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Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to specify how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall include such winnings or income as income received: (1) in the month in which it was received, if the amount is less than $60,000; (2) over a period of two months, if the amount is at least $60,000 but less than $70,000; (3) over a period of three months, if the amount is at least $70,000 but less than $80,000; and (4) over an additional one-month period for each increment of $10,000 received, not to exceed 120 months. Qualified lump sum income includes: (1) monetary winnings from gambling; (2) damages received in lump sums or periodic payments, excluding monthly payments, on account of causes of action other than those arising from personal physical injuries or sickness; and (3) income received as liquid assets from the estate of a deceased individual. In addition, the bill eliminates the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) with respect to the coverage of individuals who are inmates in public institutions. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP applies to coverage of individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The bill also amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the SSAct to terminate increases to the enhanced FMAP as established by the PPACA with respect to CHIP. Under current law, federal Medicaid reimbursement to states is reduced in proportion to any impermissible state taxes collected from health care providers. The bill lowers a percentage threshold used to determine whether such taxes are impermissible. The bill terminates the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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) HR34 - 21st Century CURES Act, Title XV - Provisions Relations 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 1628 - American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017, Title I, Subtitle B: Medicaid Program Enhancement HR 807 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections) S 253 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections) HR 2797 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections) S 1334 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections) S.353 - Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 (all sections) R 3992 - Rural Home Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act (all sections)
Client expense: $410,000 · 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
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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) HR34 - 21st Century CURES Act, Title XV - Provisions Relations 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 1628 - American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017, Title I, Subtitle B: Medicaid Program Enhancement HR 807 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections) S 253 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections) HR 2797 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections) S 1334 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections) S.353 - Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 (all sections)
2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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) HR34 - 21st Century CURES Act, Title XV - Provisions Relations 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 1628 - American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017, Title I, Subtitle B: Medicaid Program Enhancement HR 807 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections) S 253 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections) HR 2797 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections) S 1334 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections) S.353 - Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 (all sections)
2017 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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) HR34 - 21st Century CURES Act, Title XV - Provisions Relations 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 1628 - American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017, Title I, Subtitle B: Medicaid Program Enhancement
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Access to Better Care Act(H.R.5652) ACE Kids Act (S.298/H.R.546) Advancing NIH Strategic Planning and Representation in Medical Research Act(S.2745) Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act(S.849/H.R.292) American Heart Month Resolution(S.Res.365) 21st Century Cures Act(H.R.6) Common Sense Savings Act (H.R.4725) Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.201) Community Prevention Grants Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015(S.2248/H.R.3952) Credit for Caring Act(H.R.4708/S.2759) End of Life Care Legislation End Surprise Billing Act(H.R.3770) Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act(H.R.1631/S.800) Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (H.R.1842/S.536) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) No Child Left Inside Act(H.R.882/S.492) Physical Activity Recommendations for Americans (H.R.1499/S.1793) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) (H.R.1218/ S.2218) Public Lands Service Corps Act (H.R.2167/S.1160) RAISE Family Caregivers Act (S.1719/H.R.3099) Reducing Obesity in Youth Act(S.3194) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5475)
Client expense: $166,728 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $500,000 · 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
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
Client expense: $800,000 · 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
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. Specific Legislation: 1. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2. Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111- 353) 3. Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4. Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111- 296) 5. Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6. Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8. Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9. Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10. Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 11. National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 12. Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 13. FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 14. Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 15. Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 16. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 17. Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 18. Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 19. Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 20. American Cures Act (S. 289) 21. School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 22. Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 23. Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 24. Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 25. Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 26. Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 27. Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 28. 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R 34) 29. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 30. Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 31. Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 32. Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 33. Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (H.R. 2629) 34. Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 35. Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865/S. 3101) 36. Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 37. Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 38. Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 39. CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 40. Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 41. EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 42. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 43. Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 44. Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 45. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 46. Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 47. Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641/H.R. 4063) 48. Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 49. FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 50. Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 51. Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 52. Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 53. Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 54. Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 55. Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 56. School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 57. Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 58. Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 59. Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 60. Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 61. Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 62. Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 63. Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 64. Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 65. Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 66. Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 67. Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 68. Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 69. Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 70. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 71. Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 72. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 73. Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 74. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 75. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 76. On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 77. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 78. Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 79. Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 80. Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 81. Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 82. Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787) 83. FY2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act (S. 2837/H.R. 5393) 84. FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (S. 3067/H.R. 5485) 85. Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) 86. Hallways to Health Act (S. 2590/H.R. 4621) 87. GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 (S. 2588) 88. CLEAR Act (S. 2587) 89. TEST KIDS Act (S. 2586) 90. FUND Water Act (S. 2583) 91. NURSE Act (S. 2572) 92. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (S.J.Res.22) 93. The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (H.R. 4775) 94. Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4000) 95. To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1085) 96. Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) 97. Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H.Con.Res. 125) 98. Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (S. 3136) 99. Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act (S. 2742) 100. Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (S. 2503) 101. The Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act (S. 2055) 102. FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 103. FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 104. FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 105. FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 106. FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 107. FY2017 Military Construction-VA Appropriations and Zika Supplemental (H.R. 2577) 108. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 4525) 109. PREPARE Act (H.R. 3583) 110. Zika Response Appropriations Act (H.R. 5243) 111. Making Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus (H.R. 5044) 112. A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis (S. 2843) 113. FY 2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 3040) 114. FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2956/H.R. 5054) 115. Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5475) 116. SMASH Act (S. 3039) 117. Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act (H.R. 5003) 118. Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) 119. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 (S. 3068/H.R. 5538) 120. Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 2882) 121. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943) 122. Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 (H.R. 5543) 123. Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 5303/S. 2848) 124. Further Continuing and Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act HR 6226 - Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors Health Act S. 2108 - Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 Implementation of PL 113-185 - Impact Act of 2014 Post acute payment and reform issues. CMS home health pre-claim review demonstration H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Urged Congress to protect the Medicaid Coverage expansion in discussions relative to Repeal of the Affordable Care Act. The Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273) - Expressed support to enable vulnerable and underserved populations access to quality care. Expressed support for S.3129/H.R. 5613, which would provide the extension of the enforcement moratorium on "direct supervision" requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals under Medicare. Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) - Urged Congress to not cut critical funding for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Public and Prevention Fund. The Care Planning Act of 2015 (S. 1549)- Expressed support of bipartisan legislation that would help ensure that Medicare patients facing serious or life-threatening illness have access to care planning and coordination of services to ensure patients receive the care they want and need. Comments to the Senate Finance Committee's Chronic Care working group.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Access to Better Care Act(H.R.5652) ACE Kids Act (S.298/H.R.546) Advancing NIH Strategic Planning and Representation in Medical Research Act(S.2745) Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act(S.849/H.R.292) American Heart Month Resolution(S.Res.365) 21st Century Cures Act(H.R.6) Common Sense Savings Act (H.R.4725) Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.201) Community Prevention Grants Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015(S.2248/H.R.3952) Credit for Caring Act(H.R.4708/S.2759) End of Life Care Legislation End Surprise Billing Act(H.R.3770) Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act(H.R.1631/S.800) Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (H.R.1842/S.536) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) No Child Left Inside Act(H.R.882/S.492) Physical Activity Recommendations for Americans (H.R.1499/S.1793) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) (H.R.1218/ S.2218) Public Lands Service Corps Act (H.R.2167/S.1160) RAISE Family Caregivers Act (S.1719/H.R.3099) Reducing Obesity in Youth Act(S.3194) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5475)
Client expense: $175,017 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5164 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 5122 - To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models H.R. 5210/S. 2736 - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5613/S. 3129 - Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act S. 2787 - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5634 and S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations, and H.R. 2028, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act: funding for Department of Homeland Security state and local grant programs. H.R. 5393 and S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations, and H.R. 2028, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act: funding to implement State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) and Secure Communities Program (SCP). Requirements for certification of compliance with applicable Federal laws required in order to receive SCAAP and other Department of Justice grants. Monitoring H.R. 4725, to reform spending under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Prevention and Public Health Fund. H.R. 5456, Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016: Congressional Budget Office cost estimate.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education (GME) issues (including Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R.2124/S.1148) - support); provided comments to Congress in response to Energy and Commerce Committee request for input on GME; amendments to the Medicare hospital re-admissions penalty program methodology (providing SES adjustments, fixing the formula flaw), H.R.1343/S.688 - support; proposals to amend the 2 midnight policy - support; hospital issues included in President Obama's FY 16 budget - oppose; hospital issues included in H.R.2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act of 2015 - support; legislation to create a comprehensive Medicare home infusion benefit (H.R.605/S.275) - support; Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors (H.R.2570) - oppose; Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System FY 2016 proposed rule (CMS 1632-P) - detailed comment letter; legislation to improve the recovery audit contractor program (H.R.2156); Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity and Reforms in Medicare Act (AFIRM) - provided comments to the Senate Finance Committee; Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015 (H.R.793/S.1190) - support; Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (H.R.592/S.314) - support; MAC Transparency Act (H.R.244) - support; Medication Therapy Management Act (S.776) - support; CMS-4159-F2 - comments on daily dispensing fees; Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L.114-39) - support; provided comments on the proposed Medicare outpatient prospective payment system rule (CMS-1633-P); Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 (H.R.3292) - oppose; Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act (H.R.3288) - oppose; Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act (H.R. 3291) - oppose; sign-on letter to CMS urging it to reconsider negative update for CY 2016 (CMS-1633-P) - support; proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts as offsets to pay for budget increases, raising the debt ceiling, etc. - oppose; site neutral hospital outpatient cuts and other hospital related provisions included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314) - oppose; legislative proposals (H.R. 5273)and Congressional letters to amend the Bipartisan Budget Acts site neutral hospital outpatient payment cut to grandfather sites under development as well as other legislative changes (support) - advocated for their inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Omnibus legislation/Senate amendment to H.R. 2029); provided comments to Congress regarding provisions in the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S. 1945), that would reform how health care information for substance abuse patients is shared; met with HHS officials on Medicare and Medicaid issues of importance to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican health care providers; submitted comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (CMS-3260-P); Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 (S.1913) - support (with some concerns about pharmacy lock-in policy); hospital issues included in House FY 17 budget - oppose; hosptial issues included in President Obama's FY 17 budget proposal - oppose; provided comments in response to Energy and Commerce Committee request for input on hospital site-neutral issues; Medicaid provisions included in the Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R.4725) - oppose; provided comments to CMS and Congress regarding the Hospital Compare Star Ratings for hospitals - support for delay and fixing measures; The Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428) - oppose; provided comments to CMS on hospital site-neutral proposals - argued for flexibility in the anticipated OPPS proposed rule; provided comments to CMS on the FY 17 IPPS proposed rule (CMS-1655-P) with a focus on opposition to the proposed Medicare DSH policy and provided input to Capitol Hill and the Administration;submitted comments on Medicaid Program,Covered Outpatient Drugs (CMS-2345-FC); asked Congressional members to urge CMS to finalize its 2014 proposed guidance to Part D drug plans and PBMs regarding consistent reporting of Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR); Improving Transparency & Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending (S.3308/H.R.5957) - support; testified at House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing entitled "Incentivizing Quality Outcomes in Medicare Part A" in support of streamlining hospital measures and reporting; provided comments regarding the Medicare OPPS CY2017 proposed rule (81 FR 45603), in particular in opposition to implementation of site-neutral proposals; provided comments on Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) under MACRA 2015 (81 FR 28161); discussions with CMS regarding priority categories for redistribution of Medicare-funded residency slots; discussions with CMS to encourage consistency in hospital surveys; submitted comments on the Part B Drug Payment Model proposed rule (CMS-1670-P) - serious concerns; submitted comments on the SNF PPS proposed rule (CMS-1645-P) - serious concerns; Texas proposed Medicaid State Plan Amendment (15-005) in response to the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Rule (CMS-2345-FC) - concerns; submitted comments to CMS about its proposal to expand testing of mandatory, risk-based bundled payments for acute episodes of care - oppose; 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34, now P.L.114-255) provisions that apply to site neutral, readmissions, and other hospital reimbursement issue - support.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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: $380,000 · 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
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 1157, to authorize land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations -funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for: Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill -transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding, Community Development Block Grants, HOME Program Business Energy Investment Tax Credit Conversion technology Land-Into-Trust process Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization WRDDA 2014 Project De-authorization Process
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice ActReauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1865/S. 1423, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill S. 1964, the Family Stability & Kinship Care Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 3153, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program/ Contract Tower Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4676, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5467, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutritional services for older Americans, LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants, oral health funding H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program Federally Qualified Health Centers Managed care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 211, the Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development (REBUILD) Act - entire bill S. 414, the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act - entire bill S. 517, the Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1211/S. 1588, the Mental Health in Schools Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1439/H.R. 3160, the Foster Youth Independence Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1854/S. 993, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2663, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4076, the Treat Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Deilnquency Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative. H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations - funding for the Salton Sea H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program funding. Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) EB-5 Visa Program reform Endangered Species Act/Habitat Conservation Intercept of Federal Tax Refunds for Delinquent Fines Older Americans Act reauthorization Salton Sea Restoration Project Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 1157, to authorize land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations -funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for: Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill -transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding, Community Development Block Grants, HOME Program Business Energy Investment Tax Credit Conversion technology Land-Into-Trust process Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization WRDDA 2014 Project De-authorization Process
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice ActReauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1865/S. 1423, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill S. 1964, the Family Stability & Kinship Care Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 3153, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program/ Contract Tower Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4676, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5467, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutritional services for older Americans, LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants, oral health funding H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program Federally Qualified Health Centers Managed care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 211, the Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development (REBUILD) Act - entire bill S. 414, the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act - entire bill S. 517, the Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1211/S. 1588, the Mental Health in Schools Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1439/H.R. 3160, the Foster Youth Independence Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1854/S. 993, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2663, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4076, the Treat Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Deilnquency Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative. H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations - funding for the Salton Sea H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program funding. Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) EB-5 Visa Program reform Endangered Species Act/Habitat Conservation Intercept of Federal Tax Refunds for Delinquent Fines Older Americans Act reauthorization Salton Sea Restoration Project Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 11.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 12.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 13.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 14.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 15.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 16.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 17.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 18.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 19.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 20.American Cures Act (S. 289) 21.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 22.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 23.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 24.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 25.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 26.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 27.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 28.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 29.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 30.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 31.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 32.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 33.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 34.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 35.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865/S. 3101) 36.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 37.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 38.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 39.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 40.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 41.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 42.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 43.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 44.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 45.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 46.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 47.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641/H.R. 4063) 48.Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 49.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 50.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 51.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 52.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 53.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 54.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 55.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 56.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 57.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 58.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 59.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 60.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 61.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 62.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 63.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 64.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 66.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 67.Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 68.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 69.Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 70.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 71.Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 72.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 73.Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 74.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 75.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 76.On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 77.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 78.Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 79.Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 80.Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 81.Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 82.Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787) 83.FY2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act (no bill number) 84.FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (no bill number) 85.Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) 86.Hallways to Health Act (S. 2590/H.R. 4621) 87.GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 (S. 2588) 88.CLEAR Act (S. 2587) 89.TEST KIDS Act (S. 2586) 90.FUND Water Act (S. 2583) 91.NURSE Act (S. 2572) 92.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (S.J.Res.22) 93.The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (H.R. 4775) 94.Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4000) 95.To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1085) 96.Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) 97.Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H.Con.Res. 125) 98.Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (S. 3136) 99.Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act (S. 2742) 100.Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (S. 2503) 101.The Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act (S. 2055) 102.FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika preparedness and response (no bill number) 103.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 104.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 105.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 106.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 107.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 108.FY2017 Military Construction-VA Appropriations and Zika Supplemental (H.R. 2577) 109.Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 4525) 110.PREPARE Act (H.R. 3583) 111.Zika Response Appropriations Act (H.R. 5243) 112.Making Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus (H.R. 5044) 113.A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis (S. 2843) 114.FY 2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 3040) 115.FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2956/H.R. 5054) 116.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5475) 117.SMASH Act (S. 3039) 118.Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act (H.R. 5003) 119.Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) 120.Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 121.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 2882) 122.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943) 123.Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 (H.R. 5543)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act HR 6226 - Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors Health Act S. 2108 - Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act S. 3107 - a bill 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 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 Implementation of PL 113-185 - Impact Act of 2014 Post acute payment and reform issues. CMS home health pre-claim review demonstration
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5164 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 5210/S. 2736 - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5613/S. 3129 - Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act S. 2787 - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5634 and S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations, and H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2017: funding for Department of Homeland Security state and local grant programs. H.R. 5393 and S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations, and H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2017: funding to implement State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) and Secure Communities Program (SCP). Monitoring H.R. 4725, to reform spending under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Prevention and Public Health Fund. H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2017: funding for Zika virus response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Access to Better Care Act(H.R.5652) ACE Kids Act (S.298/H.R.546) Advancing NIH Strategic Planning and Representation in Medical Research Act(S.2745) Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act(S.849/H.R.292) American Heart Month Resolution(S.Res.365) 21st Century Cures Act(H.R.6) Common Sense Savings Act (H.R.4725) Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.201) Community Prevention Grants Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015(S.2248/H.R.3952) Credit for Caring Act(H.R.4708/S.2759) End of Life Care Legislation End Surprise Billing Act(H.R.3770) Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act(H.R.1631/S.800) Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (H.R.1842/S.536) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) No Child Left Inside Act(H.R.882/S.492) Physical Activity Recommendations for Americans (H.R.1499/S.1793) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) (H.R.1218/ S.2218) Public Lands Service Corps Act (H.R.2167/S.1160) RAISE Family Caregivers Act (S.1719/H.R.3099) Reducing Obesity in Youth Act(S.3194) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5475)
Client expense: $166,728 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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)
Client expense: $570,000 · 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
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education (GME) issues (including Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R.2124/S.1148) - support); provided comments to Congress in response to Energy and Commerce Committee request for input on GME; amendments to the Medicare hospital re-admissions penalty program methodology (providing SES adjustments, fixing the formula flaw), H.R.1343/S.688 - support; proposals to amend the 2 midnight policy - support; hospital issues included in President Obama's FY 16 budget - oppose; hospital issues included in H.R.2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act of 2015 - support; legislation to create a comprehensive Medicare home infusion benefit (H.R.605/S.275) - support; Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors (H.R.2570) - oppose; Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System FY 2016 proposed rule (CMS 1632-P) - detailed comment letter; legislation to improve the recovery audit contractor program (H.R.2156); Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity and Reforms in Medicare Act (AFIRM) - provided comments to the Senate Finance Committee; Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015 (H.R.793/S.1190) - support; Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (H.R.592/S.314) - support; MAC Transparency Act (H.R.244) - support; Medication Therapy Management Act (S.776) - support; CMS-4159-F2 - comments on daily dispensing fees; Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L.114-39) - support; provided comments on the proposed Medicare outpatient prospective payment system rule (CMS-1633-P); Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 (H.R.3292) - oppose; Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act (H.R.3288) - oppose; Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act (H.R. 3291) - oppose; sign-on letter to CMS urging it to reconsider negative update for CY 2016 (CMS-1633-P) - support; proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts as offsets to pay for budget increases, raising the debt ceiling, etc. - oppose; site neutral hospital outpatient cuts and other hospital related provisions included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314) - oppose; legislative proposals (H.R. 5273)and Congressional letters to amend the Bipartisan Budget Acts site neutral hospital outpatient payment cut to grandfather sites under development as well as other legislative changes (support) - advocated for their inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Omnibus legislation/Senate amendment to H.R. 2029); provided comments to Congress regarding provisions in the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S. 1945), that would reform how health care information for substance abuse patients is shared; met with HHS officials on Medicare and Medicaid issues of importance to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican health care providers; submitted comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (CMS-3260-P); Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 (S.1913) - support (with some concerns about pharmacy lock-in policy); hospital issues included in House FY 17 budget - oppose; hosptial issues included in President Obama's FY 17 budget proposal - oppose; provided comments in response to Energy and Commerce Committee request for input on hospital site-neutral issues; Medicaid provisions included in the Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R.4725) - oppose; provided comments to CMS and Congress regarding the Hospital Compare Star Ratings for hospitals - support for delay and fixing measures; The Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428) - oppose; provided comments to CMS on hospital site-neutral proposals - argued for flexibility in the anticipated OPPS proposed rule; provided comments to CMS on the FY 17 IPPS proposed rule (CMS-1655-P) with a focus on opposition to the proposed Medicare DSH policy and provided input to Capitol Hill and the Administration;submitted comments on Medicaid Program,Covered Outpatient Drugs (CMS-2345-FC); asked Congressional members to urge CMS to finalize its 2014 proposed guidance to Part D drug plans and PBMs regarding consistent reporting of Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR); Improving Transparency & Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending (S.3308/H.R.5957) - support; testified at House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing entitled "Incentivizing Quality Outcomes in Medicare Part A" in support of streamlining hospital measures and reporting; provided comments regarding the Medicare OPPS CY2017 proposed rule (81 FR 45603), in particular in opposition to implementation of site-neutral proposals; provided comments on Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) under MACRA 2015 (81 FR 28161); discussions with CMS regarding priority categories for redistribution of Medicare-funded residency slots; discussions with CMS to encourage consistency in hospital surveys; submitted comments on the Part B Drug Payment Model proposed rule (CMS-1670-P) - serious concerns; submitted comments on the SNF PPS proposed rule (CMS-1645-P) - serious concerns; Texas proposed Medicaid State Plan Amendment (15-005) in response to the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Rule (CMS-2345-FC) - concerns.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Procurement and Organizational Reporting and Communication; Transparent Outcome Measures and Documentation Requirements; Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs; Payment to Certain Off-Campus Outpatient Departments of a Provider; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program; Proposed Rule (CMS-1656-P): Urges CMS to delay implementation of Section 603 for at least one year to simplify and clarify its policies and to ensure that all Medicare providers are reimbursed for the services they provide; Objects to any policy that precludes payment under the program to any Medicare provider or supplier who lawfully and pursuant to the provider or supplier agreement furnishes services to a Medicare beneficiary, absent clear statutory authority to do so; Opposes the payment proposal for FY 2017;Urges CMS to finalize a rule that provides an exception from Section 603 for hospitals that provided billable services before November 2, 2015, regardless of when the bill was submitted and delay implementation of the rule; Supports the proposal to establish a 90-day reporting period for 2016 for eligible professionals, hospitals and CAHs who have previously demonstrated meaningful use. Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2017 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Graduate Medical Education; Hospital Notification Procedures Applicable to Beneficiaries Receiving Observation Services; and Technical Changes Relating to Costs for Organizational and Medicare Cost Reports; Proposed Rule (CMS-1655-P): Urges CMS to interpret and apply the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to restore the 2017 documentation and coding adjustment amount to the .8 percent decrease; Restore .2 percentage points along with an additional .6 percentage points to compensate for three fiscal years of payment reductions; Transition to the use of uncompensated care costs, as derived from the worksheet S-10 data to a 5-year transition plan; Include the unreimbursed costs of public health care programs in the definition of uncompensated care; Provide the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice in additional languages and in a consistent, clear time frame; Phase out and replace the use of PSI-90; Phase in the increase of the required electronic measures reported; Include sociodemographic factor risk adjustment as care quality measures. Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) - Urged Congress to not cut critical funding for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Public and Prevention Fund. The Care Planning Act of 2015 (S. 1549)- Expressed support of bipartisan legislation that would help ensure that Medicare patients facing serious or life-threatening illness have access to care planning and coordination of services to ensure patients receive the care they want and need. Comments to the Senate Finance Committee's Chronic Care working group.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5164 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act S. 2787 - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 11.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 12.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 13.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 14.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 15.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 16.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 17.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 18.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 19.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 20.American Cures Act (S. 289) 21.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 22.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 23.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 24.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 25.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 26.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 27.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 28.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 29.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 30.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 31.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 32.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 33.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 34.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 35.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865/S. 3101) 36.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 37.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 38.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 39.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 40.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 41.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 42.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 43.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 44.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 45.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 46.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 47.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641/H.R. 4063) 48.Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 49.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 50.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 51.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 52.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 53.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 54.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 55.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 56.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 57.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 58.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 59.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 60.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 61.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 62.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 63.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 64.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 66.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 67.Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 68.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 69.Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 70.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 71.Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 72.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 73.Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 74.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 75.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 76.On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 77.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 78.Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 79.Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 80.Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 81.Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 82.Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787) 83.FY2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act (no bill number) 84.FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (no bill number) 85.Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) 86.Hallways to Health Act (S. 2590/H.R. 4621) 87.GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 (S. 2588) 88.CLEAR Act (S. 2587) 89.TEST KIDS Act (S. 2586) 90.FUND Water Act (S. 2583) 91.NURSE Act (S. 2572) 92.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (S.J.Res.22) 93.The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (H.R. 4775) 94.Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4000) 95.To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1085) 96.Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) 97.Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H.Con.Res. 125) 98.Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (S. 3136) 99.Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act (S. 2742) 100.Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (S. 2503) 101.The Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act (S. 2055) 102.FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika preparedness and response (no bill number) 103.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 104.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 105.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 106.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 107.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 108.FY2017 Military Construction-VA Appropriations and Zika Supplemental (H.R. 2577) 109.Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 4525) 110.PREPARE Act (H.R. 3583) 111.Zika Response Appropriations Act (H.R. 5243) 112.Making Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus (H.R. 5044) 113.A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis (S. 2843) 114.FY 2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 3040) 115.FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2956/H.R. 5054) 116.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5475) 117.SMASH Act (S. 3039) 118.Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act (H.R. 5003)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Access to Better Care Act(H.R.5652) ACE Kids Act (S.298/H.R.546) Advancing NIH Strategic Planning and Representation in Medical Research Act(S.2745) Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act(S.849/H.R.292) American Heart Month Resolution(S.Res.365) 21st Century Cures Act(H.R.6) Common Sense Savings Act (H.R.4725) Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.201) Community Prevention Grants Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015(S.2248/H.R.3952) Credit for Caring Act(H.R.4708/S.2759) End of Life Care Legislation End Surprise Billing Act(H.R.3770) Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act(H.R.1631/S.800) Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (H.R.1842/S.536) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Meeting with HHS Secretary-Precision Medicine, ACA, Workplace Wellness, and Sodium No Child Left Inside Act(H.R.882/S.492) Physical Activity Recommendations for Americans (H.R.1499/S.1793) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) (H.R.1218/ S.2218) Public Lands Service Corps Act (H.R.2167/S.1160) RAISE Family Caregivers Act (S.1719/H.R.3099)
Client expense: $159,620 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2832 - Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 H.R. 4428 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals. H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers are Removed from Medicaid and CHIP Act S.2467 - The Patient Safety Improvement Act H.R. 4725 - The Common Sense Savings Act H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act H.R. 1342 / S.688 - Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act Critical Access Hospital Reimbursement CMS-5517-P, Medicare Program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models; Proposed Rule, May 9, 2016 CMS-1645-P, Medicare Program: Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2017; Proposed Rule, April 25, 2016 CMS-1647-P, Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2016; Proposed Rule, April 25, 2016 CMS-1655-P, Medicare Program: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2017 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Graduate Medical Education; Hospital Notification Procedures Applicable to Beneficiaries Receiving Observation Services; and Technical Changes Relating to Costs to Organizations and Medicare Cost Reports; Proposed Rule, April 27, 2016 (CMS-1655-P) CMS-1655-P, Medicare Program: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2017 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Graduate Medical Education; Hospital Notification Procedures Applicable to Beneficiaries Receiving Observation Services; and Technical Changes Relating to Costs to Organizations and Medicare Cost Reports; Proposed Rule, April 27, 2016 Public Law 114-74 CMS-1670-P, Medicare Program: Part B Drug Payment Model, Proposed Rule (Vol. 81, No. 48, March 11, 2016) CMS 10599; Home health prior authorization
Client expense: $285,512 · 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, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2017 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Graduate Medical Education; Hospital Notification Procedures Applicable to Beneficiaries Receiving Observation Services; and Technical Changes Relating to Costs for Organizational and Medicare Cost Reports; Proposed Rule (CMS-1655-P): Urges CMS to interpret and apply the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to restore the 2017 documentation and coding adjustment amount to the .8 percent decrease; Restore .2 percentage points along with an additional .6 percentage points to compensate for three fiscal years of payment reductions; Transition to the use of uncompensated care costs, as derived from the worksheet S-10 data to a 5-year transition plan; Include the unreimbursed costs of public health care programs in the definition of uncompensated care; Provide the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice in additional languages and in a consistent, clear time frame; Phase out and replace the use of PSI-90; Phase in the increase of the required electronic measures reported; Include sociodemographic factor risk adjustment as care quality measures. Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) - Urged Congress to not cut critical funding for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Public and Prevention Fund. The Care Planning Act of 2015 (S. 1549)- Expressed support of bipartisan legislation that would help ensure that Medicare patients facing serious or life-threatening illness have access to care planning and coordination of services to ensure patients receive the care they want and need. Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015 (HR 2513)- Urged opposition to expanding physician-owned hospitals under Medicare. Comments to the Senate Finance Committee's Chronic Care working group. Urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release, in the immediate future, a final rule making modifications to the meaningful use requirements under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs for fiscal years (FY) 2015 to 2017. Support for the Medicaid program as currently structured.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Skilled nursing facility policies. Post-acute payment and reform issues. Assisted living; veterans' post-acute care. HR 4725, Common Sense Savings Act of 2016. HR 4591, Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Common Sense Savings Act (HR 4725)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support for comprehensive Medicare reform Support for legislation making overall improvements to the health care system Support H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act of 2016
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5634 and S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations: funding for Department of Homeland Security state and local grant programs. H.R. 5393 and S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations: funding to implement State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) and Secure Communities Program (SCP). Monitoring H.R. 4725, to reform spending under Medicaid, CHIP, and the Prevention and Public Health Fund. H.R. 5243, Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016, H.R. 4974, FY 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill; H.R. 2577, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill: funding for Zika virus response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education (GME) issues (including Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R.2124/S.1148) - support); provided comments to Congress in response to Energy and Commerce Committee request for input on GME; amendments to the Medicare hospital re-admissions penalty program methodology (providing SES adjustments, fixing the formula flaw), H.R.1343/S.688 - support; proposals to amend the 2 midnight policy - support; hospital issues included in President Obama's FY 16 budget - oppose; hospital issues included in H.R.2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act of 2015 - support; legislation to create a comprehensive Medicare home infusion benefit (H.R.605/S.275) - support; Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors (H.R.2570) - oppose; Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System FY 2016 proposed rule (CMS 1632-P) - detailed comment letter; legislation to improve the recovery audit contractor program (H.R.2156); Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity and Reforms in Medicare Act (AFIRM) - provided comments to the Senate Finance Committee; Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015 (H.R.793/S.1190) - support; Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (H.R.592/S.314) - support; MAC Transparency Act (H.R.244) - support; Medication Therapy Management Act (S.776) - support; CMS-4159-F2 - comments on daily dispensing fees; Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L.114-39) - support; provided comments on the proposed Medicare outpatient prospective payment system rule (CMS-1633-P); Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 (H.R.3292) - oppose; Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act (H.R.3288) - oppose; Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act (H.R. 3291) - oppose; sign-on letter to CMS urging it to reconsider negative update for CY 2016 (CMS-1633-P) - support; proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts as offsets to pay for budget increases, raising the debt ceiling, etc. - oppose; site neutral hospital outpatient cuts and other hospital related provisions included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314) - oppose; legislative proposals (H.R. 5273)and Congressional letters to amend the Bipartisan Budget Acts site neutral hospital outpatient payment cut to grandfather sites under development as well as other legislative changes (support) - advocated for their inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Omnibus legislation/Senate amendment to H.R. 2029); provided comments to Congress regarding provisions in the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S. 1945), that would reform how health care information for substance abuse patients is shared; met with HHS officials on Medicare and Medicaid issues of importance to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican health care providers; submitted comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (CMS-3260-P); Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 (S.1913) - support (with some concerns about pharmacy lock-in policy); hospital issues included in House FY 17 budget - oppose; hosptial issues included in President Obama's FY 17 budget proposal - oppose; provided comments in response to Energy and Commerce Committee request for input on hospital site-neutral issues; Medicaid provisions included in the Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R.4725) - oppose; provided comments to CMS and Congress regarding the Hospital Compare Star Ratings for hospitals - support for delay and fixing measures; The Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428) - oppose; provided comments to CMS on hospital site-neutral proposals - argued for flexibility in the anticipated OPPS proposed rule; provided comments to CMS on the FY 17 IPPS proposed rule (CMS-1655-P) with a focus on opposition to the proposed Medicare DSH policy and provided input to Capitol Hill and the Administration;submitted comments on Medicaid Program,Covered Outpatient Drugs (CMS-2345-FC); asked Congressional members to urge CMS to finalize its 2014 proposed guidance to Part D drug plans and PBMs regarding consistent reporting of Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR).
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediatric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms, including hospital outpatient department regulations H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions Section 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act), entire bill and Senate companion FDA reform legislation generally Stark Law reform generally H.R. 5273 (Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016), Section 201, regarding hospital outpatient departments H.R. 1807 (Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015), entire bill S. 2614 (Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016), entire bill H.R. 4725 (Common Sense Savings Act of 2016), Section 4, regarding provider taxes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4725, Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 HR 4723 , Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicaid payment models implementation of payment reforms included in H.R. 3590, including medical homes, pediatric accountable care, and Medicaid payment standards for primary care. H.R. 546 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 Issues related to Medicaid data standardization H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, issues relating "site-neutral" Medicare payment policies H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act, issues related to Medicaid provider taxes
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediactric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms, including hospital outpatient department regulations H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions Section 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act),entire bill and Senate companion FDA reform legislation generally H.R. 5273 (Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016), Section 201, regarding hospital outpatient departments H.R. 1807 (Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015), entire bill S. 2614 (Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016), entire bill H.R. 4725 (Common Sense Savings Act of 2016), section 4, regarding provider taxes Pediatric oncology research and the Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003 (PREA) Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), liver redistricting proposal S.2041/H.R.5182 (Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2015), all provisions
Client expense: $122,042 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its impact on Virginia hospitals and other health care providers. H.R. 1343/S. 688 - The Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015. H.R. 2123/S. 1148 - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015. H.R. 2156 - The Medicare Audit Improvement Act. H.R. 4725 - The Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 and H.R. 2745 - The Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its impact on Virginia hospitals and other health care providers. H.R. 1343/S. 688 - The Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015. H.R. 2123/S. 1148 - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015. H.R. 2156 - The Medicare Audit Improvement Act. H.R. 4725 - The Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 and H.R. 2745 - The Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 290 Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARE) Act of 2015 HR 3298 Medicare Post Acute Care Value Based Purchasing Act of 2015 HR 4725 Common Sense Savings Act of 2016, Section 4
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice ActReauthorization Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 1157, to authorize land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations -funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for: Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill -transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding, Community Development Block Grants, HOME Program Business Energy Investment Tax Credit Conversion technology Land-Into-Trust process Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization WRDDA 2014 Project De-authorization Process
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice ActReauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1865/S. 1423, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill S. 1964, the Family Stability & Kinship Care Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 3153, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program/ Contract Tower Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4676, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act - entire bill H.R. 5467, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutritional services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program Federally Qualified Health Centers Managed care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 211, the Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development (REBUILD) Act - entire bill S. 414, the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act - entire bill S. 517, the Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice ActReauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1211/S. 1588, the Mental Health in Schools Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1439/H.R. 3160, the Foster Youth Independence Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1854/S. 993, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2663, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4076, the Treat Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative. H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations - funding for the Salton Sea H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program funding. Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) EB-5 Visa Program reform Endangered Species Act/Habitat Conservation Intercept of Federal Tax Refunds for Delinquent Fines Older Americans Act reauthorization Salton Sea Restoration Project Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Older Americans Act programs. Congressional Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution. H. Con. Res. 125. Proposals involving Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Fiscal Year 2017 Outlay Levels. (H.R. 4723, H.R. 4724 and H.R. 4725) Proposals to reduce Fiscal Year 2017 mandatory program outlays, including plans to recover premium subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act, eliminate the Social Service Block Grant and limit the ability of state governments to use a health care provider tax to fund Medicaid. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017. (S. 3040) Proposals pertaining to the Older Americans Act and the elimination of funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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)
Client expense: $517,633 · 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