HOUSTON METHODIST

Health Issues

Resident Physician Shortage, Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Indirect Medical Education related issues H.R.2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, Psychiatric workforce issues H.R.1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015, Hospital readmission and transplant issues Public Law 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2016, High-cost employer-sponsored health insurance (cadillac tax) Monitor the following: Translational research related issues H.R.6, 21st Century Cures Initiative, generally Innovation for Healthier Americans Biomedical research and development issues

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Budget/Appropriations

FY2017, Medical research priorities, generally Site neutrality payment reform issues H.R.2685/S.1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2016, Biomedical technology issues and Translational research related issues National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Medical research priorities S.1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2016, Translational research related issues Public Law 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2016, Biomedical technology issues and Translational research related issues; and High-cost employer-sponsored health insurance (cadillac tax)

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