DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019

Coronavirus Preparedness And Response Act, P.L. 116-123; Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127; Cares Act P.L. 116-136; Surprise Billing Legislation (S. 1895); Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 (H.R. 2328); Medicaid DSH - Short-term delay in FY 2020 Appropriations (H.R. 1865), DSH Cut Delay Act of 2019 (H.R. 3054); Site-Neutral Payment for Outpatient Services; Delayed Bonus Payments for Alternative Payment Models (APMs); Drug Pricing - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3), Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543), CREATES Act of 2019 (S. 340); Physician Shortage - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/S. 1770), Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019 (H.E. 1358); 3-Day inpatient rule for Medicare SNF coverage - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1682/S. 753); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Coronavirus Preparedness And Response Act, P.L. 116-123; Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127; Cares Act P.L. 116-136; Surprise Billing Legislation (S. 1895); Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 (H.R. 2328); Medicaid DSH - Short-term delay in FY 2020 Appropriations (H.R. 1865), DSH Cut Delay Act of 2019 (H.R. 3054); Site-Neutral Payment for Outpatient Services; Delayed Bonus Payments for Alternative Payment Models (APMs); Drug Pricing - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3), Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543), CREATES Act of 2019 (S. 340); Physician Shortage - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/S. 1770), Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019 (H.E. 1358); 3-Day inpatient rule for Medicare SNF coverage - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1682/S. 753); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative monitoring related to health, Medicaid and Medicare issues. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. S. 2959, DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019. H.R. 3054, DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Legislative monitoring related to health, Medicaid and Medicare issues. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. S. 2959, DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019. H.R. 3054, DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Request for delay/repeal of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts set to take effect October 1, 2019. Express support for H.R. 3054, DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019, which would delay the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts for two years. Express support for H.R. 2328, the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019, provision delaying the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts for two years. Provide feedback on proposed reforms to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment by the Senate Finance Committee. Discuss the impact, generally, of Medicare for All and Medicare for More proposals on patients and the healthcare community. Discuss the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (CMS-2393-P) as proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; specifically, the rule's impact on Texas hospitals and state financing schemes. In letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, express appreciation for inclusion of a quartile adjustment to the Medicare area wage index in the FY 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment system final rule. Call for reinstatement of the Medicare Technical Advisory Group. Submitted comments to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about modernizing and clarifying the physician self-referral law (CMS-1720-P Proposed Rule). Submitted comments to the Office of Inspector General at US Dept of Health and Human Services to the proposed rule revising the safe harbors under the federal anti-kickback statute and civil monetary penalty rules regarding beneficiary inducements. (OIG-0936-AA10-P Proposed Rule).

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

Request for delay/repeal of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts set to take effect October 1, 2019. Express support for H.R. 3054, DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019, which would delay the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts for two years. Express support for H.R. 2328, the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019, provision delaying the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts for two years. Provide feedback on proposed reforms to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment by the Senate Finance Committee. Discuss the impact, generally, of Medicare for All and Medicare for More proposals on patients and the healthcare community. Discuss the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (CMS-2393-P) as proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; specifically, the rule's impact on Texas hospitals and state financing schemes. In letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, express appreciation for inclusion of a quartile adjustment to the Medicare area wage index in the FY 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment system final rule. Call for reinstatement of the Medicare Technical Advisory Group.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

OPTN Kidney Allocation Policy; Surprise Billing - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895), Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 (H.R. 2328); Medicaid DSH - Short-term delay in FY 2020 Appropriations (H.R. 1865), DSH Cut Delay Act of 2019 (H.R. 3054); Site-Neutral Payment for Outpatient Services; Delayed Bonus Payments for Alternative Payment Models (APMs); Drug Pricing - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3), Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543), CREATES Act of 2019 (S. 340); Physician Shortage - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/S. 1770), Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019 (H.E. 1358); 3-Day inpatient rule for Medicare SNF coverage - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1682/S. 753); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Request for delay/repeal of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts set to take effect October 1, 2019. Express support for H.R. 3054, DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019, which would delay the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts for two years. Express support for H.R. 2328, the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019, provision delaying the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment cuts for two years. Provide feedback on proposed reforms to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program payment by the Senate Finance Committee. Discuss the impact, generally, of Medicare for All and Medicare for More proposals on patients and the healthcare community. Submitted comments on CY 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1717-P), provisions related to price transparency and oppose proposed disclosure of payer specific hospital negotiated charges.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE