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Summary
Disability Integration Act of 2017 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of community-based services by: (1) imposing prohibited eligibility criteria, cost caps, waiting lists, or payment structures; (2) failing to provide a specific community-based service; or (3) requiring an individual to receive a service in a congregate or disability-specific setting. Community-based services must be offered to individuals with such disabilities prior to institutionalization. Institutionalized individuals must be notified regularly of community-based alternatives. States, local governments, and public insurance providers must assess: (1) transportation barriers that prevent individuals from receiving services in integrated settings, and (2) the availability of integrated employment opportunities. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must issue regulations requiring states, local governments, or insurance providers to offer community-based long-term services to individuals with such disabilities who would otherwise qualify for institutional placement. State and local governments, in conjunction with housing agencies, must ensure sufficient availability of affordable, accessible, and integrated housing that is not a disability-specific residential setting or a setting where services are tied to tenancy. Such regulations must also require states and local governments to begin implementing a transition plan to achieve the requirements of this bill within 12 years after its enactment. For 10 years after issuance of the regulations, HHS must determine annually whether each state is complying with the transition plan. If a state is complying, HHS must increase by five percentage points the federal medical assistance percentage for a state requesting an increase for expenditures on home and community-based services furnished under the state Medicaid plan under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, or a waiver of such plan, that are identified as: (1) improvements to ensure accessibility or self-directed receipt of such services, (2) funding shifts from institutional settings to integrated community-based services, or (3) environmental modifications for housing targeted toward the lowest income individuals. The bill provides for DOJ enforcement and allows civil actions by individuals subjected to, or about to be subjected to, a violation of this bill.
Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (25)
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
May 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Immigration issues including family separation and public charge.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act (H.R. 620)
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Immigration issues including family separation and public charge.
Opposed confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh as Justice of the Supreme Court based on decisions affecting people with disabilities.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Support H.R. 5603 the Access to Telehealth Services for Opioid Use Disorders Act.
Sent a letter to ACL/HHS related to concerns about community living remarks by ACL and the disability community.
Met with ACL several times to discuss community living issues including access to CRT, our support for the Disability Integration Act, S. 910/HR. 2472, competitive integrated employment and employment for people with disabilities in the healthcare sector and accessible medical diagnostic equipment.
Support H.R. 6042 and HR. 5912 which amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act, to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system.
Accessible Exercise Equipment
United Spinal helped draft and provide comments to a former Access Board member to a letter to Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) urging her to introduce legislation, similar to HR 5541/S. 2888, 113th Congress - Exercise and Fitness For All Act that you co-sponsored in 2014, that would authorize the Access Board to issue guidelines specifying the number and types of accessible exercise equipment required. It also provides for a tax credit for a small business purchasing accessible exercise equipment.
Medical Expense Coalition
United Spinal has been advocating to increase and expand the medical expense deduction and so we signed onto a letter to Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH) who have introduced medical expense provisions in the past,as well as to the House of Representatives. For the approximately 8.8 million Americans who annually take this deduction, it provides important tax relief which helps offset the costs of acute and chronic medical conditions for older Americans, children, pregnant women and other adults as well as the costs associated with long term care and assisted living. Medical expenses that qualify for this deduction can include amounts paid for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, equipment, qualified long-term care services costs as well as long term care insurance premiums. Families across the country with high health care costs face a constant stream of deductibles and high co-pays, and also pay out-of-pocket for various services and devices that enable the individual to live a productive life in the community.
Opposed move of NIDILRR from ACL included in House and Senate appropriations committee language.
United Spinal signed onto a Health IT Now Coalition letter to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Office of the Inspector General, both at the Department of Health and Human Services to follow up on regulatory implementation issues. Section 4004 of 21st Century Cures Act, which was signed into law in December 2016, requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations to prevent information blocking and to also identify reasonable and necessary activities that do not constitute information blocking. Further, the law requires the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to implement a standardized process for the public to submit reports on claims of health information technology products or developers of such products not being interoperable or resulting in information blocking and actions that result in information blocking. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has enforcement authority over vendors and providers who are found to engage in information blocking.
United Spinal Association signed onto a thank you letter to Congress for appropriating $5million per year for 4 years for the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System in 2018 appropriations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act (H.R. 620)
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Immigration issues including family separation and public charge.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Equality Act, H.R. 2282, S.1006. Lobbied in support of LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in housing, education, employment, credit, jury service, public accommodations and public funding.
DREAM Act, H.R. 3440, S. 1615. Lobbied in support of path for permanent residency and citizenship for young undocumented immigrants who graduate from high school, college or join the military.
End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, H.R. 1486, S. 411. Lobbied in support of prohibition against profiling in law enforcement on basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Disability Integration Act, H.R. 2472, S. 910. Lobbied in support of federal protections for disabled persons regarding how they receive services and supports.
Do No Harm Act, H.|R. 3222. Lobbied in support of protecting religious freedom without discrimination against others in receiving government provided services.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Continued lobby efforts on HR 620 The ADA Education and Reform Act meetings to oppose this legislation.
United Spinal continues to advocate for the Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472). The legislation builds on the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Courts Olmstead decision, and asserts that people with disabilities have a right to live in their own homes and communities and to receive the services and supports they need to do so.
United Spinal signed onto a letter of support for the Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)along with numerous other disability organizations as members of the Consortium for Citizens (CCD), signed onto a letter to congressional leaders, Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi reiterating support of the Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472). This legislation, if passed, would ensure the rights of people with disabilities to live full and independent lives in their communities.
Working with the Department of Labor in Twitter chats in promoting accessible transportation for people with disabilities.
United Spinal and other stakeholder groups met with Sen. Caseys office to discuss employment challenges and opportunities for people with disabilities.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act (H.R. 620)
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Kevin and Auonte's Law (S. 2070).
Immigration issues including family separation and public charge.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Support passage of S. 2227/H.R. 5306 the Empower Care Act
Improving Long-Term Services and Supports Financing and Coverage
H.R.2472 - Disability Integration Act of 2017
Client expense: $66,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Medicaid block grant/per capita caps; Medicaid Funding Threats/Reform; opposition to the ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R 620); ABLE Age Adjustment Act (H.R. 1874); ABLE to Work Act (H.R 1896); ABLE Financial Planning Act (H.R. 1897/S. 816); Able Age Adjustment Act (S. 817); Disability Integration Act (H.R. 2472/S. 910); Extension of Money Follows the Person Demonstration Project and support for the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act (also known as the EMPOWER Care Act, S.2227/H.R. 5306); RAISE Family Caregiver Act (S. 1028/ H.R. 3759); Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 1732/H.R. 3331) and CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1732/H.R. 2556); Administration Efforts regarding Opioid Use; Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding; Disability Integration Act (S. 910 /HR 2472); and other Extender Issues (Medicare Therapy Caps, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program; DSH Cut Delay).
Client expense: $196,828 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act (H.R. 620)
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Kevin and Auonte's Law (S. 2070).
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Equality Act, H.R. 2282, S.1006. Lobbied in support of LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in housing, education, employment, credit, jury service, public accommodations and public funding.
DREAM Act, H.R. 3440, S. 1615. Lobbied in support of path for permanent residency and citizenship for young undocumented immigrants who graduate from high school, college or join the military.
End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, H.R. 1486, S. 411. Lobbied in support of prohibition against profiling in law enforcement on basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Disability Integration Act, H.R. 2472, S. 910. Lobbied in support of federal protections for disabled persons regarding how they receive services and supports.
Do No Harm Act, H.|R. 3222. Lobbied in support of protecting religious freedom without discrimination against others in receiving government provided services.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Equality Act, H.R. 2282, S.1006. Lobbied in support of LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in housing, education, employment, credit, jury service, public accommodations and public funding.
DREAM Act, H.R. 3440, S. 1615. Lobbied in support of path for permanent residency and citizenship for young undocumented immigrants who graduate from high school, college or join the military.
End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, H.R. 1486, S. 411. Lobbied in support of prohibition against profiling in law enforcement on basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Disability Integration Act, H.R. 2472, S. 910. Lobbied in support of federal protections for disabled persons regarding how they receive services and supports.
Do No Harm Act, H.|R. 3222. Lobbied in support of protecting religious freedom without discrimination against others in receiving government provided services.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
United Spinal signed onto a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to ensure continued engagement with the patient advocacy community on the issues of safe use of biopharmaceutical products.
United Spinal policy staff met with officials from NIHs National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and National Institute on Aging (NIA)and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development(NICHD) to discuss an increased focus on disability rehabilitation research and planning.
Supports S. 910/H.R. 2472 - To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Shared AARPs comment letter on Medicare home health payment system proposed rule.
Responded to request for hearing questions regarding disaster preparedness.
Responded to inquiry on Medicare and telehealth.
Discussed nursing home oversight, quality of care, disaster preparedness and response.
S. 2227, Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources and Care Act (EMPOWER Care Act) - Discussed support for the bill.
Signed onto letter to HHS/CMS re: nursing home conditions of participation and arbitration.
S. 910/H.R. 2472, Disability Integration Act - Discussed the bill.
S. 2076/H.R. 4256, Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act - Discussed bill, home and community-based services, and nursing home quality.
Shared AARPs comment letter to CMS on the CMMI RFI (no bill number).
S. 1334/H.R. 2797, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act - Signed letter in support of legislation.
Discussed coverage of oral health care under Medicare.
Sent letter on Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017.
Discussed expanding access to hearing aid technologies.
Filed comments on 1115 waiver applications or 1115 waiver amendment applications for Utah and Massachusetts.
Discussed opposition to income-related premiums for Medicare.
Expressed support for re-authorization of the CHIP program.
Participated in an informational call regarding Medicaid-For-All legislation.
H.R. 3354, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2018, H.R. 1370, H.J.R. 123, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, H.J. Res. 99 (P.L. 115-30), H.R.244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 (P.L. 115-31) and (H.R.3358 & S.1771) Labor-HHS Appropriations bill for FY 2018 - Lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act (H.R. 620)
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Medicaid Funding Threats; Medicaid Reimbursement; Medicare Reimbursement; Long-Term Care Financing Reform; Medicare; opposition to the ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R 620); ABLE Age Adjustment Act (H.R. 1874); ABLE to Work Act (H.R 1896); ABLE Financial Planning Act (H.R. 1897/S. 816); Able Age Adjustment Act (S. 817); Disability Integration Act (H.R. 2472/S. 910); Extension of Money Follows the Person Demonstration Project and support for the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act (S.2227); assorted Health Information Technology and Telehealth Legislation; RAISE Family Caregiver Act (S. 1028/ H.R. 3759); Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 1732/H.R. 3331) and CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1732/H.R. 2556); RAISE Family Caregiver Act (S. 1028/H.R. 3759); Strong Families Act (S. 1829); and other Extender Issues (Medicare Therapy Caps Repeal, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program).
Client expense: $186,845 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
The Better Care Reconciliation Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
H.J.Res 51 Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 260, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S.910/H.R.2472, the Disability Integration Act of 2017, which ensures the rights of people with disabilities by prohibiting governments from denying services that enable an individual to live independently
The In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources and Education Act, which ensures that caregivers receive adequate resources, services, and training
The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson healthcare proposal
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
The Better Care Reconciliation Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
H.J.Res 51 Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 260, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S.910/H.R.2472, the Disability Integration Act of 2017, which ensures the rights of people with disabilities by prohibiting governments from denying services that enable an individual to live independently
The In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources and Education Act, which ensures that caregivers receive adequate resources, services, and training
Elimination of the Medicare Therapy Caps
The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson healthcare proposal
H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, which would restore the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange to Blue Water Navy veterans
Continuation of the Cost Sharing Reduction Payments
S.591, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017, which expands Family Caregiver Program eligibility to include Veterans and Servicemembers who were seriously injured or became ill prior to September 11, 2001, rendering the caregivers of individuals with PD who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during eligible time periods eligible for the Programs services and benefits
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Signed onto letters to Congress, and engaged in multiple Hill visits, opposing the ADA Education and Reform Act H.R. 620 which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities to enforce their rights under Title III of the ADA. Title III (public accommodations) was intended to balance the interests of small businesses along with the accessibility concerns of people with disabilities. Title III does not require any action with respect to existing buildings that would cause an undue burden on businesses or that is not readily achievable.
Supports S. 910/H.R. 2472 - Disability Integration Act
United Spinal endorsed H.Con.Res.80 - Expressing the sense of the Congress that assisted suicide (sometimes referred to as death with dignity, end-of-life options, aid-in-dying, or similar phrases) puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm and undermines the integrity of the health care system.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Medicaid Funding Threats; Medicaid Reimbursement; Medicare Reimbursement; Long-Term Care Financing Reform; Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628); Medicare; The American Health Care Act and McConnell substitute the Better Care Reconciliation Act that was part of HR 1628; the ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R 620); An extension of Money Follows the Person Demonstration Project (No bill has been introduced yet.); ABLE Age Adjustment Act (H.R. 1874); ABLE to Work Act (H.R 1896); ABLE Financial Planning Act (H.R. 1897/S. 816); Able Age Adjustment Act (S. 817); Disability Integration Act (H.R. 2472/S. 910); Independence at Home Act (S. 464); assorted Health Information Technology and Telehealth Legislation; RAISE Family Caregiver Act (S. 1028); Medicare Observation Stay legislation; and other Extender Issues (Medicare Therapy Caps, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program).
Client expense: $217,480 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Signed onto letter to Congress, and engaged in multiple Hill visits, opposing the ADA Education and Reform Act H.R. 620 which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities to enforce their rights under Title III of the ADA. Title III (public accommodations) was intended to balance the interests of small businesses along with the accessibility concerns of people with disabilities. Title III does not require any action with respect to existing buildings that would cause an undue burden on businesses or that is not readily achievable.
Supports S. 910/H.R. 2472 - Disability Integration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
The Better Care Reconciliation Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
H.J.Res 51 Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 260, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S.910/H.R.2472, the Disability Integration Act of 2017, which ensures the rights of people with disabilities by prohibiting governments from denying services that enable an individual to live independently
The In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources and Education Act, which ensures that caregivers receive adequate resources, services, and training
Elimination of the Medicare Therapy Caps
Client expense: $88,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
The Better Care Reconciliation Act, which would amend significant portions of the Affordable Care Act
H.J.Res 51 Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S. 260, the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
S.910/H.R.2472, the Disability Integration Act of 2017, which ensures the rights of people with disabilities by prohibiting governments from denying services that enable an individual to live independently
The In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources and Education Act, which ensures that caregivers receive adequate resources, services, and training
Client expense: $88,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.
Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $3,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE