To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.
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This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
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Outreach and monitoring related to health, Medicaid and Medicare issues. Monitor legislative activity on issues related to the Presidents Budget FY 2019. H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act. H.R. 5598, 340B Optimization Act. H.R. 5985, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals and for other purposes. H.R. 6071, SERV Communities Act. S. 2690, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Outreach and monitoring related to health, Medicaid and Medicare issues. Monitor legislative activity on issues related to the Presidents Budget FY 2019. H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act. H.R. 5598, 340B Optimization Act. H.R. 5985, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals and for other purposes. H.R. 6071, SERV Communities Act. S. 2690, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Asked Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to support funding for the following programs in the FY19 appropriations bills; thanked them for maintaining or increasing funding for the following programs: Agriculture: NIFA, AFRI, Hatch, Smith Lever, EFNEP, NAHLN, ARS (Hemp Germplasm Repository), NIFA Integrated Activities (HR 5961, S 2967) Commerce Justice Science: NSF, NSF Facilities, NASA Science, NASA Aerospace Technology, NASA Education-Space Grant, NOAA-OAR, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Regional Climate Centers (HR 5992, S 3072) Defense: Basic Research (6.1), DARPA, Defense Health, AF-RDT&E-Applied Research-Materials (HR 6157, S 3159) Energy & Water: DoE Office of Science, Energy Frontiers Research Center Program, ARPA-E, EERE Geothermal Technologies (HR 5895, HR 5985 as amended on the Senate floor, S 2975) Interior: NEH, EPA Science & Technology, USGS-WRRI, USGS-Cooperative Research Unit (HR 6147, S 3073); Asked representatives to oppose (and thanked them for opposing) the Rothman amendment to cut the NEH budget by 15%. Labor HHS Education: NIH, AHRQ, Pell Grant, SEOG, FWS, TRIO, GAANN, Title VI International Education (House Committee print, S 3158) State, Foreign Ops: Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs (Fulbright), USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs (HR 6385, S 3108) Transportation: University Transportation Research Centers (HR 6072, S 3023) Thanked Representatives and Senators for passing conference reports for Energy & Water (PL 115-244), Defense (PL 115-245) and Labor-HHS-Education (PL 115-245), Agriculture (no report filed), and Interior (no report filed). Encouraged Representatives and Senators to support HR 695, a consolidated appropriations bill and continuing resolution. Asked Representatives and Senators to pass legislation- either a CR or appropriations bill to avoid government shutdown. Encouraged speedy resolution of shutdown.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor the following: H.R.4215, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that providers of services receive adequate payments for the acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medicare program, and for other purposes, Organ bone marrow transplant issues Medicaid 1115 Waiver H.R.5985, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes, Medicare appeal issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Expressed opposition to Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to the budget cuts to research and education programs outlined in the Administration's budget request for FY 2019. Asked Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to support funding for the following programs in the FY19 appropriations bills; thanked them for maintaining or increasing funding for the following programs: Agriculture: NIFA, AFRI, Hatch, Smith Lever, EFNEP, NAHLN, ARS (Hemp Germplasm Repository), NIFA Integrated Activities (HR 5961, S 2967) Commerce Justice Science: NSF, NSF Facilities, NASA Science, NASA Aerospace Technology, NASA Education-Space Grant, NOAA-OAR, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Regional Climate Centers (HR 5992, S 3072) Defense: Basic Research (6.1), DARPA, Defense Health, AF-RDT&E-Applied Research-Materials (HR 6157, S 3159) Energy & Water: DoE Office of Science, Energy Frontiers Research Center Program, ARPA-E, EERE Geothermal Technologies (HR 5895, HR 5985 as amended on the Senate floor, S 2975) Interior: NEH, EPA Science & Technology, USGS-WRRI, USGS-Cooperative Research Unit (HR 6147, S 3073); Asked representatives to oppose (and thanked them for opposing) the Rothman amendment to cut the NEH budget by 15%. Labor HHS Education: NIH, AHRQ, Pell Grant, SEOG, FWS, TRIO, GAANN, Title VI International Education (House Committee print, S 3158) State, Foreign Ops: Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs (Fulbright), USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs (HR 6385, S 3108) Transportation: University Transportation Research Centers (HR 6072, S 3023) Encouraged Representatives and Senators to support conference reports for Energy & Water (PL 115-244), Defense (PL 115-245), Labor-HHS-Education (PL 115-245), Agriculture (no report filed), and Interior (no report filed). Asked Representatives and Senators to support continuing resolution with no anomalies (PL 115-245).
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Expressed opposition to Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to the budget cuts to research and education programs outlined in the Administration's budget request for FY 2019. Asked Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to support funding for the following programs in the FY19 appropriations bills; thanked them for maintaining or increasing funding for the following programs: Agriculture: NIFA, AFRI, Hatch, Smith Lever, EFNEP, NAHLN, ARS (Hemp Germplasm Repository), NIFA Integrated Activities (HR 5961, S 2967) Commerce Justice Science: NSF, NSF Facilities, NASA Science, NASA Aerospace Technology, NASA Education-Space Grant, NOAA-OAR, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Regional Climate Centers (HR 5992, S 3072) Defense: Basic Research (6.1), DARPA, Defense Health, AF-RDT&E-Applied Research-Materials (HR 6157, S 3159) Energy & Water: DoE Office of Science, Energy Frontiers Research Center Program, ARPA-E, EERE Geothermal Technologies (HR 5895, HR 5985 as amended on the Senate floor, S 2975) Interior: NEH, EPA Science & Technology, USGS-WRRI, USGS-Cooperative Research Unit (HR 6147, S 3073); Asked representatives to oppose (and thanked them for opposing) the Rothman amendment to cut the NEH budget by 15%. Labor HHS Education: NIH, AHRQ, Pell Grant, SEOG, FWS, TRIO, GAANN, Title VI International Education (House Committee print, S 3158) State, Foreign Ops: Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs (Fulbright), USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs (HR 6385, S 3108) Transportation: University Transportation Research Centers (HR 6072, S 3023) Encouraged Representatives and Senators to support conference reports for Energy & Water (PL 115-244), Defense (PL 115-245), Labor-HHS-Education (PL 115-245), Agriculture (no report filed), and Interior (no report filed). Asked Representatives and Senators to support continuing resolution with no anomalies (PL 115-245).
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.4215, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that providers of services receive adequate payments for the acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medicare program, and for other purposes, Monitor organ bone marrow transplant issues Monitor Medicaid 1115 Waiver H.R.5985, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes, Medicare appeal issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
--340B Drug Pricing Program --Support H.R. 5985 to permit hospitals to challenge Medicare DSH payment estimates
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Expressed opposition to Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to the budget cuts to research and education programs outlined in the Administration's budget request for FY 2019. Asked Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to support funding for the following programs in the FY19 appropriations bills; thanked them for maintaining or increasing funding for the following programs: Agriculture: NIFA, AFRI, Hatch, Smith Lever, EFNEP, NAHLN, ARS (Hemp Germplasm Repository), NIFA Integrated Activities, study on research tools (HR 5961, S 2967) Commerce Justice Science: NSF, NASA Science, NASA Aerospace Technology, NASA Education-Space Grant, NOAA-OAR, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Regional Climate Centers (HR 5992, S 3072) Defense: Basic Research (6.1), DARPA, Defense Health, AF-RDT&E-Applied Research-Materials (HR 6157, S 3159) Energy & Water: DoE Office of Science, Energy Frontiers Research Center Program, ARPA-E, EERE Geothermal Technologies (HR 5895, HR 5985 as amended on the Senate floor, S 2975) Interior: NEH, EPA Science & Technology, USGS-WRRI, USGS-Cooperative Research Unit (HR 6147, S 3073) Labor HHS Education: NIH, AHRQ, Pell Grant, SEOG, FWS, TRIO, GAANN, Title VI International Education (House Committee print, S 3158) State, Foreign Ops: Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs (Fulbright), USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs (HR 6385, S 3108) Transportation: University Transportation Research Centers (HR 6072, S 3023)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5985, S. 2975, FY 2019 Energy/Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for DOE Office of Science, High Energy Physics, LBNF, and SURF. H.R. 5952, S. 3072, FY 2019 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
| Republican |
| FL |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE