Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 2951, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds. S. 1703, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act. S. 1870, Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 regarding provisions to increase the FMAP for Medicaid. Medicare: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S. 22); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S.2846 & H.R.3935 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act S.1129 & H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019 S.1423 & H.R.1393 - Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 S.22 & H.R.2951 - Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 H.R.4650 - Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2019 H.R.8118 - Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020 H.R.576 - Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Discussions pertaining to the cost of dental care in America Monitored issues relating to H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Monitored HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - discussions pertaining to proposals for expansion of Medicare benefits Monitored HR 1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored issues related to the pricing and prescribing of pharmaceutical drugs and the impact on dental providers Monitored HR 2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored S 22 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored HR 3502 Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Monitored S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Policies related to an increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act, and related to an FMAP increase for dental services; Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S 22), Seniors Have Eyes ,Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650).

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

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

Medicare: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S. 22); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650). Medicaid: Medicaid funding; H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act; H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. A regulatory proposal to end the maintenance of effort requirements on supplemental benefits for state Medicaid programs and a proposal regarding periodic reviews and expiration of HHS regulation.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE

Medicare: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S. 22); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650). Medicaid: Medicaid funding; H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Policies related to an increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act, and related to an FMAP increase for dental services; Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (S. 1423); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (H.R. 576); Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (S. 22/H.R. 2951); Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (H.R. 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (H.R. 4650); Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3).

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

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

Policies related to an increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act, and related to an FMAP increase for dental services; Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S 22), Seniors Have Eyes ,Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650).

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

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

Discussions pertaining to the cost of dental care in America Monitored HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - discussions pertaining to proposals for expansion of Medicare benefits Monitored HR 1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored issues related to the pricing and prescribing of pharmaceutical drugs and the impact on dental providers Monitored HR 2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored S 22 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored HR 3502 Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Monitored S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S. 22); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650). Medicaid: Medicaid funding; H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Discussions pertaining to the cost of dental care in America HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - discussions pertaining to proposals for expansion of Medicare benefits Monitored HR 1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored issues related to the pricing and prescribing of pharmaceutical drugs and the impact on dental providers Monitored HR 2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored S 22 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored HR 3502 Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Monitored S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S. 22); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650)

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (S. 1423); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (H.R. 576); Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (S. 22/H.R. 2951); Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (H.R. 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (H.R. 4650); Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3).

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

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

H.R. 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 -allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, limiting the ability of drug companies to spike their prices overnight, ensuring that actions to address egregious prices apply to coverage beyond Medicare S. 2543 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - comprehensive legislation to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers HR 6159 Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2020 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to renew the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes. H.R.1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 - provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program. H.R.576 Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act - expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. S.22/H.R.2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 - coverage of dental services under Medicare Part B H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act - reauthorize the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program H.R. 1343 - Protecting Married Seniors Act - provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. H.R. 4996 Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 - MOMs Act - provide for a State option under the Medicaid program to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individual S.1423Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 - provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare and Medicaid programs

Discussions pertaining to the cost of dental care in America HR 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - discussions pertaining to proposals for expansion of Medicare benefits Monitored HR 1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored issues related to the pricing and prescribing of pharmaceutical drugs and the impact on dental providers Monitored HR 2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored S 22 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored HR 3502 Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Monitored S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act Monitored S 2740 Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S. 22); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650); Lower Drug Costs Now Act (HR 3) Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 (S. 350/HR 1418), Policies related to operation of the Affordable Care Act Exchanges, including enrollment functions and independent purchase of dental benefits. Policies related to operation of the Affordable Care Act Exchanges, including enrollment functions and independent purchase of dental benefits.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 2951/S. 22); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (HR 576); Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (HR 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (HR 4650); Lower Drug Costs Now Act (HR 3) Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 (S 172/HR 1398) Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 (S 350/HR 1418) DOC Access Act of 2019 (HR 3762), policies related to provider contracting Policies related to operation of the Affordable Care Act Exchanges, including enrollment functions and independent purchase of dental benefits.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Discussions pertaining to the cost of dental care in America HR 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - discussions pertaining to proposals for expansion of Medicare benefits Monitored HR 1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored issues related to the pricing and prescribing of pharmaceutical drugs and the impact on dental providers Monitored HR 2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored S 22 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored HR 3502 Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Monitored S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act Monitored S 2740 Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 -allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, limiting the ability of drug companies to spike their prices overnight, ensuring that actions to address egregious prices apply to coverage beyond Medicare S. 2543 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - comprehensive legislation to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers H.AR. 4663 Freedom from Price Gouging Act - require drug manufacturers to pay a Medicare part B rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation. S. 64 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products S.3092 Expanding Access to Low Cost Generics Act - Subjecting insulin to the new pathway to bring low-cost, generic insulin products to market S.2628 - Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2019 - remove a limitation on an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is in custody pending disposition of charges. H.R. 913 - CLINICAL TREAMENT Act - requires state Medicaid programs to cover routine patient costs for items and services that are provided in connection with a qualifying clinical trial regarding cancer or other life-threatening conditions Legislation to restore Medicaid eligibility to people from the Freely Associated States who are living in the U.S. under the terms of the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). H.R.1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 - provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program. H.R.576 Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act - expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. S.22/H.R.2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 - coverage of dental services under Medicare Part B H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act - reauthorize the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program H.R. 1343 - Protecting Married Seniors Act - provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. S.99 / H.R.448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D H.R.1046 / S.377 Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 - requiring Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D of the Medicare program H.R.4671 Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act of 2019 - reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. H.R. 4996 Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 - MOMs Act - provide for a State option under the Medicaid program to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individual H.R.1329 Medicaid Reentry Act - allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release H.R.1354 Territories Health Equity Act - make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs H.R.1384, S.1129 Medicare for All Act - establishes a national health insurance program Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act - public option for drug coverage within Medicare Part D HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2019 - Removes the five year waiting period for immigrants to become eligible for Medicaid and CHIP S.1423Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 - provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare and Medicaid programs S.1280BENES Act - establish a system to notify individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process

Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (S. 1423); Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act (H.R. 576); Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 (S. 22/H.R. 2951); Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 (H.R. 1393); Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (H.R. 4650); Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3).

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

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

Discussions pertaining to the cost of dental care in America HR 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - discussions pertaining to proposals for expansion of Medicare benefits Monitored HR 1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored issues related to the pricing and prescribing of pharmaceutical drugs and the impact on dental providers Monitored HR 2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored S 22 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 Monitored HR 3502 Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Monitored S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 -allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, limiting the ability of drug companies to spike their prices overnight, ensuring that actions to address egregious prices apply to coverage beyond Medicare S. 2543 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - comprehensive legislation to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers H.R. 3853 Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act of 2019 - increase under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples H.R.4386 Stop the Wait Act - eliminate the Medicare and disability insurance benefits waiting periods for disabled individuals. H.R.1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 - provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program. H.R.576 Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act - expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. S.22/H.R.2951 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 - coverage of dental services under Medicare Part B H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act - reauthorize the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program H.R. 1343 - Protecting Married Seniors Act - provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. S.99 / H.R.448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D H.R.1046 / S.377 Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 - requiring Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D of the Medicare program S.470 Medicare at 50 Act - option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare H.R.1329 Medicaid Reentry Act - allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release H.R.1354 Territories Health Equity Act - make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs H.R.1384, S.1129 Medicare for All Act - establishes a national health insurance program Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act - public option for drug coverage within Medicare Part D HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2019 - Removes the five year waiting period for immigrants to become eligible for Medicaid and CHIP H.R.2463, S.1261 Choose Medicare Act - establishment of Medicare part E public health plans S.1423Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019 - provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare and Medicaid programs