S.Amdt 7013, S.Amdt 7014 to Continuing Resolution H.R. 719

S.Amdt 1540 to H.R.1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Monitored discussions about the President's FY2016 HHS Budget

Monitored discussions involving budget reconciliation and possible effects on Medicare and Medicaid H.R.976, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015 (All sections of full text)

H.R. 2513: Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015 or the PACE Act of 2015 (All sections of full text)

Monitored potential legislation on the improvement, effectiveness and efficiency of electronic health records and health information technology for doctors, patients and hospitals.

Monitored discussions on ICD-10 coding technology and the effects of possible delay in implementation

Monitored discussions regarding price escalation of certain orphan or generic drugs H.R.1083, Medicaid Physician Self-Referral Act of 2015 (All sections of full text) (Monitor only)

Discussions pertinent to the proposed reduction in the amount of Medicare bad debt payments to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries who fail to pay their cost-sharing obligations for treatments provided by the hospital

H.R.1190, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) 
S.141, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) 

Monitored the delay of the HHS/CMS 'Two-Midnight Rule' through December 31, 2015.
Discussions pertaining to the extension of the Medicare sequester

Monitored H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015

Discussions pertaining to price variation, Medicare practice of underpayment, complexity of hospital charges and the chargemaster.

Discussions involving Senate consideration of the President's nominee to be Administrator of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Monitored discussions involving S.E.C. rulemaking per section 953(b) of P.L. 111-203 Monitored H.R. 160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 Monitored S. 754 Cyber Security Information Sharing Act of 2015 
Monitored H.R. 1731 National Cyber Security Protection Advancement Act of 2015
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