AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Health Issues

Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Implementation issues related to Medicare and Medicaid physician payments, health insurance market reforms, delivery system reforms, health care financing options, physician antitrust and malpractice issues, health information technology, prevention and wellness issues, comparative effectiveness research. Public Law 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - Implementation issues related to Medicare and Medicaid physician payments, health insurance market reforms, delivery system reforms, health care financing options, physician antitrust and malpractice issues, health information technology, prevention and wellness issues, comparative effectiveness research. Quality Measure Development Electronic Health Records - Meaningful Use Regulations Prescription Drug Diversion and Abuse Medicaid program - Parity for primary care physician services Public Law 113-146, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014, implementation of all provisions.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Executive Office of the President (EOP) · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Food & Drug Administration (FDA) · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare Program - Long term reform proposals for the Medicare physician payment system. Medicare Program - Regulatory and administrative issues with the Medicare physician formula. Medicare Program - Shared Savings/Accountable Care Organizations Medicare program - Value-based modifier Medicare program - Quality Reporting Programs Medicare program - New payment models/measuring quality performance Medicaid program - Parity for primary care physician services Discussions concerning potential debt limit extension and deficit reduction legislation - physician payment issues. Discussions with congressional staff on misvalued coding issues. Medicaid program - Parity for primary care physician services H.R.1470 and S. 810, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 - Medicare physician payment reform. Public Law 114-10, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - Medicare physician payment reform and CHIP extension.