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Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act or the HOSPICE Act This bill establishes survey requirements for, and enforcement mechanisms against, certified hospice programs under Medicare. Specifically, certified programs must undergo periodic surveys by a state, local, or approved accreditation agency, as specified; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must provide appropriate training for surveyors and publish information relating to survey results on its website. The CMS must also (1) conduct more frequent surveys of programs that are found to be noncompliant with applicable standards; and (2) take specified enforcement actions against such programs, based on the severity of the deficiencies. Enforcement actions include civil penalties, suspended Medicare payments, and termination of program certification.
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2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-660, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment and reporting requirements of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (S. 4423/H.R. 8322); CONNECT Act (S. 2741/H.R. 4932); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 (H.R.7819); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request and Senate Resolution
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment and reporting requirements of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (S. 4423/H.R. 8322); CONNECT Act (S. 2741/H.R. 4932); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 (H.R.7819); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request and Senate Resolution
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, COVID-19 related legislation, telehealth flexibilities, regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency, and extension of the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues related to palliative care for seriously ill children. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, COVID-19 related legislation, telehealth flexibilities, regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency, and extension of the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues related to palliative care for seriously ill children. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design. Issues related to reasonable liability protections. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Hospice and Medicare Advantage; hospice payment reform; hospice alternative payment models;HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (S.3548); COVID-19 emergency funding and COVID-19 related legislation; Appropriations issues for veterans in hospice
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Hospice and Medicare Advantage; hospice payment reform; hospice alternative payment models;HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (S.3548); COVID-19 emergency funding and COVID-19 related legislation; Appropriations issues for veterans in hospice
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act; Homehealth and telehealth related to COVID emergency supplemental; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act; Congressional delay of Medicare Advantage carve-in proposed by CMS/CMMI; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260); Extension of the Medicare Sequester
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues concerning hospice sequestration relief. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment and reporting requirements of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133); ChiPACC Act of 2020 (H.R.9002); Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R.8840); Compassionate Care Act (S.4945); HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (S.4423/H.R.8322); CONNECT Act (S. 2741/H.R. 4932); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 (H.R.7819); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request and Senate Resolution
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues concerning hospice sequestration relief. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment and reporting requirements of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133); ChiPACC Act of 2020 (H.R.9002); Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R.8840); Compassionate Care Act (S.4945); HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (S.4423/H.R.8322); CONNECT Act (S. 2741/H.R. 4932); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 (H.R.7819); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request and Senate Resolution
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 433/H.R. 2573, Home Health Payment Innovation Act. S. 296/H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Home health rural add-on payment adjustment. Home Health Review Choice Demonstration Program. Hospice payment policy. CMMI VBID Medicare Advantage Carve-in proposal. S. 2080/H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 1190/H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act. S. 995, Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act. Medicare outreach and enrollment efforts to low-income beneficiaries. H.R. 2878/S. 3261 , Homecare for Seniors Act. Hospice quality of care and survey reforms. Medicaid payment and eligibility policy. Medicaid Money Follows the Person. Medicaid protections against spousal impoverishments. Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Benefit. S. 2741/ H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act. Administration for Community Living falls prevention program. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-123. Federal response to coronavirus pandemic, including: regulatory relief, PPE, testing, telehealth, Medicaid reimbursement, homebound status, Medicare Sequestration, and Physician Assistants conducting hospice face-to-face. Medicare Home Health Payment Policy. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions impacting home care and hospice. H.R. 8677/S. 4854, Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act. S. 4945, Compassionate Care Act.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; Hospice Care Improvement Act (S. 2807); the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act, H.R. 5821); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800); Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit; COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8322/S. 4423); the CONNECT for Health Act of 2019(H.R.4932/S. 2741).
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
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; Hospice Care Improvement Act (S. 2807); the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act, H.R. 5821); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800); Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit; COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8322/S. 4423); the CONNECT for Health Act of 2019(H.R.4932/S. 2741).
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
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to community based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act, and issues regarding hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. S. 4423 / H.R. 8322, COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 and issues involving inpatient respite care. Issues involving hospice providers and The Cares Act provider relief fund. Issues related to the corona virus. S. 2741 / H.R. 4931, CONNECT for Health Act of 2019, as it relates to use of telehealth in the recertification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit. Monitored H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act. H.R. 133, The Continuing Appropriations Act of 2021, including issues regarding rural access to hospice services, program integrity, Medicare sequestration relief and the hospice aggregate cap.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support H.R.1265 &H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act, to extend the Money Follows the Person Act and protection against impoverishment for spouses of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving long term services and supports at home. Support H.R.1342 - EMPOWER Care Act, to reauthorize Money Follows the Person for 5 years. Support H.R 1682/S. 753- Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019, to solve the Medicare "observation days" issue by counting all time a beneficiary spends in a hospital toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of post-acute care. Support H.R 6698- Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act Support H.R.2594/ S.1190 - Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 Support H.R 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act Support H.R.4063 - Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2019 Support- H.R.748 - CARES Act Support H.R.5821 - HOSPICE Act Support S. 3544 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 Support H.R. 6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 Support H.R 8727/S.4375 Telehealth Modernization Act Support H.R 7663 Protecting Access to Post COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020
Client expense: $31,167 · Firm income: Not reported
H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations At, 2021. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 3548/H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 5821 HOSPICE Act. No bill number. Discussed vaccine development, approval, distribution and prioritization. No bill number. Discussed vaccine coverage. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Dashboard and COVID-19 nursing home priorities . S. 4866, Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19, nursing homes and the VA. No bill number. Discussed various issues for nursing home residents related to COVID-19, including PPE, testing, visitation, equipment, surveys, family notification and accountability for use of Provider Relief Funds. H.R. 925/H.R 6800, Heroes Act. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed the US Postal Service, health and wellness, caregiving, COVID-19 and nursing homes, social isolation, and the aging network. S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Comment letter on Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID- 19 Public Health Emergency. No bill number. Comment letter on CMS COVID-19 interim final rule. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. H.R. 2730/S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed senior suicides in response to COVID-19. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines, 50 percent rule, and federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program. H.R. 8874, Nurses CARE Act. H.R. 7714, Amend IRS Code of 1986 to Reduce the Floor on Deductions for Medical Expense.
H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 3548/H.R. 748, CARES Act. No bill number. Discussed vaccine development, coverage, approval, distribution and prioritization. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid FMAP increases. No bill number. Discussed the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration supplemental funds. No bill number. Comment letter on Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID- 19 Public Health Emergency. No bill number. Comment letter on CMS COVID-19 interim final rule. No bill number. Discussed nursing home testing, CMS guidance on visitation and voting for nursing homes and their residents, and visitation. No bill number. Discussed requirements for family notification of nursing home residents related to COVID-19. No bill number. Comment letter to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a request for information pertaining to Recommended Measure Set for Medicaid-Funded Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). H.R. 925/H.R. 6800, Heroes Act. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 4866, Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act. H.R. 6487/S. 3517, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Comment letter to CMS on the state of New Yorks Section 1115 Medicaid Redesign Team Waiver amendment on managed long-term care plan eligibility and voluntary mainstream enrollment for certain dual eligibles. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. H.R. 2730/S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. Shared upcoming health care priorities with House staff. H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act and H.R. 2477 BENES Act. Discussed bills, changes to hospice bill, and advancing of bills in the House with House staff. H.R. 8874, Nurses CARE Act No bill number. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services bill. No bill number. Discussed the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, COVID-19 vaccines, and the 50 percent rule. H.R. 2477/S. 1280 - BENES Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicare financial situation and solvency. No bill number. Discussed medically necessary dental coverage in Medicare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare direct contracting payment model. No bill number. Letter to Food and Drug Administration calling for release of over-the-counter hearing aid regulations.
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act; Homehealth and telehealth related to COVID emergency supplemental; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act; Congressional delay of Medicare Advantage carve-in proposed by CMS/CMMI
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; Hospice Care Improvement Act (S. 2807); the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act, H.R. 5821); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800); Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit; COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8322/S. 4423); the CONNECT for Health Act of 2019(H.R.4932/S. 2741).
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
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; Hospice Care Improvement Act (S. 2807); the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act, H.R. 5821); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800); Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit; COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8322/S. 4423); the CONNECT for Health Act of 2019(H.R.4932/S. 2741).
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
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 433/H.R. 2573, Home Health Payment Innovation Act. S. 296/H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Home health rural add-on payment adjustment. Home Health Review Choice Demonstration Program. Hospice payment policy. CMMI VBID Medicare Advantage Carve-in proposal. S. 2080/H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 1190/H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act. S. 995, Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act. Medicare outreach and enrollment efforts to low-income beneficiaries. H.R. 2878/S. 3261 , Homecare for Seniors Act. Hospice quality of care and survey reforms. Medicaid payment and eligibility policy. Medicaid Money Follows the Person. Medicaid protections against spousal impoverishments. Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Benefit. S. 2741/ H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act. Administration for Community Living falls prevention program. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-123. Federal response to coronavirus pandemic, including: regulatory relief, PPE, testing, telehealth, Medicaid reimbursement, homebound status, Medicare Sequestration, and Physician Assistants conducting hospice face-to-face. Medicare Home Health Payment Policy.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act, and issues regarding hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. Issues involving palliative care and issues involving inpatient respite care. Issues involving hospice providers and The Cares Act provider relief fund. Issues related to the corona virus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment and reporting requirements of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (S. 4423/H.R. 8322); CONNECT Act (S. 2741/H.R. 4932); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 (H.R.7819); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request and Senate Resolution
Client expense: $178,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment and reporting requirements of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (S. 4423/H.R. 8322); CONNECT Act (S. 2741/H.R. 4932); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 (H.R.7819); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request and Senate Resolution
Client expense: $178,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support H.R.1265 &H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act, to extend the Money Follows the Person Act and protection against impoverishment for spouses of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving long term services and supports at home. Support H.R.1342 - EMPOWER Care Act, to reauthorize Money Follows the Person for 5 years. Support H.R 1682/S. 753- Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019, to solve the Medicare "observation days" issue by counting all time a beneficiary spends in a hospital toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of post-acute care. Support H.R 6698- Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act Support H.R.2594/ S.1190 - Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 Support H.R 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act Support H.R.4063 - Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2019 Support- H.R.748 - CARES Act Support H.R.5821 - HOSPICE Act Support S. 3544 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 Support H.R. 6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
Client expense: $65,513 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to community based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act, and issues regarding hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. S. 4423 / H.R. 8322, COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 and issues involving inpatient respite care. Issues involving hospice providers and The Cares Act provider relief fund. Issues related to the corona virus. S. 2741 / H.R. 4931, CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 as it relates to use of telehealth in the recertification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit. Monitored H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act; Homehealth and telehealth related to COVID emergency supplemental; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Continued monitoring of implementation of Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; Congressional delay of Medicare Advantage carve-in proposed by CMS/CMMI
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/ S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; S. 2807, the Hospice Care Improvement Act; H.R. 5821, the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800).
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
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/ S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; S. 2807, the Hospice Care Improvement Act; H.R. 5821, the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800).
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
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act, and issues regarding hospice program integrity. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. Issues involving palliative care and issues involving inpatient respite care. Issues involving hospice providers and The Cares Act provider relief fund. Issues related to the corona virus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act, and issues regarding hospice program integrity. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Cares Act, P.L. 116-136, as it relates to COVID-19 funding for hospices.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support H.R.1265 &H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act, to extend the Money Follows the Person Act and protection against impoverishment for spouses of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving long term services and supports at home. Support H.R.1342 - EMPOWER Care Act, to reauthorize Money Follows the Person for 5 years. Support H.R 1682/S. 753- Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019, to solve the Medicare "observation days" issue by counting all time a beneficiary spends in a hospital toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of post-acute care. Support H.R 6698- Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act Support H.R.2594/ S.1190 - Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 Support H.R 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act Support H.R.4063 - Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2019 Support- H.R.748 - CARES Act Support H.R.5821 - HOSPICE Act Support S. 3544 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 Support H.R. 6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
Client expense: $97,055 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 433/H.R. 2573, Home Health Payment Innovation Act. S. 296/H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Home health rural add-on payment adjustment. Home Health Review Choice Demonstration Program. Hospice payment policy. CMMI VBID Medicare Advantage Carve-in proposal. S. 2080/H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 1190/H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act. S. 995, Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act. Medicare outreach and enrollment efforts to low-income beneficiaries. H.R. 2878/S. 3261 , Homecare for Seniors Act. Hospice quality of care and survey reforms. Medicaid payment and eligibility policy. Medicaid Money Follows the Person. Medicaid protections against spousal impoverishments. Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Benefit. S. 2741/ H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act. Administration for Community Living falls prevention program. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-123. Federal response to coronavirus pandemic, including: regulatory relief, PPE, testing, telehealth, Medicaid reimbursement, homebound status, Medicare Sequestration, and Physician Assistants conducting hospice face-to-face.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, COVID-19 related legislation, telehealth flexibilities, regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency, and extension of the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues related to palliative care for seriously ill children. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design. Issues related to reasonable liability protections. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, COVID-19 related legislation, telehealth flexibilities, regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency, and extension of the public health emergency. Issues involving hospice providers and tax treatment of the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Issues concerning hospice program integrity. Issues related to palliative care for seriously ill children. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design. HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); CARES Act (H.R. 748); HEROES Act (H.R. 6200); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation Request
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 433/H.R. 2573, Home Health Payment Innovation Act. S. 296/H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Home health rural add-on payment adjustment. Value based purchasing and bundling. Home Health Review Choice Demonstration Program. Hospice payment policy. CMMI VBID Medicare Advantage Carve-in proposal. S. 2080/H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 1190/H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act. S. 995, Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act. Medicare outreach and enrollment efforts to low-income beneficiaries. H.R. 2878/S. 3261 , Homecare for Seniors Act. Hospice quality of care and survey reforms. Medicaid payment and eligibility policy. Medicaid Money Follows the Person. Medicaid protections against spousal impoverishments. Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Benefit. S. 2741/ H.R. 4932, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act. Administration for Community Living falls prevention program. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. H.R. 6074,Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. Federal response to coronavirus pandemic, including: regulatory relief, PPE, testing, telehealth, Medicaid reimbursement, homebound status, Medicare Sequestration, and Physician Assistants conducting hospice face-to-face.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support H.R.1265 &H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act, to extend the Money Follows the Person Act and protection against impoverishment for spouses of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving long term services and supports at home. Support H.R.1342 - EMPOWER Care Act, to reauthorize Money Follows the Person for 5 years. Support H.R 1682/S. 753- Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019, to solve the Medicare "observation days" issue by counting all time a beneficiary spends in a hospital toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of post-acute care. Support H.R.2594/ S.1190 - Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 Support H.R 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act Support H.R.4063 - Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2019 Support- H.R.748 - CARES Act Support H.R.5821 - HOSPICE Act
Client expense: $49,764 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act, and issues regarding hospice program integrity. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Cares Act, P.L. 116-136, as it relates to COVID-19 funding for hospices.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Hospice and Medicare Advantage; hospice payment reform; hospice alternative payment models;HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (S.3548); COVID-19 emergency funding and COVID-19 related legislation; Appropriations issues for veterans in hospice
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Hospice and Medicare Advantage; hospice payment reform; hospice alternative payment models;HOSPICE Act (H.R. 5821); Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S.2807); Rural Access to Hospice Act (H.R.2594/S.1190); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S.1921); Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R.5741); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (S.3548); COVID-19 emergency funding and COVID-19 related legislation; Appropriations issues for veterans in hospice
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647 / S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190 / H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; S. 2807/ , the Hospice Care Improvement Act; H.R. 5821, the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647 / S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190 / H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; S. 2807/ , the Hospice Care Improvement Act; H.R. 5821, the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 433/H.R. 2573, Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019; S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019; Hospice issues; H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act; CY2020 Final Rule Home Health; Homehealth and telehealth related to COVID emergency supplemental; Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program; H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) - Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) - CARES Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
| House |
| Referred to |
| February 10, 2020 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred to | February 10, 2020 |
| Republican |
| SC |
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Client expense: $2,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office