Arent Fox Government Relations

Arent Fox Health Care Government A Record of Relations Success

Government relations | health care 2 Rx for Health Care Issues. When and Where You Need It. T wo former U.S. Senators… A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives… Expert lobbying teams… Proven success… Part of a law firm with more than 350 smart legal minds to draw from… This is Arent Fox Government Relations. A vital team in one of the most respected law firms in Washington, DC, we’re a bipartisan and bicameral group of attorneys and policy professionals with deep experience at the highest levels of politics and public service.

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I f you want to continue improving the quality of health care, advocate for change, affect regulatory and entitlement program issues, and overcome obstacles created by Federal and state governments – we’re your health care policy partner.

Government relations | health care 4 Successes. What We’ve Accomplished With Intelligence, Resourcefulness and Ingenuity. We’re doing it all with the best team in the Nation’s Capital:

Strategic Advice Regulation of Drugs Regional Medical Providing deep and Devices Helping Centers Representing knowledge of issues with the launch of one of the largest and process through new Part B and D regional medical former members of products, including centers in the South Congress, who were developing marketing (the University of significant national materials, action plans Arkansas for Medical players in health care for obtaining local Sciences), helping to issues and legislation coverage decisions, secure Federal funding, including the bipartisan design of patient obtain previously Healthy Americans Act. assistance programs, denied Medicaid- and strategies for enhanced physician Health Care Reform minimizing provider payments, build a Helping providers and billing problems. new cancer center, other organizations and fund a unique with implementation telemedicine program. of the Affordable Health Care Act, including representing organizations such as the Society of Nuclear Medicine.

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Advocacy for Medicare & Medicaid Wound Care Industry Hospitals Working Reimbursement Matters Working with a major pediatric- Issues Combining through the U.S. focused hospital in the clinical, economic and Congress and then with eastern U.S. to advocate regulatory arguments various government for legislation and policy with political pressure agencies to resolve that improve access to to solve problems with regulatory issues, quality health care for reimbursement at the Medicare coverage children, in areas such state level, including decisions, and issues as pediatric auto safety “experimental” devices around diabetes care. and state-of-the-art and drugs. Arent medical simulation. Fox advocacy has Congressional contibuted to our Investigations Federal Funding clients’ bottom line and Working with clients Developing improved health care. who have been Congressional and investigated, helping agency strategies Best Practices for them craft responses to obtain increased Purchasing Managing and representing them Federal grants for a best practices in before Congressional prostate imaging purchasing initiative committees. research and nursing for a health care school expansion. coalition that is helping Pro Bono hospitals and health Representation HIV/AIDS Treatment care practices provide Assisting health care Support Services more affordable services watchdog groups Securing increased through management such as the Center for funding for the of their supply chain. Health and Gender Ryan White HIV/ Equity (CHANGE) AIDS Treatment Affordable Quality with advocacy and Modernization Act, on Health Care Leading awareness initiatives. behalf of Communities innovative government Advocating Emergency relations efforts in patient AIDS Relief (CAEAR) advocacy, coverage for Coalition, the largest the underserved, and HIV/AIDS coalition cost controls. Arent in the nation. Fox has a long history of advocating for health care providers in front of Federal and state government.

For more advocacy and public policy accomplishments, go to arentfox.com/practices/govrelations

Government relations | health care 6 The Future: Competition, Complexity, Contention… and Arent Fox. E xperience and accomplishments clearly demonstrate our high level of expertise in government relations, but what issues will drive your business in the future? What are your legislative priorities?

H ealth care reform Medical device Provider reimbursement implementation will manufacturers will face will become more tied speed up dramatically state-by-state battles to quality measures, leading up to 2014. for reimbursements less on procedures This will cause and coverage. conducted, and industry dissolution, there will be greater consolidation and Privacy and data movement to bundled regulation – and only security issues with payments and the strong will survive. electronic health episodic payments. records will be Managing and contentious within Greater efforts in fraud restraining growth the next few years, prevention on the front and spending in making creative end of the process will Medicare and Medicaid solutions essential. mean increased scrutiny programs will alter of claim submissions. the landscape and New growth in for-profit necessitate proactive health care facilities advocacy game plans. and organizations, plus senior housing and nursing facilities, will be some of the strongest areas in health care.

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Robert Bennett Byron Dorgan Philip English A rent Fox Senior A rent Fox Senior A rent Fox Senior Policy Advisor Policy Advisor Government Relations Advisor Former U.S. Senator Former U.S. Senator and (1993–2011) and Senior Congressman (1981– Former Congressman Member of the Senate 2011); 14 years in Senate (1995–2009); Member Banking Committee Democratic Leadership; of the Ways and Means and Appropriations Senior Member of Committee; Proponent Committee; Chairman, Appropriations Committee of Medicare policy Joint Economic and Commerce, Science reform, reimbursement Committee; Member and Transportation changes for hospitals, of the Republican Committee; Member of cancer screening, and leadership team; Co- the Ways and Means prescription drugs on the author of bipartisan Committee; Former Health Subcommittee. health care legislation. Tax Commissioner of North Dakota. “Our cutting edge “Present health care government relations policy will clearly be “We offer a first team advocates significantly altered rate government for patients, health in the near future. relations function at care providers, and But that’s a political Arent Fox, and the those fighting to process. You need firm brings a sterling provide coverage political and legal reputation and has to the underserved. help to have a say been serving clients Recognized as in that process, as for a long time. We leading experts well as strategic have a depth of on Medicare and guidance and experience that Medicaid issues, we lobbying expertise.” goes far beyond consistently support former members medical innovation.” of Congress.”

Government relations | health care 8 Complex Problems. In Challenging Environments. Working for You. H ealth care policy is just one area in which Arent Fox provides smart advocacy solutions, strategic guidance and counsel.

O ur Government Relations Practice Group is a bipartisan team of policy professionals and attorneys with extraordinary experience in Republican and Democratic politics and government service. Dynamic and diversified, we provide critical knowledge, judgment and experience for clients focused on health care matters, tax issues, Federal budget concerns, and more.

Among our capabilities, we build and maintain coalitions, grassroots efforts and constituent support. We draft legislation and work with Congress to leverage regulatory action. While solving existing issues as your partner, we anticipate and prevent others. Our Political Law attorneys advise on campaign finance, corporate PAC, lobbying disclosure, and Congressional ethics issues to ensure that our clients are acting appropriately while undertaking public policy initiatives.

Strategic advice and services come from former U.S. Senators, a member of the U.S. Congress, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, a former ambassador, senior Hill insiders, and recognized experts in more than 30 practice groups.

ARENT FOX LLP 9 Collaboration. Knowlege. Experience. A few of many Arent Fox health care sector legal successes possibly relevant to your world:

E-health Matters Our New York and commercial disputes and Advising and Washington, DC health compliance matters. assisting in licensing, care attorneys assisted contracting, advertising, in the complex merger of We provide regulatory, fraud and abuse, large outpatient dialysis compliance and funding, reimbursement services companies government price and privacy issues and continue to advise reporting counseling around the HITECH the new company to both the brand Act – on the Federal on corporate and and generic units of as well as state level. transactional matters, a major international as well as regulatory pharmaceutical For a Southern compliance. company, including California health work with the FDA on care system, we We represent one of the new products coming successfully defended 10 largest public hospital to market, compliance a significant piece districts in the country counseling and training of litigation involving on complex compliance related to sales and breach of contract in and regulatory matters, marketing activities, and 2011. We regularly ranging from Stark contracting practices. provide an array of Law/anti-kickback legal services for the statute compliance Representing health same client, including to billing and coding care institutions in physician joint ventures, audits and False Claims financial crises due to regulatory compliance, Act investigations. bad investments and complex litigation, securitization issues government relations We assist one of the before the Financial and appropriations, world’s largest providers Industry Regulatory employment matters, of dialysis services Authority (FINRA) investigations and on federal and state and others, including audits, medical government enforcement various banks, and staff, and regulatory actions, False including large-scale compliance. Claims Act litigation, derivative actions.

Government relations | health care 10 Arent Fox Delivers. Responsiveness and Results. A rent Fox LLP is a full service government relations and law firm assisting clients with a wide range of matters. Strategically located in Washington, DC for more than 65 years, with offices in New York and Los Angeles, our teams work seamlessly to handle lobbying and legal concerns affecting your business.

The firm represents a wide range of clients in local municipalities, state government, on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch, as well as internationally. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, trade associations, small businesses of all kinds, foreign governments and other entities.

We’re proud of the work we do for every client and of our reputation for understanding their business, their industry, and their world. Arent Fox. Smart in Your World.

ARENT FOX LLP 11 How Can We Help You Accomplish Your Goals? Sen. Robert Bennett Hon. Dan H. Renberg [email protected] [email protected] Sr. Policy Advisor Partner Washington, DC Washington, DC 202.715.8403 202.857.6386

Sen. Byron Dorgan Brett G. Kappel [email protected] [email protected] Sr. Policy Advisor Counsel Washington, DC Washington, DC 202.857.6334 202.857.6494

Rep. Philip S. English Amy J. Demske [email protected] [email protected] Sr. Government Relations Advisor Sr. Government Relations Director Washington, DC Washington, DC 202.857.6031 202.857.6484

Jon S. Bouker James A. Hunter [email protected] [email protected] Partner Government Relations Director Washington, DC Washington, DC 202.857.6183 202.775.5752

Craig Engle Aaron S. Brand [email protected] [email protected] Partner Associate Washington, DC Washington, DC 202.775.5791 202.715.8408

Amb. Pierre-Richard Prosper Laura E. Doyle [email protected] [email protected] Partner Government Relations Director Los Angeles, CA Washington, DC 213.443.7511 202.857.6343

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