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Summary
Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act or the CHIPPER Act This bill extends the 11.5% increase to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is otherwise applicable under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2021, in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP in FY2021, a state must cover, without cost-sharing, testing and treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies.
Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (10)
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Legislation and policies related to:
Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 (P.L. 114-10) including policies related to the Quality Payment Program
Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements
Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation
Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration
Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies
Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements
Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options
Medicaid waiver application procedures
Medicaid per capita cap policy options
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 808/S. 237)
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2019 (H.R. 900)
Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384)
Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (H.R. 3935/S. 2846)
Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741)
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 296/H.R. 2150)
Childrens Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief (CHIPPER) Act (S. 3881/H.R. 6797)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 - DelBene - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage
H.R. 3925 - Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act - Tonko - Opioids
H.R. 3935 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Carter - Medicaid coverage for transportation
H.R. 4453 - Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2019 - Ruiz -Distributing information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent fraud
H.R. 4529 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 - Maloney - Medicaid
H.R. 4583 - Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 - Schneider - prescription drug affordability
H.R. 4620 - More Help for Seniors Act of 2019 - Rose - expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program
H.R. 4621 - Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019 - Blunt Rochester - best practices re social determinants of health
H.R. 4629 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Tonko - biosimilars
H.R. 4632 - Better Transparency in Information for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 - Kind - provides consumers information regarding premiums under LIS benchmark plans
H.R. 4671 - Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act - Kim - Medicare affordability and low income beneficiaries
H.R. 4996 - Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020 - Kelly - extend Medicaid coverage post-partum
H.R. 5006 - Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act - Emmer - Medicaid coverage for SUD/mental health for institutionalized
H.R. 5201 - Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 - Matsui - Medicare coverage of mental telehealth
H.R. 5232 - Road to Recovery Act - Fitzpatrick - Medicaid and CHIP SUD treatment
H.R. 5693 - Primary Health Services Enhancement Act - Kind - Medicare rural health
H.R. 5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 - Arrington - rural emergency medical access services under Medicare
H.R. 5833 - 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 - Latta - Medicare coverage in telehealth
H.R. 5882 - GENE Therapy Payment Act - Schrader - value based care
H.R. 6098 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program -Barragan - CHIP eligibility
H.R. 6151 - CARING for Kids Act - Fineknauer - CHIP
H.R. 6179 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 - Cardenas - payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare
H.R. 6209 - Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2020 or the RUSH Act of 2020 -Kuster - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments
H.R. 6244 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program - Kelly - Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing
H.R. 6263 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19 -Sarbanes - Medicare coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing
H.R. 6273 - Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 - Butterfield - FMAP
H.R. 6311 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Ruiz - COVID-19 cost sharing
H.R. 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 - Bishop - Medicare and Medicaid payments during COVID-19 emergency
H.R. 6462 - Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act - Gallego - Medicaid coverage
H.R. 6511 - Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act - Pappas - COVID
H.R. 6521 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for other purposes - Diaz Barragan - Medicaid, delays implementation of MFAR
H.R. 6538 - Modernized Medicine Act - Kennedy - Medicaid, Telehealth
H.R. 6539 - Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act - Lee - FMAP
H.R. 6572 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19. -Bilirakis - COVID
H.R. 6583 - 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. - Houlahan - COVID
H.R. 6616 - Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act -Cardenas - COVID
H.R. 6640 - Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act - Mucarsel-Powell - COVID
H.R. 6658 - Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act - Sablan - FMAP
H.R. 6727 - To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program - Schrier - COVID
H.R. 6744 - Computer and Internet Equity Act - Davis - internet access for Lifeline program
H.R. 6753 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Finkenauer - Medicare hospital payments
H.R. 6792 - Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 - Smith - telehealth
H.R. 6797 - CHIPPER Act - Wild - CHIP, COVID
H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 -Schneider - COVID
H.R. 7154 - Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act -Boyle - outpatient therapy services
H.R. 7187 - HEALTH Act of 2020 -Thompson -Smith - telehealth
H.R. 7292 - 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. - Kaptur - advance payments
H.R. 7338 - 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. - Cheney - Telehealth
H.R. 7391 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program - Sherrill- Telehealth
H.R. 7606 - MFAR Transparency Act - Williams - report on impact of MFAR to Congress
H.R. 7627 - MORE Savings Act - Dean - Medicare access to opioid treatment and MAT
H.R. 7663 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 - Thompson - waive or modify application of Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth during PHE
H.R. 7791 - Value in Health Care Act of 2020 - Welch - Medicare shared savings program and alternative payment arrangements
H.R. 7877 - Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020 - Katko - Medicare Part D costs
H.R. 7892 - Medicaid Expansion During Crisis Act - Coleman - extend eligibility period for Medicaid enrollment application
H.R. 8177 - Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act - OHalleran - Medicare prescription drug coverage for chronic kidney disease
H.R. 8218 - Rural Ambulance Reimbursement Fairness Act - Gianforte - Medicare payment for rural ambulance services
H.R. 8254 - Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act - Blumenauer - integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD
H.R. 8427 - To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes - Luria - Lifeline program
H.R. 8476 - TIKES Act -Blunt Rochester - telehealth coverage in Medicaid
H.R. 8505 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule - Burgess - Medicare physician fee schedule
H.R. 8525 - Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2020 - Speier - Medicaid coverage of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening
H.R. 8529 - Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020 - Butterfield - rebates under the Medicaid program for certain noninnovator multiple source drugs
H.R. 8546 - Fair Drug Prices for Kids Act -Wild - Medicaid drug rebate program in CHIP
H.R. 8558 - Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2020 - Hastings - extends coverage of certain breast reconstructive services following mastectomy under the Medicare and Medicaid programs
H.R. 8561 - Restoring Fairness to Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2020 - Johnson - FMAP
H.R. 8574 - PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act -Sherrill - long term care in COVID-19
H.R. 8586 - Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act -Foster - Substance Use Disorder
H.R. 8623 - SAVE for Seniors Act - Spanberger - Medicare coverage of COVID-19 vaccines
H.R. 8624 - Protecting Access to Innovation During COVID-19 Act - Wenstrup - extension of pass-through status under the Medicare program
H.R. 8702 - Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 -Bera - part B Medicare payments during COVID
H.R. 8725 - HAPI Act - Soto - Medicaid Coverage of adult vaccines
H.R. 8727 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Carter - Medicare telehealth payments
H.R. 8755 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act -Sherrill - Medicare telehealth coverage
H.R. 8756 - COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020 - Riggleman - Medicare Part B payments during COVID-19
H.R. 8826 - The Resetting the Impact Act (TRIA) of 2020 - Sewell - amends the IMPACT Act of 2014
H.R. 8840 - Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act - Schneider - extend temporary Medicare sequestration
H.R. 8871 - COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 - Dingell - funding for state Medicaid programs HCBS
H.R. 8934 - Community Integration Act of 2020 - Cartwright - Medicaid HCBS
H.R. 8958 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Kelly - guidance for state Medicaid programs on maternal health
H.R. 9002 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States an option to cover a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) under Medicaid program - DeGette - Childrens health under Medicaid
H.R. 9006 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicaid program under such title of routine patient costs associated with participation in certain clinical trials - Garcia - Medicaid coverage of clinical trials
H.R. 9035 - Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act - Smith - Audio only telehealth in Medicare
S. 2846 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Isakson - Medicaid coverage of transportation
S. 2911 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019 - Cassidy - Part D smoothing
S. 3013 - Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act - Crapo - offer additional prescription drugs under Part D
S. 3220 - Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act - Portman - Medicaid coverage in acute care hospitals
S. 3238 - Preventive Home Visit Act - King - preventative home visits
S. 3277 - HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act - Casey - access to community based services
S. 3353 - Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 - Cassidy - Medicare coverage of kidney transplant services
S. 3384 - Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - McSally - Medicare Part D drug pricing negotiation
S. 3399 - FCHIP Extension Act - Tester - rural health
S. 3442 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID-19 cost sharing
S. 3443 - Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act - Casey - Medicaid coverage for all pregnant and postpartum women
S. 3447 - RUSH Act of 2020 - Thune - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments
S. 3466 - ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2020 - McSally - eliminates cost sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B of the Medicare program
S. 3615 - Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 - Murkowski - rural community hospital demonstration program
S. 3665 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Alexander - Medicare hospital payments
S. 3750 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 - Shaheen - COVID
S. 3881 - CHIPPER Act - Casey - CHIP, COVID
S. 3998 - HEALTH Act of 2020 - Hyde-Smith - telehealth
S. 3999 - Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act - King - Mental Health
S. 4108 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal support to State Medicaid programs during economic downturns - Casey - FMAP
S. 4151 - SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act - Hoeven - Medicare OPPS coverage
S. 4230 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 - Wyden - Telehealth mental health services in Medicare
S. 4274 - Legalizing Drug Discounts for Seniors Act of 2020 - Paul - exclude discounts for covered part D drugs from the anti-kickback prohibition
S. 4295 - Public Health Emergency Pass-Through Payment Fairness Act of 2020 - Paul - access to drugs and devices under Medicare
S. 4358 - Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act - Bennet - Medicaid coverage for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 for uninsured without cost-sharing
S. 4375 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Alexander - make permanent Medicare telehealth flexibilities
S. 4423 - COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 - Brown - Medicare hospice care
S. 4448- Fair Drug Prices for Kids Act - Warner - extend Medicaid drug rebate program to CHIP
S. 4574 - Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act - Young - integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD
S. 4690 - Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act - Hassan - Medicaid and maternal health
S. 4705 - Maternal Immunization Coverage Act - Cassidy - Medicaid coverage
S. 4717 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act - Grassley - Medicaid enrollment
S. 4742 - CLINICAL TREATMENT Act - Burr - Medicaid coverage
S. 4825 - Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Seniors Act - Reed - Medicare coverage of COVID-19 vaccines
S. 4840 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 -Roberts - audio-only risk adjustment in Medicare Advantage
S. 4859 - Connected MOM Act - Cassidy - expanded coverage of remote physiologic devices and related services under Medicaid
S. 4864 - HAPI Act - Brown - Medicaid coverage of adult vaccines
S. 4944 - Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2020 - Booker - CMMI models for SDOH in Medicare/Medicaid
S. 4949 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Toomey - guidance for state Medicaid programs on maternal health
S. 4957 - COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 - Casey - funding for state Medicaid programs HCBS
S. 5007 - Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Boozman - increase in Medicare part B payment
S. 5044 - Bill to amend title XVIII of the SSA to establish requirement with respect to the use of prior authorization under the Medicare Advantage plans - Brown - Prior authorization
S. 5077 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to adjust the limitations on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments - Cornyn - Medicaid DSH payments
Regulatory Issues:
Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit issues including proposed RADV regulation for MA; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2021 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; Part D reform, out of pocket limits; issues related to Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in and public option; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2022 Rate Notice; Executive Orders relating to international pricing, Part D rebates, insulin costs, and importation; issues related to MLTSS; issues related to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing; issues related to audio-only telehealth; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues related to Medicaid presumptive eligibility and continuous eligibility; issues relating to Medicaid best price; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; issues related to changes to prior authorization regulations, electronic documentation, and related issues; issues relating to sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; issues related to health insurance tax for MA and Part D plans; implications of physician fee schedule on MA; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); issues related to the international price index; issues related to child and maternal health; issues related to Medicaid supplemental and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding; issues related to Medicaid funding for territories; issues related to medical management; issues relating to MA supplemental benefits; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's health plan models; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; issues related to health homes for children with medically complex conditions; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation and policies related to:
Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 (P.L. 114-10) including policies related to the Quality Payment Program
Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements
Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation
Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration
Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies
Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements
Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options
Medicaid waiver application procedures
Medicaid per capita cap policy options
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 808/S. 237)
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2019 (H.R. 900)
Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384)
Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (H.R. 3935/S. 2846)
Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741)
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 296/H.R. 2150)
Childrens Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief (CHIPPER) Act (S. 3881/H.R. 6797)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Gun violence prevention research funding
Child product safety
Child passenger safety
COVID-19 pandemic response for AI/AN communities
Child care supplemental funding
Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act (HR 6442 / S 3513)
Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act (S 3937)
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program funding
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (HR 2271 / S 1130)
Infant sleep product safety
Lead exposure prevention
Regulation of air pollutants
Food additive safety
Paid family leave
Climate change
IHS funding
Tribal Health Data Improvement Act (HR 7948 / S 4562)
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act reauthorization
CAPTA Plans of safe care grants
Family First Prevention Services Act implementation
Issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and providing supports for the child welfare community
Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act (S 3660)
Child Welfare Emergency Funding Act (S 4172)
Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act (HR 7947)
Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (HR 6800)
The Informing Grandfamilies Act
Standards in CBP Custody, S. 2135
Standards in ICE Family Detention
Standards in ORR Custody
Public Charge
Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC
SNAP
Mental Health for Children
OTC Drug Reform
H.R. 6, DREAM Act
Family Separation and Detention
CARE for Families Act HR 3107
WIC Act
Keep Families Together Act
Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program
Public Health Preparedness and Response
Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S. 2080)
Dietary Guidelines
Child Poverty
HEROES Act
Senate 4.0 Coronavirus Response Legislation
Asylum
Child Poverty Reduction Act
Suicide Prevention
Dr Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act S. 4349
CBP Medical Services Contract
Child Nutrition Waivers
Eviction Moratorium
Quit Because of COVID-19 Act (H.R. 7286/ S. 4524)
Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program FY 2021 Appropriations
2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act (S. 4571)
COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (H.R. 2482/S. 2074)
Regulation of Tobacco Products
Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R. 7308)
Childhood immunizations, including an amendment by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the PREP Act to allow pharmacists to administer immunizations to children aged three to 18 years old
COVID-19 vaccine, the importance of following safety and testing protocols, and the need to include children in clinical vaccine trials
FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including support for provisions to halt the reduction or realignment of military medical personnel billets and transformation of the Military Health System/military medical treatment facilities
VACCINES Act and related issues around combatting vaccine hesitancy and misinformation
Payment for vaccine administration and reform to the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
Federal funding for K-12 education in response to COVID-19
FY 2021 appropriations
Requesting the collection and regular reporting of data on race and ethnicity by the Social Security Administration (SSA)
Addressing the needs of students with disabilities in light of COVID-19
12-Month Continuous Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility
Medicaid Work Requirements
Medicaid Block Grants
Medicaid Per Capita Caps
Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers
Medicaid Payment Parity
Increase to Medicaid FMAP During COVID-19
Establish an automatic FMAP increase tied to state economic indicators
S. 4108, Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act
HR 6159, the Kids Access to Primary Care Act
The Ensuring Access for Womens and Childrens Act, S. 4088.
Medicaid Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Protections
Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act (H.R.6151)
H.R.6098 to Expand State CHIP Eligibility
Delaying the CHIP FMAP Decrease
H.R.6797/S.3881 - CHIPPER Act
Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule
Maternal Health
H.R. 4995 Helping Moms Act
Expanding Medicaid to 12 Months Post-Partum
Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing
Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 2020
Medicaid Payment for Eligibility Workers
Expanding the use of Telehealth in Medicaid/CHIP/Private Insurance
Allow for the home and other secure locations as originating (patient) and distant (provider) sites in telehealth
Waive telehealth cost-sharing for patients in telehealth
Pay for telehealth care visits at parity with that of in-person visits
Allow telehealth care for both new and established patients
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 (S 1618/HR 5199)
Including Preventive Medicine Service Codes to be Eligible for Telehealth
Increased Access To Broadband to Expand Telehealth Services
Financial Relief to Medicaid Providers
Financial Relief for Pediatricians
Provider Relief Fund
Expanding Provider Relief Fund Eligibility to Those Pediatricians Who Received a Small Medicare Allotment
COVID-19 Response
Targeted allocation of funds to primary care physician practices.
Expand existing alternative payment models for primary care
Fully implementing the 2021 outpatient E/M changes.
Immediately implement the vaccine administration payment increases proposed in the 2021 MPFS.
VACCINES Act, H.R. 2862
Expand VFC to separate CHIP Programs
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 - DelBene - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage
H.R. 3925 - Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act - Tonko - Opioids
H.R. 3935 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Carter - Medicaid coverage for transportation
H.R. 4453 - Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2019 - Ruiz -Distributing information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent fraud
H.R. 4529 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 - Maloney - Medicaid
H.R. 4583 - Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 - Schneider - prescription drug affordability
H.R. 4620 - More Help for Seniors Act of 2019 - Rose - expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program
H.R. 4621 - Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019 - Blunt Rochester - best practices re social determinants of health
H.R. 4629 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Tonko - biosimilars
H.R. 4632 - Better Transparency in Information for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 - Kind - provides consumers information regarding premiums under LIS benchmark plans
H.R. 4671 - Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act - Kim - Medicare affordability and low income beneficiaries
H.R. 4996 - Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020 - Kelly - extend Medicaid coverage post-partum
H.R. 5006 - Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act - Emmer - Medicaid coverage for SUD/mental health for institutionalized
H.R. 5201 - Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 - Matsui - Medicare coverage of mental telehealth
H.R. 5232 - Road to Recovery Act - Fitzpatrick - Medicaid and CHIP SUD treatment
H.R. 5693 - Primary Health Services Enhancement Act - Kind - Medicare rural health
H.R. 5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 - Arrington - rural emergency medical access services under Medicare
H.R. 5833 - 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 - Latta - Medicare coverage in telehealth
H.R. 5882 - GENE Therapy Payment Act - Schrader - value based care
H.R. 6098 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program -Barragan - CHIP eligibility
H.R. 6151 - CARING for Kids Act - Fineknauer - CHIP
H.R. 6179 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 - Cardenas - payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare
H.R. 6209 - Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2020 or the RUSH Act of 2020 -Kuster - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments
H.R. 6244 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program - Kelly - Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing
H.R. 6263 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19 -Sarbanes - Medicare coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing
H.R. 6273 - Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 - Butterfield - FMAP
H.R. 6311 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Ruiz - COVID-19 cost sharing
H.R. 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 - Bishop - Medicare and Medicaid payments during COVID-19 emergency
H.R. 6462 - Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act - Gallego - Medicaid coverage
H.R. 6511 - Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act - Pappas - COVID
H.R. 6521 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for other purposes - Diaz Barragan - Medicaid, delays implementation of MFAR
H.R. 6538 - Modernized Medicine Act - Kennedy - Medicaid, Telehealth
H.R. 6539 - Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act - Lee - FMAP
H.R. 6572 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19. -Bilirakis - COVID
H.R. 6583 - 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. - Houlahan - COVID
H.R. 6616 - Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act -Cardenas - COVID
H.R. 6640 - Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act - Mucarsel-Powell - COVID
H.R. 6658 - Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act - Sablan - FMAP
H.R. 6727 - To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program - Schrier - COVID
H.R. 6744 - Computer and Internet Equity Act - Davis - internet access for Lifeline program
H.R. 6753 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Finkenauer - Medicare hospital payments
H.R. 6792 - Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 - Smith - telehealth
H.R. 6797 - CHIPPER Act - Wild - CHIP, COVID
H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 -Schneider - COVID
H.R. 7154 - Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act -Boyle - outpatient therapy services
H.R. 7187 - HEALTH Act of 2020 -Thompson -Smith - telehealth
H.R. 7292 - 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. - Kaptur - advance payments
H.R. 7338 - 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. - Cheney - Telehealth
H.R. 7391 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program - Sherrill- Telehealth
H.R. 7606 - MFAR Transparency Act - Williams - report on impact of MFAR to Congress
H.R. 7627 - MORE Savings Act - Dean - Medicare access to opioid treatment and MAT
H.R. 7663 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 - Thompson - waive or modify application of Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth during PHE
H.R. 7791 - Value in Health Care Act of 2020 - Welch - Medicare shared savings program and alternative payment arrangements
H.R. 7877 - Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020 - Katko - Medicare Part D costs
H.R. 7892 - Medicaid Expansion During Crisis Act - Coleman - extend eligibility period for Medicaid enrollment application
H.R. 8177 - Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act - OHalleran - Medicare prescription drug coverage for chronic kidney disease
H.R. 8218 - Rural Ambulance Reimbursement Fairness Act - Gianforte - Medicare payment for rural ambulance services
H.R. 8254 - Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act - Blumenauer - integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD
H.R. 8427 - To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes - Luria - Lifeline program
S. 2846 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Isakson - Medicaid coverage of transportation
S. 2911 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019 - Cassidy - Part D smoothing
S. 3013 - Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act - Crapo - offer additional prescription drugs under Part D
S. 3220 - Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act - Portman - Medicaid coverage in acute care hospitals
S. 3238 - Preventive Home Visit Act - King - preventative home visits
S. 3277 - HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act - Casey - access to community based services
S. 3353 - Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 - Cassidy - Medicare coverage of kidney transplant services
S. 3384 - Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - McSally - Medicare Part D drug pricing negotiation
S. 3399 - FCHIP Extension Act - Tester - rural health
S. 3442 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID-19 cost sharing
S. 3443 - Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act - Casey - Medicaid coverage for all pregnant and postpartum women
S. 3447 - RUSH Act of 2020 - Thune - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments
S. 3466 - ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2020 - McSally - eliminates cost sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B of the Medicare program
S. 3615 - Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 - Murkowski - rural community hospital demonstration program
S. 3665 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Alexander - Medicare hospital payments
S. 3750 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 - Shaheen - COVID
S. 3881 - CHIPPER Act - Casey - CHIP, COVID
S. 3998 - HEALTH Act of 2020 - Hyde-Smith - telehealth
S. 3999 - Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act - King - Mental Health
S. 4108 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal support to State Medicaid programs during economic downturns - Casey - FMAP
S. 4151 - SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act - Hoeven - Medicare OPPS coverage
S. 4230 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 - Wyden - Telehealth mental health services in Medicare
S. 4274 - Legalizing Drug Discounts for Seniors Act of 2020 - Paul - exclude discounts for covered part D drugs from the anti-kickback prohibition
S. 4295 - Public Health Emergency Pass-Through Payment Fairness Act of 2020 - Paul - access to drugs and devices under Medicare
S. 4358 - Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act - Bennet - Medicaid coverage for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 for uninsured without cost-sharing
S. 4375 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Alexander - make permanent Medicare telehealth flexibilities
S. 4423 - COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 - Brown - Medicare hospice care
S. 4448 - Fair Drug Prices for Kids Act - Warner - extend Medicaid drug rebate program to CHIP
S. 4574 - Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act - Young - integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD
S. 4690 - A bill to increase vaccination rates among pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and for other purposes - Hassan - Medicaid and maternal health
S. 4705 - A bill to amend title XIX requiring coverage under Medicaid of vaccines for pregnant women - Cassidy - Medicaid coverage
S. 4717 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment of certain Medicaid providers across State lines, and for other purposes - Grassley - Medicaid enrollment
S. 4742 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to promote access to life-saving therapies for Medicaid enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials, and for other purposes - Burr - Medicaid coverage
Regulatory Issues:
Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit issues including proposed RADV regulation for MA; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2021 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; Part D reform, out of pocket limits; issues related to Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in and public option; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2022 Rate Notice; Executive Orders relating to international pricing, Part D rebates, insulin costs, and importation; issues related to MLTSS; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to COVID-19, including testing; issues related to audio-only telehealth; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues related to Medicaid presumptive eligibility and continuous eligibility; issues relating to Medicaid best price; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); issues related to the international price index; issues related to child and maternal health; issues related to Medicaid supplemental and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding; issues related to Medicaid funding for territories; issues related to medical management; issues relating to MA supplemental benefits; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; issues related to health homes for children with medically complex conditions; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation and policies related to:
Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 (P.L. 114-10) including policies related to the Quality Payment Program
Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements
Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation
Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration
Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies
Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements
Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options
Medicaid waiver application procedures
Medicaid per capita cap policy options
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 808/S. 237)
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2019 (H.R. 900)
Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384)
Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (H.R. 3935/S. 2846)
Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741)
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 296/H.R. 2150)
Childrens Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief (CHIPPER) Act (S. 3881/H.R. 6797)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Child Care is Essential Act (HR 7027 / S 3874), Flint Registry Reauthorization Act (HR 7253 / S 3976), Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act (S 3937), Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program funding, Gun violence prevention research funding, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (HR 2271 / S 1130), Child product safety, Child passenger safety, COVID-19 pandemic response for AI/AN communities, Funding for Child Care and Development Block Grant, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act (HR 6442 / S 3513), Infant sleep product safety, Funding for ATSDR, Lead exposure prevention, Regulation of air pollutants, Paid Family Leave, TSCA Implementation, IHS Funding, Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (HR 6448 / S 2871), Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act reauthorization, CAPTA Plans of safe care grants, Family First Prevention Services Act implementation, Issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and providing supports for the child welfare community, Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act (S 3660), Child Welfare Emergency Funding Act (S 4172), FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations: CDC/NIH Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, HRSA Emergency Medical Services for Children, HRSA Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, CDC National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, ACF Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Grants, CDC Global Immunization Programs, ASPR Pediatric Disaster Care Pilot Program, HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access, HRSA Screening and Treatment for Maternal Depression, NIH Adolescent E-Cigarette Cessation Research, SAMHSA Reducing Underage Drinking Through Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment , Vaccine Issues: Preserving the Current Vaccine Delivery System, Enhanced Medicaid Payment for Immunization Administration, Appropriately Valued Vaccine Codes, Prospective Medicaid Vaccine Payments, Policy Changes to the Vaccines for Children Program, and the VACCINES Act, School Reopening and Federal Education Funding amid COVID-19, FY21 National Defense Authorization Act, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, Voluntary certification of pediatric EHRs, REMOTE Act, Standards in CBP Custody, S. 2135, Standards in ICE Family Detention, Standards in ORR Custody, Public Charge, Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC, SNAP, Mental Health for Children, OTC Drug Reform, Requirements for airplane EMKs, H.R. 6, DREAM Act, Family Separation and Detention, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act, Nutrition Facts Label, Equality Act, HR 5, CARE for Families Act HR 3107, WIC Act, Keep Families Together Act, Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program, Public Health Preparedness and Response, Medical Nutrition Equity Act, Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, Funding for Mental Health Access Grants, Funding for HRSA Maternal Depression Grants, Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S. 2080), Medical Deferred Action, Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2019 (S. 2501), H.R. 3246, Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019, Friendly Airports for Mothers Expansion (FAME) Act , Healthy Meals for Opioid-Affected Kids and Kids Raised by Grandfamilies, 21st Century Cures 2.0, Dietary Guidelines, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pediatric Disaster Care Pilot Program, Child Poverty, Funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program, Funding for Pediatric Device Consortia, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, S. 3170, HEROES Act, Senate 4.0 Coronavirus Response Legislation, Asylum, Child Poverty Reduction Act, Suicide Prevention, Global Child Thrive Act, Global Health Security Act, CARES Act (H.R. 748), HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6788/S. 3599), Quit Because of COVID-19 Act (H.R. 7286), Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Appropriations, National Institutes of Health Appropriations, OJJDP COVID-19 Guidance: State Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Update (S. 748), Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (H.R. 2482/S. 2074), Public Disclosure of Premarket Tobacco Applications, Classification of Tobacco Shops as Essential Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic, 12-Month Continuous Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility, Medicaid Work Requirements, Medicaid Eligibility Proposed Rule, Medicaid Block Grants, Medicaid Per Capita Caps, Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers, Proposed Repeal of Medicaid Access Rule, Medicaid Payment Parity, Increase to Medicaid FMAP During COVID-19, Establish an automatic FMAP increase tied to state economic indicators, S. 4108, Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act, HR 6159, the Kids Access to Primary Care Act, Medicaid Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Protections, Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act (H.R.6151), H.R.6098 to Expand State CHIP Eligibility, Delaying the CHIP FMAP Decrease, H.R.6797/S.3881 - CHIPPER Act, Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule, Maternal Health, Expanding Medicaid to 12 Months Post-Partum, Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing, Medicaid Payment for Eligibility Workers, ChiPACC Act, Expanding the use of Telehealth in Medicaid/CHIP/Private Insurance, Allow for the home and other secure locations as originating (patient) and distant (provider) sites in telehealth, Waive telehealth cost-sharing for patients in telehealth, Pay for telehealth care visits at parity with that of in-person visits, Allow telehealth care for both new and established patients, Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 (S 1618/HR 5199), Including Preventive Medicine Service Codes to be Eligible for Telehealth, Increased Access To Broadband to Expand Telehealth Services, Public Health and Social Services Emergency Funding, Financial Relief to Medicaid Providers, Financial Relief for Pediatricians, Provider Relief Fund, Expanding Provider Relief Fund Eligibility to Those Pediatricians Who Received a Small Medicare Allotment, COVID-19 Response.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 - DelBene - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage
H.R. 3925 - Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act - Tonko - Opioids
H.R. 3935 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Carter - Medicaid coverage for transportation
H.R. 4453 - Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2019 - Ruiz -Distributing information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent fraud
H.R. 4529 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 - Maloney - Medicaid
H.R. 4583 - Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 - Schneider - prescription drug affordability
H.R. 4620 - More Help for Seniors Act of 2019 - Rose - expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program
H.R. 4621 - Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019 - Blunt Rochester - best practices re social determinants of health
H.R. 4629 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Tonko - biosimilars
H.R. 4632 - Better Transparency in Information for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 - Kind - provides consumers information regarding premiums under LIS benchmark plans
H.R. 4671 - Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act - Kim - Medicare affordability and low income beneficiaries
H.R. 5006 - Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act - Emmer - Medicaid coverage for SUD/mental health for institutionalized
H.R. 5201 - Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 - Matsui - Medicare coverage of mental telehealth
H.R. 5232 - Road to Recovery Act - Fitzpatrick - Medicaid and CHIP SUD treatment
H.R. 5693 - Primary Health Services Enhancement Act - Kind - Medicare rural health
H.R. 5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 - Jodey Arrington - rural emergency medical access services under Medicare
H.R. 5833 - 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 - Latta - Medicare coverage in telehealth
H.R. 5882 - GENE Therapy Payment Act - Schrader - value based care
H.R. 6098 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program - Barragan - CHIP eligibility
H.R. 6151 - CARING for Kids Act - Abby Fineknauer - CHIP
H.R. 6179 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 - Cardenas - payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare
H.R. 6209 - Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2020 or the RUSH Act of 2020 -Kuster - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments
H.R. 6244 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program - Kelly - Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing
H.R. 6263 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19 -Sarbanes - Medicare coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing
H.R. 6273 - Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 - Butterfield - FMAP
H.R. 6311 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Ruiz - COVID-19 cost sharing
H.R. 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 - Bishop - Medicare and Medicaid payments during COVID-19 emergency
H.R. 6462 - Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act - Gallego - Medicaid coverage
H.R. 6511 - Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act - Pappas - COVID
H.R. 6521 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for other purposes - Diaz Barragan
H.R. 6538 - Modernized Medicine Act - Kennedy - Medicaid, Telehealth
H.R. 6539 - Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act - Lee - FMAP
H.R. 6572 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19. - Bilirakis - COVID
H.R. 6583 - 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. - Houlahan - COVID
H.R. 6616 - Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act - Cardenas - COVID
H.R. 6640 - Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act - Mucarsel-Powell - COVID
H.R. 6658 - Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act - Sablan - FMAP
H.R. 6727 - To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program - Schrier - COVID
H.R. 6744 - Computer and Internet Equity Act - Davis - internet access for Lifeline program
H.R. 6753 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Finkenauer - Medicare hospital payments
H.R. 6792 - Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 - Smith - telehealth
H.R. 6797 - CHIPPER Act - Wild - CHIP, COVID
H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 - Schneider - COVID
H.R. 7154 - Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act - Boyle - outpatient therapy services
H.R. 7187 - HEALTH Act of 2020 -Thompson -Smith - telehealth
H.R. 7297 - 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. - Kaptur
H.R. 7338 - 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. - Cheney - Telehealth
H.R. 7391 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program - Sherrill - Telehealth
S. 2846 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Isakson - Medicaid coverage of transportation
S. 2911 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019 - Cassidy - Part D smoothing
S. 3220 - Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act - Portman - Medicaid coverage in acute care hospitals
S. 3238 - Preventive Home Visit Act - King - preventative home visits
S. 3277 - HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act - Casey - access to community based services
S. 3353 - Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 - Cassidy - Medicare coverage of kidney transplant services
S. 3384 - Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - McSally - Medicare Part D drug pricing negotiation
S. 3399 - FCHIP Extension Act - Tester - rural health
S. 3442 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID-19 cost sharing
S. 3443 - Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act - Casey - Medicaid coverage for all pregnant and postpartum women
S. 3447 - RUSH Act of 2020 - Thune - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments
S. 3466 - ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2020 - McSally - eliminates cost sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B of the Medicare program
S. 3615 - Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 - Murkowski - rural community hospital demonstration program
S. 3665 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Alexander - Medicare hospital payments
S. 3750 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 - Shaheen - COVID
S. 3881 - CHIPPER Act - Casey - CHIP, COVID
S. 3998 - HEALTH Act of 2020 - Hyde-Smith - telehealth
S. 3999 - Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act - King - Mental Health
S. 4108 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal support to State Medicaid programs during economic downturns - Casey - FMAP
Regulatory Issues:
Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit issues including proposed RADV regulation for MA; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2021 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; Part D reform, out of pocket limits; issues related to Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in and public option; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2021 Rate Notice and Call Letter; issues related to MLTSS; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to COVID-19; issues related to audio-only telehealth; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues related to Medicaid presumptive eligibility and continuous eligibility; issues relating to Medicaid best price; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); issues related to the international price index; issues related to child and maternal health; issues related to Medicaid supplemental and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding; issues related to Medicaid funding for territories; issues related to medical management; issues relating to MA supplemental benefits; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; issues related to health homes for children with medically complex conditions; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA Regulations; ACA Stabilization; Health Reform; Risk Adjustment; Opioids; Individual Market Reform; Health Care Costs; Mental Health; CSRs; Transparency; Surprise billing, Transparency, Prior Authorization; All payer claims database; Negotiated rate disclosure; Medicare for All; Maternal health; Senior's health care; Community health; NBPP (Notice Benefit and Payment Parameters), COVID-19 Response/Relief Packages, Healthcare access/privacy; Risk Corridors; COBRA; Telehealth; SEPs; CDC Guidance Testing; Safe Harbor; COVID-19; Postal Reform; Single Employer Pensions;
H.R.1384 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (Introduced 02/27/2019)
H.R.2003 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns Act
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] (Introduced 04/01/2019)
H.R.2004 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Ensuring FEDVIP and FLTCIP Coverage During Shutdowns Act
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] (Introduced 04/01/2019)
S.973 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Ensuring FEDVIP and FLTCIP Coverage During Shutdowns Act
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (Introduced 04/01/2019)
S.971 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns Act
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (Introduced 04/01/2019)
H.R.1520 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] (Introduced 03/05/2019)
S.1895 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Lower Health Care Costs Act
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] (Introduced 06/19/2019)
H.R.1046 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
H.R.3630 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
No Surprises Act
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
H.R.3439 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
PATIENT Act
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
H.R.3107 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
H.R.2279 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Safe Step Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
S.1895 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Lower Health Care Costs Act
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
S. 2546 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Safe Step Act
Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
S. 2004 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Ensuring FEDVIP and FLTCIP Coverage During Shutdowns Act
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD-07)
H.R. 2774 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10)
H.R. 5826 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Neal(D-MA-01)
S. 3548 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
H.R. 5551 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2020
Sponsor: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC At-Large)
H.R. 5575 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14)
H.R. 5688 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03)
H.R. 5754 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Rural ER Access Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Green (R-TN-07)
H.R. 5763 - 116th Congress - Second Session
National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT At-Large)
H.R. 5800 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Ban Surprise Billing Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03)
H.R. 5807 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Know Your Provider Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. John Larson (D-CT-01)
H.R. 5916 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08)
Public Law 116-127 (H.R. 6201) - 116th Congress - Second Session
First Coronavirus Response Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)
H.R. 6336 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC-09)
H.R. 6311 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Care for COVID-19 Act
Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)
H.R. 6299 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020
H.R. 5817 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Fair and Honest Advance Cost Estimate for Patients Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA-22)
H.R. 5816 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-04)
HR. 5809 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Better Information Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08)
H.R. 5826 -116th Congress - Second Session
Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA-01)
H.R. 5924 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. David McKinley (R-WV-01)
H.R. 6004 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Transparency and Accountability in Health Care Costs and Prices Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03)
H.R. 6005 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Know the Price Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07)
H.R. 6132 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-06)
H.R. 6135 - 116th Congress - Second Session
No More Narrow Networks Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6136 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6137 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Innovative Maternal Payment And Coverage To Save Moms Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6138 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Tech to Save Moms Act
Sponsor: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30)
H.R. 6149 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Medicaid Report on Expansion of Access to Coverage for Health Act
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC-01)
H.R. 6151 - 116th Congress - Second Session
CARING for Kids Act
Sponsor: Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA-01)
H.R. 6173 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-01)
H.R. 6213 - 116th Congress - Second Session
No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act
Sponsor: Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24)
H.R. 6222 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6232 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Disaster Medical System, to provide for certain laboratory reimbursement for diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in uninsured individuals.
Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29)
H.R. 6231 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-08)
H.R. 6244 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)
H.R. 6263 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19.
Sponsor: Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD-03)
H.R. 6282 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Commission on America's Medical Security Act
Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)
H.R. 6283 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)
H.R. 1379 - 116th Congress - First Session
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07)
H.R. 6810 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Health Care Protection Act
Sponsor: Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13)
H.R. 6808 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-06)
S. 3606 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020
Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
H.R. 6130 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Improving Awareness of Health Coverage Options Act
Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10)
Public Law 116-123 (H.R.6074) - 116th Congress - Second Session
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)
H.R. 6379 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)
H.R. 6800 - 116th Congress - Second Session
HEROES Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)
H.R. 6426 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes
Sponsor: Rep. Max Rose (D-NY-11)
H.R. 6455 - 116th Congress - Second Session
National Commission Regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02)
H.R. 6409 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Assistance for Businesses and Local Economies Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05)
Public Law 116-139 (H.R. 266) - 116th Congress - First Session
Vehicle for Covid-19 Small Business, Hospital and Testing Funds
Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04)
H.R. 5566 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Patient Fairness Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH-08)
H.R. 5596 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Personalized Care Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Chip Roy(R-TX-21)
H.R. 6338 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Pandemic Healthcare Access Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC-13)
H.R. 5808 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Save Rural Communities Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19)
H.R. 7391 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program.
H.R. 5763 - 116th Congress - Second Session
National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT At-Large)
H.R. 6487 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6514 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Worker Health Coverage Protection Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03)
H.R. 6712 - 116th Congress - Second Session
American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis(R-UT-03)
H.R. 6746 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers, and for other purposes
Sponsor: Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01)
H.R. 6833 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN-03)
H.R. 6411 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-06)
H.R. 6511 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-01)
H.R. 6518 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020
H.R. 6561 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44)
H.R. 6568 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE At-Large)
H.R. 6634 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act
Sponsor: Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03)
H.R. 6638 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Reducing COVID-19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health Act
Cosponsor: Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05)
H.R. 6644 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency.
Sponsor: Kim Schrier (D-WA-08)
H.R. 6645 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to conduct or support research on the mental health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6654 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act
Sponsor: Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03)
H.R. 6663 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Larry Buschon (R-IN-08)
H.R. 6742 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Protecting Life in Crisis Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX-11)
H.R. 6763 - 116th Congress - Second Session
COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)
H.R. 6792 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-03)
H.R. 6797 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act
Sponsor: Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA-07)
H.R. 6866 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
Sponsor: Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18)
H.R. 6906 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act
Sponsor: Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07)
H.R. 6918 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Paycheck Recovery Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Pramila Jayapal(D-WA-07)
H.R. 6925 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Medical Innovation Acceleration Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05)
H.R. 6926 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Meeting IMD Needs with Direction Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02)
H.R. 6930 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Manufacturing API, Drugs, and Excipients in America Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-01)
H.R. 6971 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16)
H.R. 6999 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13)
H.R. 7017 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Right to Test Act
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10)
H.R. 7077 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)
H.R. 7078 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)
H.R. 7123 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Katherine's Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02)
H.R. 7158 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Health Enterprise Zones Act of 2020
Sponsor: Anthony Brown (D-MD-04)
H.R. 7168 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act
Sponsor: Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15)
H.R. 7187 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)
H.R. 7190 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM-02)
H.R. 7286 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Quit Because of COVID-19 Act
Sponsor: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large)
H.R. 5958 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Official Short Title: Senior Health Planning Account Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY-26)
H.R. 6209 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH-02)
H.R. 6436 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Police and Fire Health Care Protection Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH-01)
H.R. 6545 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Health Insurance Marketplace Affordability Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-07)
H.R. 6698 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6753 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA-01)
H.R. 6781 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Paycheck Protection Program Improved Coordination Act of 2020
Cosponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-01)
H.R. 6824 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the carryover of the remaining 2020 balance in health flexible spending arrangements.
Sponsor: Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)
H.R. 6855 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA-38)
H.R. 6857 - 116th Congress - Second Session
COVID-19-Only Homes Organized for Resident Treatment Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03)
H.R. 6920 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Keep Employees' Earnings Protected Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Ross Spano (R-FL-15)
H.R. 7008 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Family Savings Flexibility Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02)
H.R. 7149 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals for calendar year 2020.
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL-06)
H.R. 7233 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH-12)
H.R. 7242 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit expenditures from health savings accounts for gym memberships and costs of home gym equipment, to repeal the requirement that health plan be high deductible, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-03)
H.R. 7267 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Patients Before Profits Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA-45)
Public Law 116-136(H.R. 748) - 116th Congress - First Session
Third Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA Regulations; ACA Stabilization; Health Reform; Risk Adjustment; Opioids; Individual Market Reform; Health Care Costs; Mental Health; CSRs; Transparency; Surprise billing, Transparency, Prior Authorization; All payer claims database; Negotiated rate disclosure; Medicare for All; Maternal health; Senior's health care; Community health; NBPP (Notice Benefit and Payment Parameters), COVID-19 Response/Relief Packages, Healthcare access/privacy; Risk Corridors; COBRA; Telehealth; SEPs; CDC Guidance Testing; Safe Harbor; COVID-19; Postal Reform; Single Employer Pensions;
H.R.1384 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (Introduced 02/27/2019)
H.R.2003 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns Act
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] (Introduced 04/01/2019)
H.R.1520 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] (Introduced 03/05/2019)
S.1895 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Lower Health Care Costs Act
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] (Introduced 06/19/2019)
H.R.1046 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
H.R.3630 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
No Surprises Act
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
H.R.3439 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) PATIENT Act
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
H.R.3107 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
H.R.2279 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Safe Step Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
S.1895 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Lower Health Care Costs Act
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
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S. 2546 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Safe Step Act
Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
H.R. 5826 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Richard Neal(D-MA-01)
S.3548 - 116th Congress - Second Session Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
H.R. 5688 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03)
H.R. 5754 - 116th Congress - Second Session Rural ER Access Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Green (R-TN-07)
H.R. 5763 - 116th Congress - Second Session
National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act Sponsor: Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT At-Large)
H.R. 5800 - 116th Congress - Second Session Ban Surprise Billing Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03)
H.R. 5807 - 116th Congress - Second Session Know Your Provider Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. John Larson (D-CT-01)
H.R. 5916 - 116th Congress - Second Session Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08)
Public Law 116-127 (H.R. 6201) - 116th Congress - Second Session First Coronavirus Response Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)
H.R. 6311 - 116th Congress - Second Session Care for COVID-19 Act
Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)
H.R. 6299 - 116th Congress - Second Session Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020
H.R. 5817 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Fair and Honest Advance Cost Estimate for Patients Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA-22)
H.R. 5816 - 116th Congress - Second Session Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-04)
HR. 5809 - 116th Congress - Second Session Better Information Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08)
H.R. 5826 -116th Congress - Second Session
Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA-01)
H.R. 5924 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. David McKinley (R-WV-01)
H.R. 6004 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Transparency and Accountability in Health Care Costs and Prices Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03)
H.R. 6005 - 116th Congress - Second Session Know the Price Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07)
H.R. 6132 - 116th Congress - Second Session Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-06)
H.R. 6135 - 116th Congress - Second Session No More Narrow Networks Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6136 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6137 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Innovative Maternal Payment And Coverage To Save Moms Act Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6138 - 116th Congress - Second Session Tech to Save Moms Act
Sponsor: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30)
H.R. 6149 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Medicaid Report on Expansion of Access to Coverage for Health Act Sponsor: Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC-01)
H.R. 6151 - 116th Congress - Second Session CARING for Kids Act
Sponsor: Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA-01)
H.R. 6173 - 116th Congress - Second Session Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-01)
H.R. 6213 - 116th Congress - Second Session No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act
Sponsor: Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24)
H.R. 6222 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6232 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Disaster Medical System, to provide for certain laboratory reimbursement for diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in uninsured individuals.
Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29)
H.R. 6231 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-08)
H.R. 6244 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)
H.R. 6263 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19. Sponsor: Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD-03)
H.R. 6282 - 116th Congress - Second Session Commission on America's Medical Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)
H.R. 6283 - 116th Congress - Second Session Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)
H.R. 1379 - 116th Congress - First Session Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07)
H.R. 6810 - 116th Congress - Second Session Health Care Protection Act
Sponsor: Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13)
S. 3606 - 116th Congress - Second Session Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020 Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
H.R. 6130 - 116th Congress - Second Session Improving Awareness of Health Coverage Options Act Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10)
Public Law 116-123 (H.R.6074) - 116th Congress - Second Session
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)
H.R. 6800 - 116th Congress - Second Session HEROES Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)
H.R. 6426 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes
Sponsor: Rep. Max Rose (D-NY-11)
H.R. 6455 - 116th Congress - Second Session
National Commission Regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Act Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02)
H.R. 6409 - 116th Congress - Second Session Assistance for Businesses and Local Economies Act Sponsor: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05)
Public Law 116-139 (H.R. 266) - 116th Congress - First Session Vehicle for Covid-19 Small Business, Hospital and Testing Funds Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04)
H.R. 5566 - 116th Congress - Second Session Patient Fairness Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH-08)
H.R. 5596 - 116th Congress - Second Session Personalized Care Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Chip Roy(R-TX-21)
H.R. 6338 - 116th Congress - Second Session Pandemic Healthcare Access Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC-13)
H.R. 5808 - 116th Congress - Second Session Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19)
H.R. 7391 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program.
H.R. 5763 - 116th Congress - Second Session
National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act Sponsor: Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT At-Large)
H.R. 6487 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6514 - 116th Congress - Second Session Worker Health Coverage Protection Act Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03)
H.R. 6411 - 116th Congress - Second Session Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-06)
H.R. 6511 - 116th Congress - Second Session Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act Sponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-01)
H.R. 6518 - 116th Congress - Second Session Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020
H.R. 6561 - 116th Congress - Second Session Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44)
H.R. 6568 - 116th Congress - Second Session Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE At-Large)
H.R. 6634 - 116th Congress - Second Session Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act Sponsor: Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03)
H.R. 6638 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Reducing COVID-19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health Act Cosponsor: Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05)
H.R. 6644 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency.
Sponsor: Kim Schrier (D-WA-08)
H.R. 6645 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to conduct or support research on the mental health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6654 - 116th Congress - Second Session Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act Sponsor: Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03)
H.R. 6663 - 116th Congress - Second Session Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Larry Buschon (R-IN-08)
H.R. 6792 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-03)
H.R. 6797 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act Sponsor: Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA-07)
H.R. 6866 - 116th Congress - Second Session Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Sponsor: Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18)
H.R. 6906 - 116th Congress - Second Session Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act Sponsor: Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07)
H.R. 6918 - 116th Congress - Second Session Paycheck Recovery Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Pramila Jayapal(D-WA-07)
H.R. 6925 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medical Innovation Acceleration Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05)
H.R. 6971 - 116th Congress - Second Session Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16)
H.R. 6999 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13)
H.R. 7077 - 116th Congress - Second Session Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)
H.R. 7078 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)
H.R. 7187 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)
H.R. 7190 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM-02)
H.R. 7286 - 116th Congress - Second Session Quit Because of COVID-19 Act
Sponsor: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large)
H.R. 6209 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH-02)
H.R. 6545 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Health Insurance Marketplace Affordability Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-07)
H.R. 6698 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
H.R. 6753 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA-01)
H.R. 6781 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Paycheck Protection Program Improved Coordination Act of 2020 Cosponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-01)
H.R. 6824 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the carryover of the remaining 2020 balance in health flexible spending arrangements. Sponsor: Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)
H.R. 6855 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA-38)
H.R. 6857 - 116th Congress - Second Session
COVID-19-Only Homes Organized for Resident Treatment Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03)
H.R. 6920 - 116th Congress - Second Session Keep Employees' Earnings Protected Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Ross Spano (R-FL-15)
H.R. 7008 - 116th Congress - Second Session Family Savings Flexibility Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02)
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H.R. 7149 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals for calendar year 2020.
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL-06)
H.R. 7233 - 116th Congress - Second Session
Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH-12)
H.R. 7242 - 116th Congress - Second Session
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit expenditures from health savings accounts for gym memberships and costs of home gym equipment, to repeal the requirement that health plan be high deductible, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-03)
H.R. 7267 - 116th Congress - Second Session Patients Before Profits Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA-45)
Public Law 116-136(H.R. 748) - 116th Congress - First Session Third Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02)
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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
Client expense: $104,240 · Firm income: Not reported