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Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017
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Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 This bill modifies Medicare payment rules and reporting requirements with respect to ground-ambulance services.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-481, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced in House
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236; HR 1892
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; issues surrounding GAO and MedPAC reports; Medicare ambulance reimbursement issues; implementation of H.R. 2; Protecting Patient Access to Medications Act (H.R. 304); The Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967); Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act (H.R. 3236); Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act (H.R. 3729); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; Siren Act (H.R.5429,S.2830); Agriculture Improvement Act (H.R.2).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; issues surrounding GAO and MedPAC reports; Medicare ambulance reimbursement issues; implementation of H.R. 2; Protecting Patient Access to Medications Act (H.R. 304); The Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967); Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act (H.R. 3236); Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act (H.R. 3729); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; Siren Act (H.R.5429,S.2830).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236; HR 1892
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) and the NEATSA Act (H.R. 6269). Lobbied on Medicare system to collect ambulance cost data.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) and the NEATSA Act (H.R. 6269). Lobbied on Medicare system to collect ambulance cost data.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; issues surrounding GAO and MedPAC reports; Medicare ambulance reimbursement issues; implementation of H.R. 2; Protecting Patient Access to Medications Act (H.R. 304); The Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967); Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act (H.R. 3236); Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act (H.R. 3729); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236; HR 1892
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Lobbied on Medicare system to collect ambulance cost data.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Lobbied on Medicare system to collect ambulance cost data.
Client expense: $215,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender Provisions H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
Client expense: $520,414 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Essential emergency medication shortages Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 H.R.372-Competetive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.582-Kari's Law Act of 2017 H.R.767-Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1057-Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017 H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.1492-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1628-American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.2200-Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 HR 2843-Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3258-Marketplace Certainty Act H.R.3545-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 H.R.3922-Continuing Community Health And Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 H.R.5176-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 H.R.5197-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act P.L.111-148-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S.191-Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.256-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.372- Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.1016-Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 S.1022-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1462-Marketplace Certainty Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.1827-Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017 S.1835-Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S.2516-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act S.2609-Recovery Coaches Offer Addiction Counseling and Healing (COACH) Act S.2610-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018
Client expense: $520,414 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare ambulance fee schedule reform; HR 3729 "Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017"; S 967 "Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017"; HR 3236 "Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017"; H.R.1301 (Continuing Resolution Medicare-related provisions); Ways and Means Red Tape Project; CMS Request for Information to reduce regulatory burden
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; issues surrounding GAO and MedPAC reports; Medicare ambulance reimbursement issues; implementation of H.R. 2; Protecting Patient Access to Medications Act (H.R. 304); The Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967); Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act (H.R. 3236); Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act (H.R. 3729); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Lobbied on Medicare system to collect ambulance cost data.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Lobbied on Medicare system to collect ambulance cost data.
Client expense: $215,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Support H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, which would extend the 2% urban, 3% rural, and the 22.6% super rural bonus payments for 5 years, require annual full cost reporting, includes a hardship and appeals process for agencies, and monies for agency education; Advocate for the creation of a bill (SIREN ACT) that would provide grants to EMS agencies operating in rural areas, specifically for training, recruitment, retention, education, and equipment; Support H.R.1876/S.781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017; Support H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (VREASA); Educate lawmakers and staff on the shortage and access issues for overdose and other medications used by EMS practitioners; Urge Congressional relief for raising drug prices for medications used by EMS practitioners; Supported letter to HHS requesting greater enforcement of the provisions of the Ryan White Act; Support letter to House and Senate Appropriations leaders to urge adequate funding for the EMSC program under HRSA; Support H.R. 1892, Honoring Hometown Heros Act; Urge Support to join the EMS Congressional Caucus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,230
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236 ; HR 1892
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. P.L. 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act, provisions to extend the Ambulance Add-On payments for the transport of Medicare patients to hospitals and the development of a cost survey system to ascertain the cost of treatment of Medicare patients to EMS providers. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. H.R. 5429, legislation to create a grant program to support rural fire and EMS agencies. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. Senate discussion draft legislation relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. S. 967, Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act, provisions relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. Issues relating to the Bureau of Labor Statistics classification of firefighters and EMTs.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid coverage of ground and air ambulance services/HR 1892; HR 3729, Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017; HR 3780, Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; HR 1394, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for non emergency transportation under Medicaid
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid coverage of ground and air ambulance services/HR 1892; HR 3729, Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017; HR 3780, Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; HR 1394, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for non emergency transportation under
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid coverage of ground and air ambulance services/HR 1892; HR 3729, Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017; HR 3780, Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; HR 1394, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for non emergency transportation under Medicaid
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels and policies applicable to ambulance services. Lobbying on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) and H.R. 1394. Lobbying on reimbursement for emergency ambulance services by the Department of Veterans Affairs including on the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (H.R. 1445).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels and policies applicable to ambulance services. Lobbying on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) and H.R. 1394. Lobbying on reimbursement for emergency ambulance services by the Department of Veterans Affairs including on the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (H.R. 1445).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbying on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels and policies applicable to ambulance services. Lobbying on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236), the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) and H.R. 1394. Lobbying on reimbursement for emergency ambulance services by the Department of Veterans Affairs including on the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (H.R. 1445).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 849 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017: To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Roe (R-TN). HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. Griffith (R-VA) H.R.3178 - Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the delivery of home infusion therapy and dialysis and the application of the Stark rule under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Brady (R-TX) HR 3726 - Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule under Medicare, and for other purposes. Marchant (R-TX) HR 3727 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes. Black (R-TN). HR 3729 - Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate provider and supplier cost reporting of ambulance services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Nunes (R-CA) HR 242 and S 41 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Welch (D-VT) & Klobuchar (D-MN). HR 908 - Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. Kelly (R-PA) HR 1995 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security to provide for national testing of a model of Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees. Black (R-TN) S 870 - Creating High Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2017: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to implement Medicare payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes without adding to the deficit. No Sponsor Listed
Client expense: $1,043,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236) and the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729). Lobbied on Medicare provider extender proposal.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236) and the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729).
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Alternatives to Opiates (ALTO) Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 H.R.304-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 H.R.372-Competetive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.582-Kari's Law Act of 2017 H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1057-Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.1492-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1628-American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.2200-Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 H.R.2430-FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 HR 2843-Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3258-Marketplace Certainty Act H.R.3545-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 H.R.3922-Continuing Community Health And Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 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 P.L.111-148-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S.191-Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S.222-Obamacare Replacement Act S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.372- Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.916-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 S.934-FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S.1016-Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 S.1022-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1462-Marketplace Certainty Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.1827-Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017 S.1835-Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S.Amdt.667 to S.Amdt.267 to H.R.1628-Better Care Reconciliation Act S.J.Res.16-A joint resolution 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 S.J.Res.17-A joint resolution 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
Client expense: $672,362 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender Provisions H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 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 S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.Amdt.667 to S.Amdt.267 to H.R.1628-Better Care Reconciliation Act S.J.Res.16-A joint resolution 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 S.J.Res.17-A joint resolution 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
Client expense: $672,362 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare ambulance fee schedule reform; HR 3729 "Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017"; S 967 "Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017"; HR 3236 "Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017"; SCHIP Reauthorization: H.R. __, HEALTHY KIDS Act (Rep. Pallone amendment on Medicare extenders); Ways and Means Red Tape Project; CMS Request for Information to reduce regulatory burden
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; issues surrounding GAO and MedPAC reports; Medicare ambulance reimbursement issues; implementation of H.R. 2; Protecting Patient Access to Medications Act (H.R. 304); The Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967); Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act (H.R. 3236); Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act (H.R. 3729).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 115-83, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, which would extend the 2% urban, 3% rural, and the 22.6% super rural bonus payments for 5 years, require annual full cost reporting, includes a hardship and appeals process for agencies, and monies for agency education; Support H.R. 304, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017; Advocate for the creation of a bill that would provide grants to EMS agencies operating in rural areas, specifically for training, recruitment, retention, education, and equipment. Support H.R. 1720/S.1239, the LOSAP Cap Adjustment Priority Act, and urge inclusion in the final tax bill; Support H.R.1876/S.781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017; Urge Support to join the EMS Congressional Caucus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,578
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236) and the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729). Lobbied on Medicare provider extender proposal.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid coverage of ground and air ambulance services; HR 3729, Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017; HR 3780, Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; HR 1394, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for non-emergency transportation under Medicaid
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid coverage of ground and air ambulance services; HR 3729, Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017; HR 3780, Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; HR 1394, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for non-emergency transportation under Medicaid
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid coverage of ground and air ambulance services; HR 3729, Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017; HR 3780, Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; HR 1394, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for non-emergency transportation under Medicaid
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 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 S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.Amdt.667 to S.Amdt.267 to H.R.1628-Better Care Reconciliation Act S.J.Res.16-A joint resolution 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 S.J.Res.17-A joint resolution 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
Client expense: $568,275 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Alternatives to Opiates (ALTO) H.R.304-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 H.R.372-Competetive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.582-Kari's Law Act of 2017 H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1057-Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.1492-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1628-American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.2200-Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 H.R.2430-FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3258-Marketplace Certainty Act H.R.3545-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 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 P.L.111-148-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S.191-Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S.222-Obamacare Replacement Act S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.372- Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.916-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 S.934-FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S.1016-Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 S.1022-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1462-Marketplace Certainty Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.Amdt.667 to S.Amdt.267 to H.R.1628-Better Care Reconciliation Act S.J.Res.16-A joint resolution 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 S.J.Res.17-A joint resolution 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
Client expense: $568,275 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied for increases in reimbursement for ambulance service agencies and changes in policies to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. Lobbied on the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967), Ambulance Medicare and Budget Operations Act (H.R. 3236) and the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability and Transport Act (H.R. 3729).
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare ambulance fee schedule reform; HR 3729 "Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017"; S 967 "Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017"; HR 3236 "Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017"; SCHIP Reauthorization: H.R. __, HEALTHY KIDS Act (Rep. Pallone amendment on Medicare extenders); Ways and Means Red Tape Project; CMS Request for Information to reduce regulatory burden
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2267 / S. 1301 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 3729 - Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 H.R. 3727 - Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare (ITAM) H.R. 3726 - Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 S. 1130 - Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017, Graham-Cassidy Amendment H.R. 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act Provider Statutory & Regulatory Relief Initiative CMS-5522-P, Medicare Program; CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program; Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 82, No. 125), June 30, 2017. CMS-1686-ANPRM, Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities: Revisions to Case-mix Methodology; Federal Register (Vol.82, No. 84), May 4, 2017. Proposed Rule: Medicaid Program; State Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment Reductions [CMS-2394-P]; Federal Register (82 FR 35163) July 28, 2017. CMS-1676-P, Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2018; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program; Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 82, No. 139), July 21, 2017. CMS-1678-P, Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 82, No. 138), July 20, 2017. CMS 1672-P, CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Proposed 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements: Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 82, No. 144), July 28, 2017.
Client expense: $301,998 · 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)
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 849 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017: To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Roe (R-TN). HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. Griffith (R-VA) H.R.3178 - Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the delivery of home infusion therapy and dialysis and the application of the Stark rule under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Brady (R-TX) HR 3726 - Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule under Medicare, and for other purposes. Marchant (R-TX) HR 3727 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes. Black (R-TN). HR 3729 - Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate provider and supplier cost reporting of ambulance services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Nunes (R-CA) HR 242 and S 41 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Welch (D-VT) & Klobuchar (D-MN). HR 908 - Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. Kelly (R-PA) HR 1995 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security to provide for national testing of a model of Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees. Black (R-TN) S 870 - Creating High Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2017: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to implement Medicare payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes without adding to the deficit. No Sponsor Listed
Client expense: $166,896 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; issues surrounding GAO and MedPAC reports; Medicare ambulance reimbursement issues; implementation of H.R. 2; Protecting Patient Access to Medications Act (H.R. 304); The Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967); Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act (H.R. 3236); Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act (H.R. 3729).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services; HR 3729; HR 3236
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service