{"database": "lobbying", "table": "lobbying_activities", "rows": [[1764805, "6f455b93-47f5-43b4-9c44-ed760ec5e460", "Q4", "NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE", 27467, "NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE", 2015, "fourth_quarter", "MMM", "Medicare Privatization.  (No bill.)  Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program.\n\nMedicare Benefit Redesign.  (No bill.)  Proposals pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare.\n\nMedicare Drug Savings.  S. 1083, H.R. 2005, the Medicare Drug Savings Act:  proposals \nto extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy.\n\nMedicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation.  H.R. 3061, S. 31, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015: proposals to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate discounts, rebates, and other price concessions to lower the cost paid by Medicare to pharmaceutical manufacturers.\n\nMedicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4207, Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act of 2015: proposal to allow the Secretary of HHS to negotiate prices with manufacturers where little or no competition exists for drugs.\n\nMedicare Prescription Drug Plan Option.  H.R. 3261, S. 1884, the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015: proposals to create one or more Medicare-administered drug plans with uniform premiums, providing seniors with the opportunity to purchase drugs directly through the Medicare program; requires the federal government to use its purchasing power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs for beneficiaries who enroll in the Medicare-administered plan.\n\nMedicare Home Health Benefits.  (No bill.)  Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit.\n\nMedicare Observation Status.  S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015:  proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility.\n\nComprehensive Health Care Reform.  P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010:   implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.\n\nPatent Reform. S. 1137, Patent Act; H.R. 9, Innovation Act: proposal to carve brand-named pharmaceutical manufacturers out of an expedited United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) review process that allows generic companies to bypass costly litigation when challenging drug patents.  \n\nExpanding Drug Monopolies.  H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act:  proposal to extend orphan drug market exclusivity for existing drugs to new indications.\n\nReducing Prescription Drug Costs.  S. 2023, H.R. 3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act:  proposals to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, to allow Medicare and Medicaid to receive additional rebates from brand and generic drugs, and to allow for the re-importation of drugs from Canada.\n\nChronic Care Coordination.  (No bill.)  Proposals to facilitate the delivery of high-quality care for people with Medicare living with multiple chronic conditions.\n\nMedicare Vision, Dental and Hearing Coverage.  H.R. 3308, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act:  proposal to provide Medicare coverage for vision, hearing and dental services.\n\nMedicare Hearing Coverage.  H.R. 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations.\n\nMedicare Dental Coverage.  S. 570, H.R. 1055, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act: proposal to extend comprehensive dental coverage to all Medicare, Medicaid, and VA beneficiaries.\n\nMedicare Part B Premium and Deductible Increase.  S. 2148, Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015; H.R. 3696, Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 and P.L. 114-74:  proposals to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles in 2016.\n\nMedicare Care Planning.  S. 1549, the Care Planning Act of 2015: proposals to create a Medicare benefit for care planning, the coordination of services, to fill gaps in quality measurement in the advanced illness field, and to include advanced care planning information in the Medicare & You handbook.\n\nMedicare Private Plan Notification Improvements.  (No bill.)  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