Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 13, 2020
Latest Action
February 13, 2020
Primary Sponsor
Joseph P. Kennedy IIIDemocratic(MA)
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Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
- Comments on Interim Final Rule with Comments on Families First Act Medicaid maintenance-of-effort requirements and 1332 waiver requirements. - Letter supporting the Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 5900 and S. 4717) to facilitate Medicaid provider enrollment across states
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
- Comments on Interim Final Rule with Comments on Families First Act Medicaid maintenance-of-effort requirements and 1332 waiver requirements. - Letter supporting the Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 5900 and S. 4717) to facilitate Medicaid provider enrollment across states
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $35,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation Implementation of health care reform Section 340B Drug Pricing program Healthcare disparities issues generally Drug pricing reforms generally, including H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019), all provisions S. 1895 (Lower Health Care Costs Act), Title I, regarding hospital billing practices H.R. 2328 (REACH Act), Title IV, regarding hospital billing practices Implementation of electronic health records regulations generally Telemedicine policy generally, including FCC grant program for telehealth H.R. 5900 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7663 (Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020), all provisions S. 4108 (Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act), all provisions Mental health legislation generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation Implementation of health care reform Section 340B drug pricing program Health care disparities issues generally Drug pricing reforms generally, including H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019), all provisions S. 1895 (Lower Health Care Costs Act), Title I, regarding hospital billing practices H.R. 2328 (REACH Act), Title IV, regarding hospital billing practices Implementation of electronic health records regulations generally Telemedicine policy generally, including FCC grant program for telehealth H.R. 5900 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7663 (Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020), all provisions S. 4108 (Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act), all provisions Mental health legislation generally H.R. 8283 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions S. 4421 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions Childhood vaccines legislation generally H.R. 8476, the Telehealth Improvement for Kids Essential Services Act
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to payment and delivery reforms, Medicaid benefits, children's hospital reimbursement, telehealth, surprise medical billing, and COVID-19 response; H.R.6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L.116-123); H.R.6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L.116-127); H.R.748, CARES Act (P.L.116-136); H.R.6800, The HEROES Act; S.4717/H.R.5900, Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| WA |
| Lloyd Smucker | Republican | PA |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act S.4717/H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families FY 2021 Senate and House Labor-HHS appropriations provisions - Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program funding Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program appropriations Issues related to pediatric workforce and GME Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, and pharmaceutical supply chain. H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act and S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages, increased FMAP funding, and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issues regarding surprise medical billing. Issues regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes Issues regarding mental health and suicide prevention
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act S.4717/H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages, increased FMAP funding, and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5900 and S.4717 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5900 and S.4717 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid from other states including issues as part of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation Implementation of health care reform Section 340B Drug Pricing program Healthcare disparities issues generally Drug pricing reforms generally, including H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019), all provisions S. 1895 (Lower Health Care Costs Act), Title I, regarding hospital billing practices H.R. 2328 (REACH Act), Title IV, regarding hospital billing practices Implementation of electronic health records regulations generally Telemedicine policy generally, including FCC grant program for telehealth H.R. 5900 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7663 (Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020), all provisions S. 4108 (Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act), all provisions Mental health legislation generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issues regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act S.4717/H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issues regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act S.4717/H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families FY 2021 Senate and House Labor-HHS appropriations provisions - Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program funding Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program appropriations and Quality Bonus System Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, and pharmaceutical supply chain. H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issues regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes S. 2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act and efforts to support the 988 hotline H.R. 2271 - Scarletts Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation Implementation of health care reform Section 340B drug pricing program Health care disparities issues generally Drug pricing reforms generally, including H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019), all provisions S. 1895 (Lower Health Care Costs Act), Title I, regarding hospital billing practices H.R. 2328 (REACH Act), Title IV, regarding hospital billing practices Implementation of electronic health records regulations generally Telemedicine policy generally, including FCC grant program for telehealth H.R. 5900 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7663 (Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020), all provisions S. 4108 (Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act), all provisions Mental health legislation generally H.R. 8283 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions S. 4421 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions Childhood vaccines legislation generally
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to payment and delivery reforms, Medicaid benefits, children's hospital reimbursement, telehealth, surprise medical billing, and COVID-19 response; H.R.6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L.116-123); H.R.6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L.116-127); H.R.748, CARES Act (P.L.116-136); H.R.6800, The HEROES Act; S.4717/H.R.5900, Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5900 and S.4717 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid from other states including issues as part of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; Medicaid Expansion; Medicaid General; Medicare Data Sharing; Privacy; Medicare prescription drug prices, CMS; Generic drugs (CREATES); drug approval; HELP cost reduction package; CHIP; MACRA; Provider funding; Medicaid FMAP Increase; Coronvirus Medicaid Response; Rate Notice and Call Letter H.R.3107 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) H.R. 5582 - 116th Congress - Second Session Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act Sponsor: Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC-03) H.R. 5741 - 116th Congress - Second Session Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 5897 - 116th Congress - Second Session Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07) H.R. 5900 - 116th Congress - Second Session Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Sponsor: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-04) H.R. 6098 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44) H.R. 6273 - 116th Congress - Second Session Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) H.R. 5693 - 116th Congress - Second Session Primary Health Services Enhancement Act Sponsor: Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) H.R. 5833 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain. Sponsor: Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH-05) H.R. 6147 - 116th Congress - Second Session Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) H.R. 6179 - 116th Congress - Second Session Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) H.R. 6218 - 116th Congress - Second Session Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) H.R. 5534 116th Congress - First Session Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) H.R. 6214 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program. Sponsor: Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) H.R. 6282 - 116th Congress - Second Session Commission on America's Medical Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36) H.R. 6462 - 116th Congress - Second Session Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07) H.R. 6486 - 116th Congress - Second Session Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0 Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36) H.R. 6495 - 116th Congress - Second Session Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act Sponsor: Del. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP At-Large) H.R. 6616 - 116th Congress - Second Session Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) H.R. 6658 - 116th Congress - Second Session Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act Sponsor: Del. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP At-Large) H.R. 6674 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) H.R. 6739 - 116th Congress - Second Session Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act Sponsor: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL-06) H.R. 7062 - 116th Congress - Second Session Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) H.R. 7127 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make technical amendments to the separate payment under the Medicare program for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices. Sponsor: Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) H.R. 7154 - 116th Congress - Second Session Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act Sponsor: Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02) H.R. 6583 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a risk corridor program for Medicare Advantage plans during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) H.R. 6640 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL-26) H.R. 6837 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) H.R. 7292 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for forgiveness of certain accelerated and advance payments under parts A and B of the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) H.R. 7323 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) H.R. 7338 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY-At-Large) H.R. 5882 - 116th Congress - Second Session Generating Effective and Novel Evidence for Therapy Payment Act Sponsor: Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) H.R. 6159 - 116th Congress - Second Session Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) H.R. 6281 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) H.R. 6649 - 116th Congress - Second Session Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; Medicaid Expansion; Medicaid General; Medicare Data Sharing; Privacy; Medicare prescription drug prices, CMS; Generic drugs (CREATES); drug approval; HELP cost reduction package; CHIP; MACRA; Provider funding; Medicaid FMAP Increase; Coronvirus Medicaid Response; Rate Notice and Call Letter H.R.3107 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) H.R. 5741 - 116th Congress - Second Session Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 5900 - 116th Congress - Second Session Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Sponsor: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-04) H.R. 6098 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44) H.R. 6273 - 116th Congress - Second Session Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) H.R. 5833 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain. Sponsor: Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH-05) H.R. 6179 - 116th Congress - Second Session Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) H.R. 6218 - 116th Congress - Second Session Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) h.R. 6214 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program. Sponsor: Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) H.R. 6282 - 116th Congress - Second Session Commission on America's Medical Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36) H.R. 6462 - 116th Congress - Second Session Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07) H.R. 6486 - 116th Congress - Second Session Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0 Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36) H.R. 6616 - 116th Congress - Second Session Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) H.R. 6658 - 116th Congress - Second Session Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act Sponsor: Del. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP At-Large) H.R. 6674 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) H.R. 6739 - 116th Congress - Second Session Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act Sponsor: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL-06) H.R. 7062 - 116th Congress - Second Session Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) H.R. 7127 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make technical amendments to the separate payment under the Medicare program for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices. Sponsor: Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) H.R. 6640 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL-26) .R. 6837 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) H.R. 7292 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for forgiveness of certain accelerated and advance payments under parts A and B of the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) H.R. 7323 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) H.R. 7338 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY-At-Large) H.R. 5882 - 116th Congress - Second Session Generating Effective and Novel Evidence for Therapy Payment Act Sponsor: Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) H.R. 6159 - 116th Congress - Second Session Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) H.R. 6281 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) H.R. 6649 - 116th Congress - Second Session Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
Client expense: $104,240 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding proposed Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issue regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding legislative extensions of expiring Medicaid policies Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding proposed Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issue regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding legislative extensions of expiring Medicaid policies Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding surprise medical billing Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families FY 2021 Senate and House Labor-HHS appropriations provisions - Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program funding Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program appropriations and Quality Bonus System Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, and pharmaceutical supply chain. Issues regarding e-cigarette and tobacco use among teens Issues regarding health information technology interoperability H.R. 6159 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act Issues regarding FY 2021 funding for the Pediatric Disaster Care Pilot Program Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; Medicaid Expansion; Medicaid; Medicare Data Sharing; Privacy; Medicare Prescription Drug Prices; CMS; Generic Drugs (CREATES Act); Drug Approval; HELP Cost Reduction Package; CHIP, MACRA; Provider Funding; Medicaid FMAP Increase; Coronavirus Medicaid Response; Rate Notice and Call Letter HR 3107 (116th Congress), Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA). Establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. HR 5534 (116th Congress), Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019, by Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI). Provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients. HR 5582 (116th Congress), Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act, by Rep. Gregory Murphy (R-NC). Expands the scope of advance directive policies and related disclosures for providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). HR 5693 (116th Congress), Primary Health Services Enhancement Act, by Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI). Expand Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services. HR 5741 (116th Congress), Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act, by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL). Clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. HR 5833 (116th Congress), by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH). Permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain. HR 5882 (116th Congress), GENE Therapy Payment Act, by Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR). Provide States with the option under the Medicaid program to pay for covered outpatient drugs through risk-sharing value-based agreements. HR 5897 (116th Congress), Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2020, by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish specified information on its website relating to deficiencies of Medicaid intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, including information regarding inspections, complaints, and administrative actions. HR 5900 (116th Congress), Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act, by Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA). Requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. HR 6098 (116th Congress), by Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-CA). Allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Childrens Health Insurance Program. HR 6147 (116th Congress), Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020, by Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA). Provide coverage under the Medicare program of hearing aids and related hearing services. HR 6159 (116th Congress), Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2020, by Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA). Renew the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program. HR 6179 (116th Congress), Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020, by Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA). Require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program. HR 6214 (116th Congress), by Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI). Provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program. HR 6218 (116th Congress), Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY). Clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy under the Medicare program. HR 6263 (116th Congress), by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD). Waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19. HR 6273 (116th Congress), Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020, by Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC). Increase allotments under the Medicaid program for territories of the United States, to provide for a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage for States under the Medicaid program. HR 6281 (116th Congress), Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020, by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ). Provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states. HR 6282 (116th Congress), Commission on America's Medical Security Act, by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Establish a commission to assess, evaluate, and address the dependence of the United States on medications, devices, and medical equipment from foreign countries. HR 6336 (116th Congress), Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020, by Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC). Provide a waiver of payment reductions under the Medicare and Medicaid programs for certain nonapproved capital expenditures undertaken by health care facilities during the COVID-19 emergency. HR 6486 (116th Congress), Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0, by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a special enrollment period during the COVID-19 emergency period, to require the Secretary to carry out outreach and educational activities for such special enrollment period, to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage without any cost sharing for certain items and services furnished during any portion of such emergency period. HR 6487 (116th Congress), Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act, by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). Increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). HR 6583 (116th Congress), by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). Establish a risk corridor program for Medicare Advantage plans during the COVID-19 emergency. HR 6616 (116th Congress), Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act, by Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA). Allows COVID-19 vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, for uninsured individuals to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency. HR 6640 (116th Congress), Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act, by Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL). Requires Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover specified treatment services relating to COVID-19 without cost-sharing during the public health emergency. HR 6649 (116th Congress), Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020, by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL). Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to allow enrollees to make coinsurance payments in periodic installments, if the enrollee chooses to obtain the entire prescribed supply of a covered drug in a single fill. HR 6674 (116th Congress), Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020, by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). Ensure access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance benefits for certain uninsured individuals during the COVID-19 emergency, and to ensure adequate coverage of treatments for COVID-19 under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and under group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage. HR 6698 (116th Congress), Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020, by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). Improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period. HR 6739 (116th Congress), Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act, by Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL). Requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 without cost-sharing during the public health emergency. HR 6753 (116th Congress), Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020, by Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA). Amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the rural community hospital demonstration program. HR 6837 (116th Congress), Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020, by Rep. Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL). Modify the accelerated and advance payment programs under parts A and B of the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency. HR 6971 (116th Congress), Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2020, by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY). Expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program. HR 7062 (116th Congress), Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act, by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). Eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical supplies and to provide mail order access to insulin and such supplies under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period. HR 7127 (116th Congress), by Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC). Makes technical amendments to the separate payment under the Medicare program for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices. HR 7154 (116th Congress), Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act, by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA). Improve and ensure ongoing Medicare beneficiary access to outpatient therapy services. HR 7292 (116th Congress), COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020, by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH). Provide for forgiveness of certain accelerated and advance payments under parts A and B of the Medicare program. HR 7323 (116th Congress), Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019, by Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY). Eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program. HR 7338 (116th Congress), by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY). Permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program. HR 7391 (116th Congress), by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ). Remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; Medicaid Expansion; Medicaid; Medicare Data Sharing; Privacy; Medicare Prescription Drug Prices; CMS; Generic Drugs (CREATES Act); Drug Approval; HELP Cost Reduction Package; CHIP, MACRA; Provider Funding; Medicaid FMAP Increase; Coronavirus Medicaid Response; Rate Notice and Call Letter HR 3107 (116th Congress), Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA). Establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. HR 5534 (116th Congress), Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019, by Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI). Provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients. HR 5582 (116th Congress), Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act, by Rep. Gregory Murphy (R-NC). Expands the scope of advance directive policies and related disclosures for providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). HR 5693 (116th Congress), Primary Health Services Enhancement Act, by Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI). Expand Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services. HR 5741 (116th Congress), Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act, by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL). Clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. HR 5833 (116th Congress), by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH). Permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain. HR 5882 (116th Congress), GENE Therapy Payment Act, by Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR). Provide States with the option under the Medicaid program to pay for covered outpatient drugs through risk-sharing value-based agreements. HR 5897 (116th Congress), Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2020, by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish specified information on its website relating to deficiencies of Medicaid intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, including information regarding inspections, complaints, and administrative actions. HR 5900 (116th Congress), Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act, by Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA). Requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. HR 6098 (116th Congress), by Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-CA). Allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Childrens Health Insurance Program. HR 6147 (116th Congress), Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020, by Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA). Provide coverage under the Medicare program of hearing aids and related hearing services. HR 6159 (116th Congress), Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2020, by Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA). Renew the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program. HR 6179 (116th Congress), Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020, by Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA). Require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program. HR 6214 (116th Congress), by Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI). Provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program. HR 6218 (116th Congress), Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY). Clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy under the Medicare program. HR 6263 (116th Congress), by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD). Waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19. HR 6273 (116th Congress), Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020, by Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC). Increase allotments under the Medicaid program for territories of the United States, to provide for a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage for States under the Medicaid program. HR 6281 (116th Congress), Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020, by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ). Provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states. HR 6282 (116th Congress), Commission on America's Medical Security Act, by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Establish a commission to assess, evaluate, and address the dependence of the United States on medications, devices, and medical equipment from foreign countries. HR 6336 (116th Congress), Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020, by Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC). Provide a waiver of payment reductions under the Medicare and Medicaid programs for certain nonapproved capital expenditures undertaken by health care facilities during the COVID-19 emergency. HR 6486 (116th Congress), Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0, by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a special enrollment period during the COVID-19 emergency period, to require the Secretary to carry out outreach and educational activities for such special enrollment period, to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage without any cost sharing for certain items and services furnished during any portion of such emergency period. HR 6487 (116th Congress), Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act, by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). Increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). HR 6583 (116th Congress), by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). Establish a risk corridor program for Medicare Advantage plans during the COVID-19 emergency. HR 6616 (116th Congress), Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act, by Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA). Allows COVID-19 vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, for uninsured individuals to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency. HR 6640 (116th Congress), Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act, by Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL). Requires Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover specified treatment services relating to COVID-19 without cost-sharing during the public health emergency. HR 6649 (116th Congress), Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020, by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL). Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to allow enrollees to make coinsurance payments in periodic installments, if the enrollee chooses to obtain the entire prescribed supply of a covered drug in a single fill. HR 6674 (116th Congress), Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020, by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). Ensure access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance benefits for certain uninsured individuals during the COVID-19 emergency, and to ensure adequate coverage of treatments for COVID-19 under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and under group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage. HR 6698 (116th Congress), Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020, by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). Improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period. HR 6739 (116th Congress), Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act, by Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL). Requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 without cost-sharing during the public health emergency. HR 6753 (116th Congress), Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020, by Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA). Amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the rural community hospital demonstration program. HR 6837 (116th Congress), Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020, by Rep. Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL). Modify the accelerated and advance payment programs under parts A and B of the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency. HR 6971 (116th Congress), Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2020, by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY). Expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program. HR 7062 (116th Congress), Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act, by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). Eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical supplies and to provide mail order access to insulin and such supplies under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period. HR 7127 (116th Congress), by Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC). Makes technical amendments to the separate payment under the Medicare program for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices. HR 7154 (116th Congress), Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act, by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA). Improve and ensure ongoing Medicare beneficiary access to outpatient therapy services. HR 7292 (116th Congress), COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020, by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH). Provide for forgiveness of certain accelerated and advance payments under parts A and B of the Medicare program. HR 7323 (116th Congress), Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019, by Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY). Eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program. HR 7338 (116th Congress), by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY). Permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program. HR 7391 (116th Congress), by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ). Remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid from other states including issues as part of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; Medicaid Rebates; Medicaid Expansion; Medicaid General; Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medicare Part D: NBPP, Part D Rx Rebates; Medicare Data Sharing Privacy Medicare prescription drug prices; CMS Program Integrity Rule, Generic Drugs (CREATES) drug approval; Help cost reduction package, CHIP, MACRA Provider funding. H.R.3 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] H.R.275 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] H.R.448 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] H.R.1046 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] H.R.4629 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Star Rating for Biosimilars Act Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] H.R. 3107 - 116th Congress Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) HR 4996 - 116th Congress First Session Helping MOMS Act of 2019 Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) HR 5882 - 116th Congress - Second Session Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act Rep. Greg Murphy (R=NC-03) HR 5741 - 116th Congress Second Session Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) HR 5900 - 116th Congress Second Session Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-04) HR 6098 - 116th Congress Second Session To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44) HR 6273 - 116th Congress Second Session Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 Rep. GK Butterfield (D-NC-01) HR 5693 - 116th Congress Second Session Primary Health Services Enhancement Act Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) HR 6147 - 116th Congress Second Session Help Extend Auditory Relieve (HEAR) Act of 2020 Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) HR 6179 - 116th Congress Second Session Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 Rep Tony Cardenas (D-Ca-29) HR 6218 - 116th Congress Second Session Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) HR 5534 - 116th Congress Second Session Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019 Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03)
Client expense: $102,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; Medicaid Rebates; Medicaid Expansion; Medicaid General; Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medicare Part D; NBPP, Part D Rx Rebates; Medicare Data Sharing; Privacy; Medicare prescription drug prices, CMS Program Integrity Rule, Generic drugs (CREATES), drug approval, HELP cost reduction package, CHIP, MACRA, Provider funding H.R.1781 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.3 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] H.R.275 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] H.R.448 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] H.R.1046 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] H.R.4629 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Star Rating for Biosimilars Act Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] H.R.3107 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) H.R. 4996 116th Congress - First Session Helping MOMS Act of 2019 Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) H. Res. 826 - 116th Congress - Second Session Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration's harmful actions towards Medicaid. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX-33) H.R. 5582 - 116th Congress - Second Session Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC-03) H.R. 5741 - 116th Congress - Second Session Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 5897 - 116th Congress - Second Session Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2020 Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07) H.R. 5900 - 116th Congress - Second Session Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-04) H.R. 6098 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44) H.R. 6273 - 116th Congress - Second Session Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) H.R. 5693 - 116th Congress - Second Session Primary Health Services Enhancement Act Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) H.R. 5833 - 116th Congress - Second Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH-05) H.R. 6147 - 116th Congress - Second Session Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020 Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) H.R. 6179 - 116th Congress - Second Session Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) H.R. 6218 - 116th Congress - Second Session Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) H.R. 5534 116th Congress - First Session Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019 Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03)
Client expense: $1,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding proposed Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issues regarding streamlined eligibility and renewal processes in Medicaid Issue regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding legislative extensions of expiring Medicaid policies Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding surprise medical billing Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families FY 2021 Senate and House Labor-HHS appropriations provisions - Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program funding Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program appropriations and Quality Bonus System Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, drug shortages, and prescription drug pricing Issues regarding e-cigarette and tobacco use among teens Issues regarding health information technology interoperability H.R. 4004 - The Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue regarding implementation of national three-digit suicide hotline H.R. 6159 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 6151 - Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act Issues regarding FY 2021 funding for the Pediatric Disaster Care Pilot Program Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding proposed Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issue regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding streamlined eligibility and renewal processes in Medicaid Issues regarding legislative extensions of expiring Medicaid policies Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal activity related to quality indications and specialty requirements for pediatric hospitals. Monitor movement toward alternative payment methodologies for childrens hospitals providing services. Monitor the implementation of President Trumps FY 2021 Budget. H.R. 1226, ACE Kids Act of 2019. H.R. 5826, Consumers Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020. H.R. 5900, Accelerating Kids Access to CARE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid from other states including issues as part of the COVID-19 response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
COVID-19 response; Labor, HHS appropriations act advocacy focused on medical research and programs to train clinicians to address pediatric and adolescent Substance Use Disorders; Opioid workforce issues with focus on programs to support addiction medicine fellowships; H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 response; Labor, HHS appropriations act advocacy focused on medical research and programs to train clinicians to address pediatric and adolescent Substance Use Disorders; Opioid workforce issues with focus on programs to support addiction medicine fellowships; H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
COVID-19 response; Labor, HHS appropriations act advocacy focused on medical research and programs to train clinicians to address pediatric and adolescent Substance Use Disorders; Opioid workforce issues with focus on programs to support addiction medicine fellowships; H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act and related issues pertaining to caring for children on Medicaid from other states including issues as part of the COVID-19 response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE