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| 1545382 | HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES dbe4660b-faa1-41b4-87bc-045baae18cf4 | Q2 | HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES | 45686 | CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | CHIPRA reauthorization CHIPRA quality provision extension | Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-24T15:14:52.820000-04:00 | ||
| 1545414 | HOUSING WORKS, INC. 0da7cfed-95bb-44eb-81ff-5d3f471312a0 | Q2 | HOUSING WORKS, INC. | 291470 | HOUSING WORKS INC | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Housing as Healthcare, Affordable Care Act Implementation, Medicaid Expansion | Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,White House Office | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-26T14:03:37.197000-04:00 | ||
| 1545464 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP a0cf482f-b5ac-48b7-b650-652c0e3b7bb5 | Q2 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 7257 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Funding issues for Medicare Part B 340 B drug discount program | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 80000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-27T16:16:23.443000-04:00 | |
| 1545483 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 39a74787-4855-4e1b-a2f7-83bbf9fea941 | Q2 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 7257 | PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | H.R.1982-Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of | 70000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-27T16:37:30.747000-04:00 | |
| 1545488 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP fe917eaf-8e61-4331-891d-c1f827d18fd3 | Q2 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 7257 | THE ORTHOFORUM | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Payment issues relating to orthopaedic practices that own in-office ancillary services S.1871-The SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-27T16:40:33.573000-04:00 | |
| 1545489 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP cc2b422e-a742-4a7f-8a99-63c0e421a26e | Q2 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 7257 | SIGNATURE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues involving bundled payments as they pertain to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-27T16:54:34.413000-04:00 | |
| 1545510 | MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. f82b81d6-63e6-4563-8d5c-760b0fcb3bbb | Q2 | MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. | 76412 | RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Long Term Care Issues | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-30T10:13:54.810000-04:00 | |
| 1545511 | MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. 9e4b2f00-4666-4ec8-b4f3-c6091eb19926 | Q2 | MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. | 76412 | THE GRODEN NETWORK | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Developmental Disabilities | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-30T10:16:55.417000-04:00 | |
| 1545519 | MJWT CONSULTING f95895a0-2fab-4df4-aabe-e9ab22c4cea6 | Q2 | MJWT CONSULTING | 69696 | WELLMED MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare Advantage issues | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-06-30T11:19:00.567000-04:00 | |
| 1545648 | CAPITOL INTEGRATION ecf0649a-a188-4ba5-8c02-c1dafe8b285e | Q2 | CAPITOL INTEGRATION | 401103144 | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Secure ID solutions | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-01T10:48:05.547000-04:00 | |
| 1545682 | JAKE PERRY + PARTNERS 5c22fa17-0f1a-42f8-80be-c200caade5b4 | 2T | JAKE PERRY + PARTNERS | 401029902 | RADIATION THERAPY ALLIANCE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare physician payment and policy issues relating to radiation therapy. | SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-01T12:10:27.693000-04:00 | |
| 1545727 | MERIDIAN HEALTH 604f206e-1914-4156-9967-2beae786a097 | Q2 | MERIDIAN HEALTH | 293313 | MERIDIAN HEALTH | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare reform Medicare Disproportionate Share (DSH) funding Wage index Medicaid (DSH)Urban Medicare Dependent Hospital relief (UMDH) Imputed rural floor Medicare physicians' reimbursement (physician "fix") sustainable growth rate Medicare bad debt Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) Medical education funding for teaching hospitals (GME) Health information technology (HIT) Durable medical equipment: competitive bidding) Medicaid funding @ Medicare rates for primary care physicians Two-Midnight rule Recovery Audit Contractor Program (RAC) Readmissions | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-01T16:04:40.510000-04:00 | |
| 1545737 | SAYRE CONSULTING, INC 0f8b58c0-024f-473e-8a3b-81adb3062bf1 | Q2 | SAYRE CONSULTING, INC | 323216 | ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY IMAGING | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Diagnostic Radiology Reimbursement Issues | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 45000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-01T20:09:42.337000-04:00 | |
| 1545770 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 4f06ce94-84da-4344-9a44-8eaf7727ddbf | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare payment and regulation of audiologists and audiological services including S.2046, Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014; H.R.4035, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits; H.R.2330 Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2013; and payment reform issues included within P.L. 113-93, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T10:18:17.863000-04:00 | |
| 1545773 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES ae00e637-568f-4683-a2a4-d4d3792c3340 | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Education and importance of various pharmaceutical industry issues, including the Part D prescription drug program; and broad payment reform issues included within P.L. 113-93, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; and S.1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 40000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T10:21:19.783000-04:00 | |
| 1545777 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES e840ffd6-afed-4fc9-bf0c-2c9596b487f6 | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | SANFORD HEALTH | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues affecting hospitals included in P.L. 113-93, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; and implementation issues affecting hospitals related to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T10:28:21.327000-04:00 | |
| 1545778 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 7696d9eb-9799-4245-9560-0950e7b72611 | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Rural health reimbursement; Medicare reimbursement; TRICARE; H.R.4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; and H.R.4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T10:30:22.137000-04:00 | |
| 1545791 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES d6f34b8f-b9c0-4628-8981-266e7dfeac3f | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | HORTY, SPRINGER & MATTERN | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Provisions related to integrated care, bundled payments and accountable care organizations in P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T10:47:29.977000-04:00 | |
| 1545795 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 18bdac4d-30a8-4670-a758-a9f2efea874e | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | CARAVAN HEALTH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL RURAL ACO) | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Sec. 3022 of P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and proposals related to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; payment and regulation of rural hospitals and delivery system reform proposals in S.2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, and P.L. 113-93, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T10:52:32.613000-04:00 | |
| 1545796 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 75927658-649a-4973-b598-5ca059892b71 | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | COVENANT HEALTHCARE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Implementation issues affecting hospitals related to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; S. 2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; P.L. 113-93, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T10:56:33.347000-04:00 | |
| 1545923 | MR. GAYLORD HUGHEY d4c23c07-22e5-4e4a-ab5a-f31c57d63897 | Q2 | MR. GAYLORD HUGHEY | 296817 | EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Health and healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T15:24:32.723000-04:00 | ||
| 1545946 | PARKER, POE, ADAMS & BERNSTEIN LLP ceee140e-5474-44e7-bd1b-5560e2c964de | Q2 | PARKER, POE, ADAMS & BERNSTEIN LLP | 288098 | NATIVE ANGELS HOME CARE AGENCY INC | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Represent client on issues regarding Medicaid/Medicare cap on home care and hospice | Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-02T16:31:24.093000-04:00 | ||
| 1546013 | OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 4490fb3d-b2ac-43d4-8333-828565f2f527 | Q2 | OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 53004 | OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Improvements for beneficiaries; improvements for hospitals and other health care providers; general sustainability and operational efficiencies of the Medicare and Medicaid programs; regulations promulgated by CMS; medical education issues; programs under Medicare or Medicaid affecting specific types of hospitals; reforms to the DRG system and prospective payment system; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program; implementation of and amendments to PPACA/HCERA. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-03T09:30:04.133000-04:00 | |
| 1546044 | NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. c4ddc84b-1011-4bba-835a-4b7d9b0f3d22 | Q2 | NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. | 29196 | NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Communications regarding proposed changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system reimbursement and rebasing. Communications regarding changes to the Medicare home health face to face requirement. Communications related to ACA changes. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-03T11:53:19.260000-04:00 | ||
| 1546047 | HCR MANOR CARE, PAC 03bd0c2b-b188-49af-b2f1-bf1065a3832f | Q2 | HCR MANOR CARE, PAC | 23703 | HCR MANOR CARE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | SGR, SNF rehospitalization, Value Based Purchasing | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 40000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-03T12:02:20.537000-04:00 | |
| 1546065 | JOHNSTON GROUP, LLC d9f7f4d0-0e1d-4aeb-9258-b8c621de7f6b | Q2 | JOHNSTON GROUP, LLC | 400383768 | SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Impact of sequestration on Medicare reimbursement rates. Graduate Medical Education (GME) program establishment. Support for GME incentives to train primary care physicians Impact of GME and Direct Medical Education (DME) reimbursement cuts. Support for GME incentives to train psychiatrists. Opposition to the CMS "Two-Midnight" proposed rule. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-03T12:39:09.883000-04:00 | |
| 1546129 | WESLEY ENHANCED LIVING f4c7fc59-5d34-4cef-8cc8-7451a53eb136 | Q2 | WESLEY ENHANCED LIVING | 401103160 | WESLEY ENHANCED LIVING | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Supporting H.R. 2376 - The Medicare Residential Care Coordination Act of 2013 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-04T10:15:55.550000-04:00 | |
| 1546178 | THE AFFLERBACH GROUP, LLC cf0183fa-8ee0-4c6f-b539-000bb0f2c4a0 | Q2 | THE AFFLERBACH GROUP, LLC | 401103165 | NATIONAL ADULT DAY SERVICES ASSOCIATION (NADSA) | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Interaction of Medicare/Medicaid with Home and Community Based Services. | Administration on Aging,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),White House Office | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-06T11:23:15.983000-04:00 | ||
| 1546185 | ALMOST FAMILY, INC. e36af7d0-e7b5-45d3-a7b4-c63f755533a0 | Q2 | ALMOST FAMILY, INC. | 401012857 | ALMOST FAMILY, INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare/Medicaid payment and legislative/regulatory issues, including program integrity initiatives and matters related to home healthcare policy and services reimbursement | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE | 290000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-06T19:17:13.257000-04:00 | |
| 1546285 | HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 6da858d7-8d7a-4ce1-b172-3dcb9a854750 | Q2 | HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. | 17352 | THE CARLE FOUNDATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare Reimbursement | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T10:55:16.770000-04:00 | ||
| 1546293 | HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 10062e0f-001a-493e-9cb3-97e3df584572 | Q2 | HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. | 17352 | GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare Reimbursement | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T11:11:20.420000-04:00 | ||
| 1546312 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 24b1f6af-6bda-42b8-911d-3f58c014f2dc | Q2 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES | 400693064 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues related to opioid abuse in the Medicare program Department of Health and Human Services regulations governing payment and policies for Medicare Part C&D | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T11:35:30.300000-04:00 | |
| 1546331 | MARSHALL BRACHMAN 6d547136-fb21-46f2-ae3b-48bffd31323b | Q2 | MARSHALL BRACHMAN | 6848 | BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH -- FORMERLY BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | monitor revisions to 75% Inpatient Rehabilitation Rule monitor legislation regarding Hospital in Hospital regulations support HR 2027 ending ban on physician owned hospitals; support legislation reforming ASC reimbursement (HR 2500 and S 1130); monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status; monitor GME legislation | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 33000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T11:54:36.403000-04:00 | |
| 1546336 | MARSHALL BRACHMAN 793330a1-aa55-4bac-adb9-11d3e7c0fbdb | Q2 | MARSHALL BRACHMAN | 6848 | CARDIOLOGY ADVOCACY ALLIANCE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Support HR 2027 ending ban on physician owned hospitals;oppose CMS cuts to medical imaging; support appropriateness model for diagnostic imaging;support IPAB repeal | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 25000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T11:59:37.197000-04:00 | |
| 1546338 | HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 0bf36f18-70f2-4687-a00a-e2dfa89f81f3 | Q2 | HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. | 17352 | MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare Reimbursement | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T11:59:37.977000-04:00 | ||
| 1546375 | MARSHALL BRACHMAN 11e71b8f-ba16-4f55-9619-a88facd876b4 | Q2 | MARSHALL BRACHMAN | 6848 | UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | suppport HR 2027 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals support legislation on increased reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers (HR 2500 and S. 1137) oppose cuts to reimbursement for advanced medical imaging | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 24000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T12:26:50.483000-04:00 | |
| 1546429 | MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 0f4646bf-7988-4167-9c82-67e703f94767 | Q2 | MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 24794 | MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues relating to Reimbursement of Medical Devices | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE | 90000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T13:17:05.823000-04:00 | |
| 1546445 | THE MICHAEL LEWAN COMPANY 9696920a-bb84-4589-a465-69eae0481b6b | Q2 | THE MICHAEL LEWAN COMPANY | 22746 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | General health care issues as they relate to Medicare | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T13:21:11.087000-04:00 | |
| 1546475 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES b4f756c0-64f7-4b6a-9e99-945a006b4203 | Q2 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES | 400693064 | COMMUNITY CATALYST | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Working with the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to promote ACO and ACO-like programs for lower income communities through more effective and efficient use of the Medicare Programs. Delivery System Reform as related to Medicare, Medicaid and the private health care market.Issues related to the development of regulations and implementation of the health reform law, including the creation of state exchanges, development of policies surrounding subsidies, treatment of charity care in hospitals, policies surrounding Medicaid expansion related to the law and consumer assistance policies. Development of policies to improve quality and garner savings in the Medicare program. Analysis and policy development regarding Dual Eligibles demonstration projects Work related to the promulgation of regulations for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA). Development of policies to improve quality and garner savings in the Medicare program. Analysis and policy development regarding Dual Eligibles demonstration projects S. 2461- The CHIP Extension Act of 2014. Working to ensure that the CHIP program is reauthorized. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T14:00:25.810000-04:00 | |
| 1546511 | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA cf181ad3-9e3c-4fde-b44d-3554ff1d2ae6 | Q2 | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA | 49191 | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare reimbursement Iowa hospitals; CMS interagency transfers; IME issues; Medicaid reimbursement issues; DHS; GME (dental and others); Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues as related to academic teaching hospitals; CMS rules as they relate to physician and hospital payments, 340 B Drug Pricing Program Federal Medical Assistance Percentages | Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT) | 85562 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T14:28:39.173000-04:00 | |
| 1546552 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES 2641f8f6-677d-4bcf-86eb-54558c5cf1f8 | Q2 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | 6781 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Budget Negotiations FY2015; GME and Medicaid provider tax program; GME Payment Reductions; SGR-Outpatient HOPD spending cuts/Repeal; Medicare Reform proposals; Medicare Physician Payments; Medicaid Reform proposals; Residency Slot Increases; Changes to Medicaid 340(b) Drug Discount Program; Medicare Audit Improvement Act (H2931); CMS implementation of "two midnight" policy regarding patient status; Meaningful Use Stage 2 modifications; CMS policy on rebilling Medicare Part A claims; Disaster Preparedness Funding; ICD 10 Implementation delay; The Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act; The Veterans Access to Care Act (H4810;S2450); | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 130000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T15:16:03.280000-04:00 | |
| 1546576 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES f4861d99-eb08-4a76-87a0-67a29d15f962 | Q2 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES | 400693064 | DAVITA INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Working in support of a partnership with the Administration (specifically the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation - CMMI) on a Coordinated Kidney Care pilot program that would integrate care for Medicare beneficiaries living with End Stage Renal Disease.HR 4814 The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014 - focused on ensuring that people living with ESRD have access to services that they need. S. 2501 Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act - Focused on looking at measures to accurately assess improvement in quality in the health care sector. CMS regulations related to the treatment of Medicare Part C and D. CMS regulations pretaining to reimbursement rates for ESRD-related services. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T15:57:12.453000-04:00 | |
| 1546582 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 0354785d-fe5d-46b7-8a16-220ad90c3912 | Q2 | RED+BLUE STRATEGIES | 400693064 | EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Monitoring ongoing Medicare and Medicaid regulations and guidance related to prescription medications, PBMs and related entities. Monitoring potential health-related offsets related to Medicare Part D, Exchange-based and Medicaid pharmacy benefits. Issues related regulations and guidance that impacts mail order and specialty pharmacies for Medicare purposes.Issues related regulations that have the potential to the survey of mail order and specialty pharmacies for Medicaid purposes included in proposed OPM-focused policies in the Administration's 2015 Budget related to the utilization of Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Proposed regualtions focused on Medicare Part C and D with a focus on provisions that would restructure the current part D program. Policies related to stopping prescription medication diversion. Issues related to the Medicare Call Letter which could impact mail order utilization and access to preferred pharmacies in Medicare Part D ACA-related regulations impacting new rules for Exchanges specific to the promulgation of the prescription drug benefits. Issues related to Part D coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries in Hospice Care. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T16:20:17.773000-04:00 | |
| 1546601 | HANCE SCARBOROUGH 127570d9-1662-4eaa-ad4e-bd1dcbe27fee | Q2 | HANCE SCARBOROUGH | 17443 | ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT PHARMACISTS - TEXAS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Federal legislation affecting the practice of pharmacy, and FDA and DEA regulations of compounded drugs. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T17:22:26.387000-04:00 | |
| 1546604 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 43325ce8-0302-4e85-a4c9-05436bb9dcdc | Q2 | CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES | 400645947 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Policies related to graduate medical education and payment for primary care. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-07T17:24:27.997000-04:00 | |
| 1546667 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY 60ccb598-cfc1-4d2f-b4b5-b3db9f58fda2 | Q2 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY | 1488 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare Part B independent-practice coverage of Marriage and Family Therapists | Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) | 25000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T09:04:55.393000-04:00 | |
| 1546754 | HEALTH AND MEDICINE COUNSEL, LLC 1c092e82-666e-4c91-b740-4793d2d784c0 | Q2 | HEALTH AND MEDICINE COUNSEL, LLC | 17818 | GBS/CIDP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | CY 13 & 14 Physician Fee Schedule for Neurological Diagnostic Tests | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T10:55:31.553000-04:00 | |
| 1546794 | PACIFIC CONSULTING ASSOCIATES, INC. 5b68260b-7737-4400-b9e0-1772d61f80c3 | Q2 | PACIFIC CONSULTING ASSOCIATES, INC. | 51398 | ALLERGAN INC | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | FDA Issues | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T11:54:45.750000-04:00 | |||
| 1546809 | NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL da3012ef-96a9-40d1-abda-d037f9ea65ed | 2A | NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL | 46723 | NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Budget Negotiations FY 2015; Graduate Medical Education; Medicaid Provider Tax Bad Debt; Medicare Reform proposals; Medicaid 340(b)Drug Discount Program; Medicare Graduate Medical Education(GME)funding reductions; Medicaid Reform Proposals; Residency Slot Increases; Medicare Audit Improvement Act(H1250;S1012;DSH Reductions Relief Act (H1920);Fairness in Health Care Claims; Guidance and Investigations Act (H2931); CMS Implementation of "two midnight" policy regarding patient status; Meaningful Use Stage 2 modifications; ICD 10 implementation delay; Disaster Preparedness funding; The Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act; The Veterans Access to Care Act (H4810;S2450) | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 25000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T12:10:07.400000-04:00 | |
| 1546911 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 2b71da2c-eb60-4c91-942c-1402c5d9d628 | Q2 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 18466 | FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Implementation of America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009. Communicating with Florida House and Senate Delegation and CMS regarding Medicaid waiver extension and statewide Medicaid managed care proposals. Advocacy regarding deficit reduction negotiations/Medicaid & Medicare cuts and potential impact on Florida providers. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 80000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T14:18:29.303000-04:00 | |
| 1547029 | PITCOCK CONSULTING LLC 7605828c-8aa7-4897-9e70-bee633dd46df | Q2 | PITCOCK CONSULTING LLC | 401031907 | STATE OF INDIANA | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Healthy Indiana Plan; Medicaid provisions under PPACA | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 70000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T16:47:36.420000-04:00 | |
| 1547031 | CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP 3a78fe2c-1332-4e59-a800-443f5d20002a | Q2 | CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP | 72053 | OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | General Medicare and Medicaid issues, including, but not limited to, coverage and reimbursement; Graduate Medical Education funding; SGR | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T16:49:37.747000-04:00 | |
| 1547035 | CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP b7fe7be0-7c25-42f3-94e6-cc8b9a7146b4 | Q2 | CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP | 72053 | PURDUE PHARMA LLP | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | General Medicare and Medicaid issues including, but not limited to, coverage and reimbursement | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T16:53:38.713000-04:00 | |
| 1547050 | CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP 18001c3c-9641-4830-8208-0aaf12b73b6f | Q2 | CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP | 72053 | MCBRIDE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | General Medicare and Medicaid issues, including, but not limited to, coverage and reimbursement | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T17:18:44.187000-04:00 | |
| 1547074 | GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC (FORMERLY LISTED AS GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) 1c4b3c4e-6148-4803-ab6b-c047ed627daa | Q2 | GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC (FORMERLY LISTED AS GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) | 40049384 | GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC (FORMERLY LISTED AS GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | (1) CMS FY15 proposed SNF PPS rules and provisions of proposed PPS rules for hospital/IRFs/hospice affecting SNF services; (2) provisions of HR 4015, S 1871, S 2000, and S 2110 addressiong SGR repeal with specific attention to provisions affecting therapy, (3) S 569/H.R. 1177/H.R. 3531 redefining hospital observation days, and (4) proposed IMPACT Act standardizing reporting for post-acute care services | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 66000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-08T17:46:51.503000-04:00 | |
| 1547152 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS f70deef9-cea7-4d00-a3fc-d82f14582d7e | Q2 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152). Medical device excise tax. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T09:18:35.937000-04:00 | ||
| 1547156 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 1d4d391f-9fe9-4b30-8d6d-500fc6809826 | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Ambulatory Surgery Center payment issues; Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act S.608/H.R.1320; Implementation of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590/Pub.L.No.111-148);and Health IT issues, SGR Reform. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T09:20:37.047000-04:00 | |
| 1547158 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS e5ecb113-77d4-4e98-9045-26c41cf83423 | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | AMERITOX | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare coding and coverage issues; budget issues | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 70000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T09:23:38.577000-04:00 | |
| 1547162 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 7a77e3ff-e6ea-47e0-9252-e5ba67770296 | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | CHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | H.R.1250/S.1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013; H.R.1787/S.842, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013; H.R.4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (SGR Patch) | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 70000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T09:27:40.403000-04:00 | |
| 1547255 | METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL 63e92e9a-ea14-4140-a112-d1c9fb78b159 | Q2 | METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL | 25011 | METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act (H.R. 4188) Medicare Audit Improvement Act (H.R. 1250/S. 1012) Rejecting proposals to implement site-neutral payments Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act (H.R. 3698/S. 2082) | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 12500 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T11:02:11.383000-04:00 | |
| 1547313 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 63527f08-c592-4e47-ba9f-6e634a247d1e | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | KIDNEY CARE COUNCIL | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Equivalence, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644); Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative; CMS-1526-F: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies; H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; Medicare payment and coverage issues. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 40000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T11:58:38.140000-04:00 | |
| 1547316 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 56a9a6f6-1395-4326-bd9c-902af3d7dc06 | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | KIDNEY CARE PARTNERS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Equivalence, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644); Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative; CMS-1526-F: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies; H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 130000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T12:00:39.483000-04:00 | |
| 1547331 | I STREET ADVOCATES cc4e6192-e014-4561-9aae-5a6d3ac32f0b | 2T | I STREET ADVOCATES | 51753 | HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | HELP Hospice Act, H.R. 2302/S. 1053; advocacy and sign on letter on House and Senate side regarding Medicare Part D and hospice payments. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T13:04:47.287000-04:00 | |
| 1547353 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 666f8b65-7f09-4c92-a35e-97be5acb91b4 | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL , INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | S. 1871, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary AccessImprovement Act of 2013, S. 2157 Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, H.R. 4302 Protecting Acess to Medicare Act of 2014 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 100000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T13:39:55.993000-04:00 | |
| 1547368 | I STREET ADVOCATES f69edad3-a130-4436-bf24-4970fb052819 | Q2 | I STREET ADVOCATES | 51753 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | H.R. 1179/S. 569, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 5000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T13:48:03.677000-04:00 | |
| 1547373 | AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES 3230816e-ae2c-4ca9-9d11-551e6be1216c | Q2 | AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES | 2957 | AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | 1915(i) State Plan HCBS, 5-Year Period for Waivers, Provider Payment Reassignment, Setting Requirements for Community First Choice, and 1915(c) HCBS Waivers - CMS-2249-F/CMS-2296-F | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T13:50:05.300000-04:00 | |
| 1547389 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 36956b2a-5376-4e06-8408-3591227a8fb7 | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | WELCH ALLYN | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medical device tax; Implementation of Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590/Pub.L.No.111-148)and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4872/Pub.L.No. 111-152). Protect Medical Innovation of 2013 (H.R. 523), FY2015 Budget, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 4302); Commensense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act (S. 2157). | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-09T14:03:13.717000-04:00 | |
| 1547427 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES 3fcdd1ae-e5cf-4fe4-8cac-73fbe905099c | Q2 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES | 26615 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Authorize Medicare Reimbursement to DoD and DVA; stabilize Medicare without increasing costs prohibitively; protect Medicare by ensuring that any major change would grandfather retirees and those near retirement; ensuring that legislation is enacted to ensure Medicare reimbursement payments to physicians are not cut in order that those same physicians remain in the TRICARE and TRICARE for Life medical systems for active duty and retired military members and their families. | Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office | 24493 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T14:57:29.807000-04:00 | |
| 1547458 | SCAN HEALTH PLAN 95a1f6f7-e442-4037-8276-83628aa43e45 | Q2 | SCAN HEALTH PLAN | 67934 | SCAN HEALTH PLAN | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act and Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 relating to Medicare/Medicaid issues. The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 relating to Special Needs Plans. Protecting access Medicare Act of 2014. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 207000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T15:36:42.167000-04:00 | |
| 1547481 | DAVID FUNDERBURK 8747b90f-b406-4c54-8a87-82a3b155594b | Q2 | DAVID FUNDERBURK | 43491 | TREA SENIORCITIZENS LEAGUE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | General Medicare Protection, Repeal of Sustainable Growth Rate: H.R. 574; Prevention of Waste, Fraud and Abuse: H.R. 2305 and H.R. 3090, and S. 1123 and S. 1019; Savings on Medical Expenses: H.R. 4104 and H.R. 1179 and S. 569; Workforce Advancements: H.R. 4445 and S. 2251. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T16:00:30.497000-04:00 | |
| 1547490 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS 878c5b64-0c11-4772-9be2-66d119269517 | Q2 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS | 3388 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) | 190000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T16:24:55.240000-04:00 | |
| 1547522 | SANOFI US SERVICES INC. a053668b-7c72-430a-9dc5-46e515a03fcd | Q2 | SANOFI US SERVICES INC. | 56838 | SANOFI US SERVICES INC | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues related to the Medicaid drug rebate policy; issues related to Medicare Part B Reimbursement of prescription drugs; and issues related to Medication Therapy Management | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE | 720000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T17:05:11.757000-04:00 | |
| 1547568 | LAW OFFICES OF MARK S. JOFFE be72feca-eef9-47f5-938d-abd0517ebdd5 | Q2 | LAW OFFICES OF MARK S. JOFFE | 48315 | MEDICARE COST CONTRACTORS ALLIANCE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Preservation of Medicare Cost Contract Program S. 2110, The Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-09T20:30:32.383000-04:00 | |
| 1547621 | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION b560790c-37e3-4ac0-89ca-999f6c6eb07a | Q2 | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | 400316484 | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | H.R. 2810; S.1871; S.2110; H.R. 4302; H.R. 4015; S. 2157; provider enrollment; Medicare-Medicaid Parity; primary care; greatest of three | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 40000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T10:03:02.560000-04:00 | |
| 1547697 | US STRATEGIES 5cb86f7b-c6a9-4a9d-9638-c55e141e95f6 | Q2 | US STRATEGIES | 38825 | PROMISE HEALTHCARE INC | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Payment and policy issues relating to long term acute care hospitals | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T12:19:27.523000-04:00 | |
| 1547754 | MAYNARD NEXSEN PC e9f91af4-5852-42e8-b1e3-d53e8afc5547 | Q2 | MAYNARD NEXSEN PC | 60116 | GLOBE LIFE INC F/K/A TORCHMARK CORPORATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Work on CMS Star ratings. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 80000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T13:38:44.807000-04:00 | |
| 1547800 | NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 1252199d-b894-4ad8-b684-c86ef244eddf | Q2 | NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 29128 | NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid - Submitted formal comment letters regarding the FY 2015 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Proposed Rule. House/Senate - Worked with every Member of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation through letters, conference calls and in person meetings regarding numerous federal issues of importance to NJ hospitals including the Medicare imputed wage index floor and the continuation of national budget neutrality; wage index reform and changes to geographic classifications; extension of Medicare sequestration cuts; creating equity for urban Medicare-dependent hospitals; improving the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy; reductions in Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education; physician payment reform; cuts to providers in the annual budget process; post-acute care payment reform; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program; enhanced reimbursement for primary care physicians; the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly; legislative proposals to authorize care for veterans by non-VA health providers. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T14:26:10.587000-04:00 | |
| 1547840 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 1d0cb273-147b-4e73-966a-a6931ab57290 | Q2 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 18466 | AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicaid funding for disproportionate share hospitals;340B drug discount program; S.2501 (the Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014), regarding the hospital readmissions program under Medicare. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T14:50:18.590000-04:00 | |
| 1547883 | LNE GROUP 89ba761c-bdfa-4b09-a8f9-1b0e5902252c | Q2 | LNE GROUP | 308811 | NORTHEAST OHIO NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (NEON) | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Lobbied on medicare/medicaid issues. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 5000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T15:37:35.913000-04:00 | |
| 1547930 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 5d54f96f-4f42-4fef-a6de-8cf338e8bf68 | Q2 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 18466 | AMERICAN NEUROMONITORING ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Payment for intraoperative neuromonitoring under the Medicare program. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T16:00:47.557000-04:00 | |
| 1548025 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP f7f0315b-8c90-4e28-840d-4977c2b275dd | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | ALMOST FAMILY | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Home health payment system issues. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:05:29.943000-04:00 | |
| 1548027 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP ca410454-434e-4193-9ca4-d5c2fc0d787d | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Healthcare reform implementation; provider nondiscrimination, physician supervision issues, and pain management issues. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:06:31.113000-04:00 | |
| 1548030 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP 2df5c8e1-486d-4a26-9061-67a8a8110502 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, Section 4104; Medicare sustainable growth rate reform: H.R. 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Colon cancer screening policies in Medicare; Medicare physician quality initiatives; H.R. 1320/S. 608, Supported Colorectal Examination and Educaiton Now Act (Screen Act) of 2013; H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement Act; H.R. 2545, the Accuracy in Physician Payment Act of 2013;H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-93); S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; Advancement of physician quality registries as they relate to Medicare physician payment reform; Transparency in valuation of medical procedures under Medicare. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),SENATE | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:08:32.583000-04:00 | |
| 1548031 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30a13f17-7437-42d6-b904-da8d351b52d2 | 2T | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | 30906 | COALITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN MEDICATION MONITORING | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Clinical laboratory coding and coverage issues. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 50000 | 0 | 1 | 2014-07-10T17:08:33.380000-04:00 | |
| 1548051 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP caf2a542-fd5b-48c1-8c78-4f12eddbb851 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" (Public Law No. 113.93); The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112-25); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies;Final Rule [CMS-1526-F]; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Letter to Issuers on Federally-facilitated Marketplace (Issues related to Marketplace Development), 4 February 2014. Also contacted the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO). | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 40000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:22:45.060000-04:00 | |
| 1548057 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP 2777b481-b5e7-4de5-9769-ef9dd8d28f82 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues regarding group purchasing organizations and delivery reform. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office | 40000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:30:48.857000-04:00 | |
| 1548063 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP c94b690f-28ea-4f60-8e09-574c82f17f8e | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | KIDNEY CARE COUNCIL | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law No. 113.93); The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112-25); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies; Final Rule [CMS-1526-F];CMS Transmittal 171, CR 8271 Revisions to Medicare Benefit PolicyManual; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Letter to Issuers on Federally-facilitated Marketplace (Issues related to Marketplace Development), 4 February 2014; contacts with the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) relating to Exchange function for individuals with ESRD. Also contacted the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO). | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:32:52.167000-04:00 | |
| 1548065 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP dcc44f28-84d7-4cda-a7b3-1e1a669e7250 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Focus on Medicare issues and Medicaid disproportionate share (DSH) payments; ACA implementation. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:34:53.637000-04:00 | |
| 1548071 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP cc72efe2-64b7-4850-9d23-e23f40785cfc | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE AND HOSPICE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues relating to home health care and hospice, including post-acute payment policy. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE | 40000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:36:56.820000-04:00 | |
| 1548075 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP 45789029-a1e0-45d8-9491-e48e6436c8bd | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare payment policies for medical imaging; H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-93); S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; Medicare payment reform. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE | 120000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:38:58.353000-04:00 | |
| 1548087 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP a430e1ca-5930-4112-a7ce-8edad3256e91 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | NOVO NORDISK INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | H.R. 962 and S. 452 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011 and H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; H.R. 1588 & S. 740 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1257 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2013 and prediabetes generally; H.R. 1274 and S 945 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 (Diabetes Self-Management Training in Medicare);Medicare diabetes screening generally. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:45:05.317000-04:00 | |
| 1548096 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP e85f4c2f-d491-40ca-9442-ae6190a70376 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | PREMIER, INC. | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues regarding group purchasing organizations and delivery reform. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office | 40000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:48:07.880000-04:00 | |
| 1548110 | MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM 37b69b26-f343-463f-9ba4-5ad2e996359f | Q2 | MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM | 57830 | MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Many aspects of the Affordable Care Act promote changes that are consistent with the mission of the Marshfield Clinic: Extends health insurance to the uninsured Establishes the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to support comparative effectiveness researchImposes necessary regulations on Insurers banning rescissions and exclusions for pre-existing medical conditions limits Expands Medicaid Eligibility to 133% of FPL Creates state based Health Insurance Exchanges for individuals between 133% - 400% of Federal Poverty level (FPL) Increases practice expense payments, Calls for IOM study to Correct Geographic payment disparities Calls for CMS to establish a Value Index to align payment with quality Establishes Bonus payments for primary care, efficiency, quality Calls for Value Based Purchasing for all providers Calls for the establishment of Accountable Care Organizations Establishes a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test innovative payment and delivery models The following are key elements of the health policy agenda of the Marshfield Clinic: Medicares Sustainable Growth Rate -- We believe that the longstanding challenges inherent in fee for service reimbursement under the resource based relative value system, and the financial problems associated with the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula must be addressed to assure access to Medicare benefits and the future solvency of the Medicare program. We recommend that Congress repeal the SGR formula, and link future updates to measures that reflect the cost and value of providing health care services. Congress must also take steps immediately to create increased incentives for preventative care, care coordination, and primary care services. Physician spending is currently only a fraction of total health care spending but it affects nearly all other aspects of health care delivery. We recommend that Congress utilize the leverage of physician spending to deal with the misaligned incentives in the Medicare program that lead to hig… | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE | 120000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:56:12.830000-04:00 | |
| 1548112 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP a5b739d5-270e-490e-82b6-f355a157dbd4 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Sustainable growth rate reform; Medicare delivery reform proposals; Medicare reimbursement policies; H.R. 4302, Protecting S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, Medicare policies concerning funding of graduate medical education. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T17:58:14.187000-04:00 | |
| 1548128 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP be3412da-5efd-43e2-8cb8-0f4fda7c9a58 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | VITAS INNOVATIVE HOSPICE CARE | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Outreach to CMS regarding operational issue relating to provider numbers. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T18:04:20.263000-04:00 | |
| 1548133 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP 48db0b47-5484-49dd-8cee-43da03f75a68 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Payment and regulation of clinical laboratory testing. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T18:09:23.340000-04:00 | |
| 1548135 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP ca0a37b8-c45d-41d7-9b93-54156dbe0703 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ("ACEP") | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Issues related to health care reform implementation and emergency medicine; Medicare reimbursement; and issues related to the practice of emergency medicine. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T18:11:24.857000-04:00 | |
| 1548137 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP 957a42d0-0ddb-496f-b3ad-3fa0014161e2 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | AMERICAN HEALTH QUALITY ASSOCIATION | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program and Health Care Reform. | Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T18:12:25.497000-04:00 | |
| 1548144 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP 8f83986c-31a1-48d6-a476-f8a8f30648dd | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION (AOPA) | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act; Orthotics and prosthetic parity; Medicare reimbursement. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T18:38:27.330000-04:00 | |
| 1548158 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP 8e363d5a-a409-4ae5-9089-433efc1779b2 | Q2 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 1182 | FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES | 2014 | second_quarter | MMM | Regulatory matters impacting hospitals. | Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2014-07-10T18:47:36.090000-04:00 |
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