' HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND,2007,mid_year,MMM,Access to high-risk obstetrical and neonatal services.,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-24T11:14:39-04:00 505237,da2a939e-e5fe-449d-acf9-46659b7738b3,MM,NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL,46723,NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicaid Intergovernmental transfer and FMAP funding (public hospital definition) Medicaid 340(b) Program Budget Negotiations FY2008 Graduate Medical Education Medicaid-SCHIP Funding","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,60000,0,0,2007-07-24T14:50:07-04:00 505256,63aa22bc-b591-4d81-8be3-35e8af319176,MM,HILLCO PARTNERS,307557,ALLERGAN,2007,mid_year,MMM,Treatment of drugs and biologics under the hospital outpatient rule and other CMS rulemaking,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)",40000,,0,0,2007-07-24T15:35:40-04:00 505260,d0e72e52-24f7-4e36-954c-3486381ba23a,MM,HILLCO PARTNERS,307557,AMGEN,2007,mid_year,MMM,Treatment of drugs and biologics under the hospital outpatient rule and other CMS rulemaking,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),White House Office",40000,,0,0,2007-07-24T15:42:47-04:00 505261,9d82d864-f319-47f4-886b-a2b32630239d,MM,HILLCO PARTNERS,307557,AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS,2007,mid_year,MMM,Coverage and reimbursement for diabetes and related conditions,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),,,0,0,2007-07-24T16:01:50-04:00 505262,e36af1b4-8f41-4aba-8cc3-3e66ce7c0e8b,MM,HILLCO PARTNERS,307557,BIONICARE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicare coding, coverage, and reimbursement",Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),40000,,0,0,2007-07-24T16:21:58-04:00 505303,24cf3d89-5f59-43ef-bfdf-bef8d24993af,MM,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA,2007,mid_year,MMM,Memory health and care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.,"Administration on Aging,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-25T08:26:35-04:00 505325,377d67c8-d55c-4502-8576-31af75c71add,MM,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,SANDATA TECHNOLOGIES INC.,2007,mid_year,MMM,Improvements in information technology for health care and social services.,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-07-25T08:41:58-04:00 505336,9ca01a55-7f77-41d9-ba83-02f3868717da,MM,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS,1672,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS,2007,mid_year,MMM,-Physical Therapy Referral for oral and maxillofacial surgeons,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-25T09:20:09-04:00 505378,e239a761-7313-483c-88a9-02ece610df23,MM,THE POTOMAC GROUP,31918,AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC (FORMERLY APAPO),2007,mid_year,MMM,mental health legislation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-25T10:55:53-04:00 505384,07ac5e70-dce3-4a44-8b27-eb8adca5bc0c,MM,ACG ADVOCACY,2057,CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare/Medicaid Issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2007-07-25T11:03:02-04:00 505393,078b6fca-ea5b-47e1-8cbd-5c83f383f7f0,MM,THE POTOMAC GROUP,31918,WALGREENS,2007,mid_year,MMM,issues affecting pharmacies,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",66000,,0,0,2007-07-25T11:07:08-04:00 505437,d3523e6a-fa97-4a7a-ad73-9605f1c7a8e1,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,ABBOTT LABORATORIES,2007,mid_year,MMM,"S.3 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-25T12:10:01-04:00 505442,22bf6bcb-3057-4450-ac35-36cb25edd163,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS (AHIP),2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-07-25T12:16:06-04:00 505445,c02de551-0da8-45b8-964f-b5bbc1922a2b,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,"EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC",2007,mid_year,MMM,"SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2007-07-25T12:25:31-04:00 505450,83bab6b5-927f-431d-b9a6-7fbc9090172c,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform Solutions for the Uninsured H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.1591 - AN ACT: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2007-07-25T12:36:42-04:00 505457,3d5d38c7-6ed9-4523-96ae-3567968782ad,MM,THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM,288236,THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicare and Medicaid funding issues, SCHIP and 340B drug program","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,80000,0,0,2007-07-25T12:47:49-04:00 505461,a7aff045-c2b8-451a-ac90-f59a69b5a5dd,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,HUMANA,2007,mid_year,MMM,"SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-25T12:53:53-04:00 505465,17b977e4-eece-48cc-828c-6e895dbc1365,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,INVACARE CORPORATION,2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 S.1428 - Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-25T12:59:57-04:00 505491,544045bc-b230-4ad8-ad67-e4adc61b4e52,MA,THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM,288236,THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicare and Medicaid funding issues, SCHIP reauthorization and 340B drug program","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,60000,0,0,2007-07-25T13:18:13-04:00 505499,ecd58f9a-7a15-441f-8d9d-b52902cbb877,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,JOHNSON & JOHNSON,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.3 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.1591 - AN ACT: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2007-07-25T13:37:25-04:00 505502,2836aff8-23d3-46db-b8d6-03b1892f271a,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,"KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC",2007,mid_year,MMM,"S.338 - Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform Annual Update for Inpatient Hospital Prospective Payment System H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.562 - Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007 Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act)","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-25T13:42:30-04:00 505509,b5ff2f48-872d-4749-8d11-f00438ee4aee,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,MEDASSETS INC,2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-07-25T13:53:40-04:00 505510,68aac8bf-1fc8-4a1d-9a82-d77736366b53,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,NATIONAL ASSN OF PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH SYSTEMS,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Implementation of Psychiatric Prospective Payment System S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.1367 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act)","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2007-07-25T13:58:42-04:00 505519,5d046f78-1bbe-4eb6-8fae-d92a595b8067,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act)","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-07-25T14:06:53-04:00 505530,d0b0f342-d063-40ab-846b-9c23cc11d284,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.338 - Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007 S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform Solutions for Patient Safety & Quality Improvement H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R.562 - Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007 Hospital Charges Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act)","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2007-07-25T14:15:13-04:00 505533,40496fd7-a0f2-4999-bbd4-b82e713b24f6,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER,2007,mid_year,MMM,"SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) MMA Section 508 Reclassification Expansion S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2007-07-25T14:19:22-04:00 505540,79a88800-856d-401c-8055-ba430783ec9a,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,VISITING NURSE ASSNS OF AMERICA,2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.J.Res.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) S.Con.Res.21 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 SCHIP Reauthorization/SGR Reform","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2007-07-25T14:24:32-04:00 505556,d2031a75-1b95-4992-9634-d674378b8d7d,MM,"CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC",63713,CARDIONET,2007,mid_year,MMM,None,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2007-07-25T14:30:55-04:00 505646,05b9850d-d339-426f-99fe-fec185f7fa4a,MM,CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES,8497,CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES,2007,mid_year,MMM,"H.R. 1308, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007, to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. S. 1224, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R., 1536 Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007, to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. S. 1102, Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expedite the application and eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug program and to revise the resource standards used to determine eligibility for an income-related subsidy, and for other purposes. S. 1103, Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a Federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part D of the Medicare program. S. 1107, Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2007, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 1108, Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide funding for the conduct of outreach and education with respect to the premium and cost-sharing subsidies under such program, and for other purposes. S. 751, Guaranteed Access to Medicaid for Newborns Act of 2007, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain administrative eligibility rules relating to children born in the United States to Medicaid-eligible mothers. S. 543, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007, to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S. 895, Children's Health First Act, to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. H.R. 1535, Children's Health First Act, to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. S. 450, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 748, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 2147, Healthy Kids Act of 2007, to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. S. 401, Keep Children Covered Act of 2007, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate funding shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program for fiscal year 2007. S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries. H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Comments RE: REF:CMS-1533-P Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2008 Payment Rates; Proposed Rule. S. 764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007, to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,280000,0,0,2007-07-25T16:06:52-04:00 505769,9f1f179d-7645-4b81-928e-b009c2641501,MM,AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION,3003,AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION,2007,mid_year,MMM,"Medicare supplier standards, orthoses provided in Medicare SNFs, Medicare fraud and abuse and Medicare reform. Legislation and regulation that may impact the practice and/or profession of orthotics and prosthetics. These issues include Medicare competitive bidding, annual Medicare fee schedule payment updates for orthotics and prosthetics, Medicare regulations,","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,55000,0,0,2007-07-26T10:20:29-04:00 505936,32a12268-8439-4448-afad-d41bed34bf56,MM,"DALRYMPLE & ASSOCIATES, LLC",5073,SANOFI PASTEUR,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicaid and Medicare vaccine coverage adn reimbursement legislation; Vaccines for Children program,"Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2007-07-26T14:55:30-04:00 505980,e186ffde-8b4d-4b0b-b470-7da24ede47f7,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,MEDICAL METRX SOLUTIONS,2007,mid_year,MMM,Reimbursement issues,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),,,0,0,2007-07-26T15:49:57-04:00 505982,a16eb139-dfde-4cd4-aeab-c0a83b4fe190,MM,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,NATIONSHEALTH,2007,mid_year,MMM,Medicare Part D,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)",20000,,0,0,2007-07-26T15:57:03-04:00