Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015

HR 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) S 2108 Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 (all sections) S 1211 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) HR 1250 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) S 202 Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception (all sections) HR 1458 BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 3037 Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2196 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Title II, Sec 202 - Therapy Cap Exceptions Process; Title IV, Sec 411 - PAC pay for; Title V, Sec 513 - Home health surety bond) S. 1650 Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) S. 2368 Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections) HR. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Title II, Section 231 - LTAC Wound Criteria; Title V, Section 504 - HH Disposable Devices) HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes S.3107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (all sections) H.R.5559 - To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) (all sections) H.R.5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 (TITLE 1, (Sec. 104) With respect to long-term care hospitals, the bill lifts a moratorium on bed increases. The bill reduces rates for high-cost outlier payments, which are additional Medicare payments made in extraordinarily high-cost cases.) HR 5688 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (all sections) S.3096 - Removing Barriers to Person-Centered Care Act of 2016 (all sections) S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 (all sections) HR 34 - 21st Century CURES Act, Title XV - Provisions Relating to Medicare Part A (Sec. 15004. Regulatory relief for LTCHs, Sec. 15006. Extension of certain LTCH Medicare payment rules, and Sec. 15007. Application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to all LTCHs)

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

HR 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) S 2108 Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 (all sections) S 1211 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) HR 1250 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) S 202 Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception (all sections) HR 1458 BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 3037 Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2196 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Title II, Sec 202 - Therapy Cap Exceptions Process; Title IV, Sec 411 - PAC pay for; Title V, Sec 513 - Home health surety bond) S. 1650 Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) S. 2368 Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections) HR. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Title II, Section 231 - LTAC Wound Criteria; Title V, Section 504 - HH Disposable Devices) HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes S.3107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (all sections) H.R.5559 - To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) (all sections) H.R.5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 (TITLE 1, (Sec. 104) With respect to long-term care hospitals, the bill lifts a moratorium on bed increases. The bill reduces rates for high-cost outlier payments, which are additional Medicare payments made in extraordinarily high-cost cases.) HR 5688 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (all sections) S.3096 - Removing Barriers to Person-Centered Care Act of 2016 (all sections) S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 (all sections) HR 34 - 21st Century CURES Act, Title XV - Provisions Relating to Medicare Part A (Sec. 15004. Regulatory relief for LTCHs, Sec. 15006. Extension of certain LTCH Medicare payment rules, and Sec. 15007. Application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to all LTCHs)

HR 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) S 2108 Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 (all sections) S 1211 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) HR 1250 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) S 202 Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception (all sections) HR 1458 BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 3037 Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2196 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Title II, Sec 202 - Therapy Cap Exceptions Process; Title IV, Sec 411 - PAC pay for; Title V, Sec 513 - Home health surety bond) S. 1650 Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) S. 2368 Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections) HR. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Title II, Section 231 - LTAC Wound Criteria; Title V, Section 504 - HH Disposable Devices) HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes S.3107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (all sections) H.R.5559 - To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) (all sections) H.R.5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 (TITLE 1, (Sec. 104) With respect to long-term care hospitals, the bill lifts a moratorium on bed increases. The bill reduces rates for high-cost outlier payments, which are additional Medicare payments made in extraordinarily high-cost cases.) HR 5688 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (all sections) S.3096 - Removing Barriers to Person-Centered Care Act of 2016 (all sections) S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 (all sections)

HR 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) S 2108 Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 (all sections) S 1211 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) HR 1250 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) S 202 Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception (all sections) HR 1458 BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 3037 Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2196 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Title II, Sec 202 - Therapy Cap Exceptions Process; Title IV, Sec 411 - PAC pay for; Title V, Sec 513 - Home health surety bond) S. 1650 Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) S. 2368 Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections) HR. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Title II, Section 231 - LTAC Wound Criteria; Title V, Section 504 - HH Disposable Devices) HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes S.3107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (all sections) H.R.5559 - To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) (all sections) H.R.5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 (TITLE 1, (Sec. 104) With respect to long-term care hospitals, the bill lifts a moratorium on bed increases. The bill reduces rates for high-cost outlier payments, which are additional Medicare payments made in extraordinarily high-cost cases.) S.3096 - Removing Barriers to Person-Centered Care Act of 2016 (all sections)

HR 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) S 2108 Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 (all sections) S 1211 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) HR 1250 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) S 202 Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception (all sections) HR 1458 BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 3037 Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2196 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Title II, Sec 202 - Therapy Cap Exceptions Process; Title IV, Sec 411 - PAC pay for; Title V, Sec 513 - Home health surety bond) S. 1650 Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) S. 2368 Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections) HR. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Title II, Section 231 - LTAC Wound Criteria; Title V, Section 504 - HH Disposable Devices) HR. 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 - Section 4, Extending Previous Medicaid Threshold Applied for Determining Acceptable Provider Taxes

Client expense: $627,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (S.971, H.R.2196), Value-Based Insurance Design Demonstration (S. 1396, H.R.2570)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) S 2108 Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 (all sections) S 1211 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) HR 1250 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) S 202 Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception (all sections) HR 1458 BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 3037 Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2196 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Title II, Sec 202 - Therapy Cap Exceptions Process; Title IV, Sec 411 - PAC pay for; Title V, Sec 513 - Home health surety bond) S. 1650 Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) S. 2368 Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections) HR. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Title II, Section 231 - LTAC Wound Criteria; Title V, Section 504 - HH Disposable Devices)

Client expense: $543,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S. 2108, Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1250/S. 1211, Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds S. 202, Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception H.R. 1458, BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 H.R. 3037, Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2196, Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (S.971, H.R.2196), Value-Based Insurance Design Demonstration (S. 1396, H.R.2570)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) S 2108 Preserving Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 (all sections) S 1211 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) HR 1250 Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (all sections) S 202 Technical change to the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital moratorium exception (all sections) HR 1458 BACPAC (Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care) Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 3037 Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2196 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Title II, Sec 202 - Therapy Cap Exceptions Process; Title IV, Sec 411 - PAC pay for; Title V, Sec 513 - Home health surety bond) S. 1650 Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections

Client expense: $326,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

H.R. 1179/S 569 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 (observation stay) H.R. 713/S 367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitative Services Act of 2013 (all sections) H.R. 4994/S 2553 Improving Medicare Post Acute Transformation Act of 2014 (all sections) H.R. 647/S 313 Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013 (all sections) S 1871 Medicare Payment for Therapy Services SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014, Title II, Section 202 H.R. 5110 SAVE Medicare Home Health Act of 2014 (all sections) H.R. 3245 Medicare Home Health Fraud Reduction Act (all sections) H.R. 5780 Protecting the Integrity of the Medicare Act of 2014, Sec 15 Modification of Medicare Home Health Surety Bond Condition of Participation Requirement H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (all sections) H.R. 1458 BACPAC of 2015 (all sections) H.R. 1250/S 1211 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that payment under the Medicare program to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds, and for other purposes (all sections) H.R. 2208 Hospice CARE (all sections) H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2196/S 971 Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (all sections) H.R. 441/S 202 To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hsopital moratorium exception (all sections) S 1549 Care Planning Act of 2015 (all sections) Other Issues Related to Post-Acute Care Policy

Client expense: $412,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2196 / S. 971, Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015; Potential legislation to modify the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148), issues and potential legislation relating to insurer fees, managed care organizations, issues relating to health insurance market provisions, medical loss ratio (including sustainable growth rate), doc fix, Special Needs Plans, and Medicare Advantage star ratings.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (S.971, H.R.2196), Value-Based Insurance Design Demonstration (S. 1396, H.R.2570)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), Innovation for Healthier Americans, Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design Demo (S. 1396, H.R. 2570), Independence at Home (S. 971, H.R. 2196)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), Innovation for Healthier Americans, Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design Demo (S. 1396, H.R. 2570), Independence at Home (S. 971, H.R. 2196)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported