BERGMAN, ANDREA MARLENE - @

Andrea Marlene Bergman has notable professional experience on medicare & medicaid, healthcare, budget & appropriations, copyright, patent & trademark, and trade (domestic & foreign) issues. Andrea previously worked at McDermott Will & Emery LLP with no active client. Andrea has represented 24 total clients and has previously worked for MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America . Andrea held the following government positions: Crapo and 1996-1998: Legislative Assistant, Rep.Michael Crapo.

Practice Areas

Areas of Experience

MEDICARE & MEDICAID

MEDICARE DEPENDENT RURAL HOSPITAL COAILTION - Coalition of Medicare dependent rural hospitals

Duration : 2.8 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $10,000.00 (monthly) - $900,000.00 (total)

- Advocacy on Medicare reimbursement for Medicare dependent rural hospitals.

Bingham Memorial Hospital

Duration : 0.7 years (2013 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $10,000.00 (monthly) - $90,000.00 (total)

- Medicare critical access hospital status.

Drugs of Abuse Testing Coalition - Coalition of manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic testing devices

Duration : 0.5 years (2011 - 2011) inactive

Revenue : $3,333.00 (monthly) - $90,000.00 (total)

- Advocacy on Medicare reimbursement codes and payment rates for qualitative drug screen testing

Coalition for 21st Century Medicine - coalition of clinical laboratories, patient groups, advocacy groups and supporters

Duration : 3.3 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $760,000.00 (total)

- Issues concerning Medicare reimbursement for advanced diagnostic laboratory tests and section 3113 of the Affordable Care Act.

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA - Pharmaceutical industry

Duration : 3.0 years (2006 - 2008) inactive

Revenue : $2,056,667.00 (monthly) - $61,053,400.00 (total)

- HR 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, Part D Benefit S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, Part D Benefit

SECTION 508 COALITION

Duration : 1.0 years (2011 - 2012) inactive

Revenue : $10,000.00 (monthly) - $590,000.00 (total)

- Seeking to advance legislative and regulatory changes to extend geographic classifications established under Section 508 of the Medicare Modernization Act.

TearLab Corp - Diagnostic laboratory test system developer and manufacturer

Duration : 0.2 years (2011 - 2011) inactive

Revenue : $16,667.00 (monthly) - $50,000.00 (total)

- Medicare reimbursement matters concerning diagnostic laboratory test services under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC

Duration : 1.5 years (2009 - 2010) inactive

Revenue : $156,667.00 (monthly) - $4,850,000.00 (total)

- Health Care Reform, Medicare Part D, Antitrust Exemption for Independent Pharmacists, IVIG Payments, Medicare Demonstration Project for Durable Medical Equipment, Importation of Prescription Drugs, Home Infusion HR 574 and S. 254 - Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009; all sections HR 1204 - Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009; all sections HR 1765 - To Amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for the furnishing of intravenous immune globulin (IV...

TRINITY HEALTH

Duration : 1.7 years (2012 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $23,333.00 (monthly) - $470,000.00 (total)

- Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals.

AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION

Duration : 3.3 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $13,333.00 (monthly) - $400,000.00 (total)

- Issues affecting the dental hygiene profession and the dental delivery system, including Medicaid and CHIP.

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Reform Coalition - Coalition of clinical laboratories and diagnostics manufacturers

Duration : 1.5 years (2013 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $380,000.00 (total)

- Medicare reimbursement for laboratory tests.

Abbott Laboratories - A pharmaceuticals health care company.

Duration : 0.2 years (2011 - 2011) inactive

Revenue : $10,000.00 (monthly) - $30,000.00 (total)

- Medicare reimbursement matters concerning diagnostic laboratory test services under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Inc. - medical testing products and services provider

Duration : 2.5 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $30,000.00 (total)

- Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment and supplies.

ALLEGIANCE HEALTH

Duration : 1.0 years (2013 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $6,667.00 (monthly) - $270,000.00 (total)

- Proposed regulations and legislation concerning long-term care hospitals.

GENOMIC HEALTH INC

Duration : 3.0 years (2012 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $250,000.00 (total)

- Medicare reimbursement for laboratory-developed tests.

BG Medicine - Diagnostic laboratory test system developer and manufacturer

Duration : 0.3 years (2013 - 2013) inactive

Revenue : $6,667.00 (monthly) - $20,000.00 (total)

- Medicare reimbursement matters concerning diagnostic laboratory test services under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule.

Physician Fee Schedule Pathology Payment Coalition - Coalition of clinical laboratories and diagnostics manufacturers

Duration : 0.5 years (2013 - 2013) inactive

Revenue : $3,333.00 (monthly) - $20,000.00 (total)

- Medicare reimbursement for laboratory tests.

Diabetes Access to Care Coalition - Patient advocates, providers, suppliers and manufacturers of diabetes testing supplies

Duration : 4.0 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $1,970,000.00 (total)

- Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program

Healthland - health information technology vendor

Duration : 2.5 years (2012 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $170,000.00 (total)

- Health information technology issues Medicare payments to hospitals

Trinity Health

Duration : 0.7 years (2012 - 2012) inactive

Revenue : $23,333.00 (monthly) - $170,000.00 (total)

- Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals Group health plan essential benefits

Section 508 Coalition

Duration : 0.5 years (2012 - 2013) inactive

Revenue : $16,667.00 (monthly) - $140,000.00 (total)

- Seeking to advance legislative and regulatory changes to extend geographic classifications established under Section 508 of the Medicare Modernization Act.

RURAL REFERRAL CENTER/SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COALITION

Duration : 3.2 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $23,333.00 (monthly) - $1,325,000.00 (total)

- Seeking legislative and regulatory changes that would improve Medicare reimbursement to hospitals with RRC and SCH status.

Hospital Sisters Health System - hospital and health system

Duration : 0.5 years (2014 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $20,000.00 (monthly) - $130,000.00 (total)

- Issues affecting hospital systems, including delivery system reform and Medicare reimbursement.

HEALTHCARE

Coalition for 21st Century Medicine - coalition of clinical laboratories, patient groups, advocacy groups and supporters

Duration : 3.3 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $760,000.00 (total)

- FDA regulation of laboratory-developed tests.

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA - Pharmaceutical industry

Duration : 3.0 years (2006 - 2008) inactive

Revenue : $2,056,667.00 (monthly) - $61,053,400.00 (total)

- S. 1082, Food and Drug Administration Revitalizaton Act of 2007 (Importation, Follow-on Biologics, Patent settlements, Drug Safety and PDUFA) HR. 2900, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (Drug Safety and PDUFA) S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC

Duration : 1.5 years (2009 - 2010) inactive

Revenue : $156,667.00 (monthly) - $4,850,000.00 (total)

- Issues related to comprehensive health care reform: Health Information Technology; ARRA Privacy and Security Rules; Generic Biologics; Comparative Effectiveness; Chronic Care Management; Healthcare Reform; and Healthcare Implementation H.R. 1- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Title VIII Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies; Healthcare Research and Quality and Title XIII - Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Heal...

TRINITY HEALTH

Duration : 1.7 years (2012 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $23,333.00 (monthly) - $470,000.00 (total)

- Issues affecting hospital systems, including delivery system reform.

AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION

Duration : 3.3 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $13,333.00 (monthly) - $400,000.00 (total)

- Issues affecting the dental hygiene profession and the dental delivery system, including implementation of dental provisions in health reform legislation.

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Reform Coalition - Coalition of clinical laboratories and diagnostics manufacturers

Duration : 1.5 years (2013 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $380,000.00 (total)

- Issues concerning regulation of laboratory tests.

GENOMIC HEALTH INC

Duration : 3.0 years (2012 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $250,000.00 (total)

- FDA regulation of laboratory-developed tests.

Trinity Health

Duration : 0.7 years (2012 - 2012) inactive

Revenue : $23,333.00 (monthly) - $170,000.00 (total)

- Issues affecting hospital systems, including delivery system reform.

Hospital Sisters Health System - hospital and health system

Duration : 0.5 years (2014 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $20,000.00 (monthly) - $130,000.00 (total)

- Issues affecting hospital systems, including delivery system reform.

BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA - Pharmaceutical industry

Duration : 3.0 years (2006 - 2008) inactive

Revenue : $2,056,667.00 (monthly) - $61,053,400.00 (total)

- H.Con.Res. 312, Budget Resolution FY 2009: FDA, HHS and CMS budget issues, importation, non-interference S.Con.Res. 70, Budget Resolution FY 2009: FDA, HHS and CMS budget issues, importation, non-interference Preparation for FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations including FDA budget and importation issues (no bill introduced yet) Preparation for FY 2009 Labor HHS Appropriations including HHS budget, importation, comparative effectiveness, and Medicare Part D issues (no bill introduced yet) Prepa...

AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION

Duration : 3.3 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $13,333.00 (monthly) - $400,000.00 (total)

- Efforts to launch a new oral health care provider, the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner; efforts to fund education efforts.

Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Inc. - medical testing products and services provider

Duration : 2.5 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $30,000.00 (total)

- Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health.

COPYRIGHT, PATENT & TRADEMARK

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA - Pharmaceutical industry

Duration : 3.0 years (2006 - 2008) inactive

Revenue : $2,056,667.00 (monthly) - $61,053,400.00 (total)

- H.R. 1902, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007: patent settlements H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007: patent system reform and related issues such as obtaining/opposing patents and remedies H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007: enforcement S. 316, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: patent settlements S. 522, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act: anti-counterfeiting and enforcement S. 1145, Patent Refo...

TRADE (DOMESTIC & FOREIGN)

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA - Pharmaceutical industry

Duration : 3.0 years (2006 - 2008) inactive

Revenue : $2,056,667.00 (monthly) - $61,053,400.00 (total)

- H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007: trade adjustment assistance issues H.R. 5501, President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): intellectual property, access to medicines and public health H.R. 6180, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 (TRADE Act of 2008): intellectual property S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007: trade adjustment assistance issues S.2731, President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief...

PHARMACEUTICALS

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC

Duration : 1.5 years (2009 - 2010) inactive

Revenue : $156,667.00 (monthly) - $4,850,000.00 (total)

- HR 1- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Title XIII - Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or the HITECH Act; all sections Electronic Prescribing, Mail Order Pharmacy HR 4199 - Patient Health and Real Medication Access Cost Saving Act; all sections

Allergan, Inc. - Allergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company.

Duration : 3.2 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $290,000.00 (total)

- Issues related to Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act; FDA issues; health reform implementation

RURAL REFERRAL CENTER/SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COALITION

Duration : 3.2 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $23,333.00 (monthly) - $1,325,000.00 (total)

- Amendments to Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to gain eligibility for rural referral centers and sole community hospitals in the federal discount drug purchasing program.

TAX

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA - Pharmaceutical industry

Duration : 3.0 years (2006 - 2008) inactive

Revenue : $2,056,667.00 (monthly) - $61,053,400.00 (total)

- HR 5970, Estate Tax and Extention of Tax Relief Act of 2006

TORTS

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA - Pharmaceutical industry

Duration : 3.0 years (2006 - 2008) inactive

Revenue : $2,056,667.00 (monthly) - $61,053,400.00 (total)

- S 3678, Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act HR 5533, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006

MEDICAL RESEARCH & CLINICAL LABS

Coalition for 21st Century Medicine - coalition of clinical laboratories, patient groups, advocacy groups and supporters

Duration : 3.3 years (2011 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $760,000.00 (total)

- Issues concerning regulation of laboratory tests.

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Reform Coalition - Coalition of clinical laboratories and diagnostics manufacturers

Duration : 1.5 years (2013 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $380,000.00 (total)

- Issues concerning regulation of laboratory tests.

GENOMIC HEALTH INC

Duration : 3.0 years (2012 - 2014) inactive

Revenue : $0.00 (monthly) - $250,000.00 (total)

- FDA regulation of laboratory-developed tests.

GOVERNMENT ISSUES

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC

Duration : 1.5 years (2009 - 2010) inactive

Revenue : $156,667.00 (monthly) - $4,850,000.00 (total)

- issues relating to the delivery of prescription drug benefit portion of the FEHBP; postal issues and mail delivery H.R. 4489 - The FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act of 2010; all sections H.R. 5746 - United States Postal Service's CSR Obligation Modification Act of 2010; all sections H.R. 5919 - To Grant the Postmaster General the Authority to Implement up to 12 Non-Mail Delivery Days Each Fiscal Year for the United States Postal Service S. 3831 - Postal Ope...

POSTAL

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC

Duration : 1.5 years (2009 - 2010) inactive

Revenue : $156,667.00 (monthly) - $4,850,000.00 (total)

- issues related to proposals to limit mail delivery by the U.S. postal service H.R. 5746 - The United States Postal Service's CSR Obligation Modification Act of 2010; all sections H.R. 5919 - To Grant the Postmaster General the Authority to Implement up to 12 Non-Mail Delivery Days Each Fiscal Year for the United States Postal Service S. 3831 - The Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act or the POST Act of 2010; all sections S. 4000 - The U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act of 20...

Top Expertise

MEDICARE & MEDICAID
HEALTHCARE
BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS
COPYRIGHT
PATENT & TRADEMARK
TRADE (DOMESTIC & FOREIGN)

Clients

Current

Past

ALLEGIANCE HEALTH
AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION
Abbott Laboratories
Allergan, Inc.
BG Medicine
Bingham Memorial Hospital
Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Reform Coalition
Coalition for 21st Century Medicine
Diabetes Access to Care Coalition
Drugs of Abuse Testing Coalition
GENOMIC HEALTH INC
Healthland
Hospital Sisters Health System
MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC
MEDICARE DEPENDENT RURAL HOSPITAL COAILTION
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
Physician Fee Schedule Pathology Payment Coalition
RURAL REFERRAL CENTER/SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COALITION
Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Inc.
SECTION 508 COALITION
Section 508 Coalition
TRINITY HEALTH
TearLab Corp
Trinity Health