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Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 17, 2020
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September 17, 2020
Primary Sponsor
Robert E. LattaRepublican(OH)
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Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act or the TREAT Act This bill temporarily allows, subject to scope of practice and other requirements, a health care professional to provide in-person and telehealth services in any U.S. jurisdiction based on that individual's authorization to practice in any one state or territory. Specifically, health care professionals may provide these services in jurisdictions other than where they are licensed, certified, or authorized to practice for up to 180 days after the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. In addition, the bill provides certain authorities to health care professional regulatory bodies, such as medical boards, to investigate and take disciplinary actions against a professional who provides telehealth services to a patient in that organization's jurisdiction pursuant to this bill. The bill also permits the Department of Health and Human Services to similarly expand the authority of health care professionals to provide these services in the event of future major disasters or emergencies.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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2021 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S.4421/H.R.8283-Temporarary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act. S.834/H.R.2256-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 S.168/H.R.708-TREAT Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2021 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 4421/H.R. 8283-Temporarary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act. H.R. 1868-Medicare Sequester Relief
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 6650, S. 3634, Health Heroes 2020 Act S. 4055, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, imposing user fees, changing the program from an up-front discount to a post-sale rebate, and not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to create new requirements for FQHC grantees that participate in the 340B program. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce OPPS reimbursements to hospitals for drugs acquired under the 340B program. Issue: Oppose efforts to allow certain grandfathered health care plans to increase consumer cost sharing without losing their grandfathered status. Issue: Oppose State relief and empowerment waivers that allow states to offer insurance plans that do not meet the requirements set forth under the Affordable Care Act. Issue: Oppose efforts to expand the availability of Association Health Plans. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Hospital Compare website. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Oppose efforts to finalize two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and the End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency or disclosure. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issue: Prescription drug pricing, public health, maternal mortality, and health information technology. Issue: Oppose restrictions on diversity training for federal grantees and employees. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 4004, S. 2986 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. H.R. 4995 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 4996 Helping MOMS Act of 2020 Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. S. 3750/H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Improvement Act of 2020 Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. S. 4349/H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving physician burnout and well-being. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act H.R.6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 HEALS Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 178, Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act Draft Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 Draft Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 Issues: Support emergency supplemental funding and policies for federal agencies to support coronavirus preparedness, response, relief, vaccine development and distribution, and testing and contact tracing. Ensure access to research samples. Support funding for and provide recommendations for disbursement of provider relief fund. Support revised Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies and increased provider flexibility. Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support inclusion of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions. Support fixes to Medicare GME Rural Training Track programs. Support Medicare GME per resident amount and cap-setting technical corrections and administrative relief. Support an increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. Support for current telehealth waivers to be made permanent. Support for extension of Medicare sequester moratorium. Support changes to CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule evaluation and management payments. Provide recommendations on personal protective equipment, testing, social distancing, clinical care, and other COVID related preparedness and response efforts of the federal government. Avoid imposing standards that would encourage depletion of scarce PPE and other resources. Support enhanced national COVID-19 data collection to better address health disparities. Support public health infrastructure. See other additions under BUD. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students in administering covid vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Urge CDC to update testing guidelines. Issue: Describe medical education approach on womens health and support efforts to promote trauma-informed care. Issue: Support science and data driven approach to HHS and EPA decision making. Issue: Support CDC mission S 4248 / HR 7618 COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act Issue: Support grant for anti-racism training in health professions programs. H.R. 8017, Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods (MOTION) Act Issue: Support grants for mobile COVID-testing units. S. 4160, To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes. Issue: Support protections for hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program to temporarily allow them to remain eligible for the program. H.R. 8283 S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout a national emergency. Issue: Support the rescission of the Department of Homeland Securitys Public Charge rule. Issue: Participate in Resilient American Communities initiative S. 4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Rescind the Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. Issue: Rescind Executive Orders 13771 and 13777, and support re-implementation of directives under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. Issue: Support establishment of a Presidential Bioethics Commission. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support identification of specific federal regulations for review for disproportionate administrative impacts. Issue: Support independence of the US Food and Drug Administration. Issue: Support FDA rulemaking to harmonize protection of human research subjects. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 4421/HR 8283, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act. 340B Drug Discount Program
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Met with legislative staff to express support for full funding of the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in the FY 21 budget and appropriations process. Met with legislative staff to express support for biomedical research. Urged legislative staff to provide coverage for genetic testing and genetic counselors. Urged legislative staff to include funding to ramp back up the nations biomedical research enterprise in its COVID-19 relief efforts; encouraged members to cosponsor the RISE Act (HR 7308) to authorize supplemental funding to NIH to cover extraordinary COVID-19-related costs to biomedical research. Urged legislative staff to include funding and express language to provide relief for providers in hot spot areas directly addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Urged legislative staff to support a proposal to create a COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence program. Urged legislative staff to support H.R. 8283, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act. Urged legislative staff to address telehealth provisions CMS identified as under Congress purview including audio-only visits and the ability for telehealth services to be provided to both new and established patients for acute and chronic conditions. Urged agency staff to create a dedicated fund within the provider relief fund to provide relief to faculty practice plans.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| MI |
| Debbie Lesko | Republican | AZ |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
Client expense: $1,035,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Administration proposals relating to biomedical research, health care reform and Medicaid funding. H.R. 1763 and S. 348: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1554: Resident Education Deferred Interest Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (ALL). H.R. 8283 and S. 4421: Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act A bill to provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (ALL). H.R. 133: COVID-19 Relief and Fiscal 2021 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes (provisions relating to relief for medical providers, COVID-19 testing and vaccine development, and graduate medical education).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283 and S. 4421: TREAT Act
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H. Res. 480, Acknowledging the racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color H.R. 1554, the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act H.R. 1763 / S. 348, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 2734 / S. 1448, the Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act H.R. 3180/ S. 1770, the RISE from Trauma Act H.R. 3239/ S. 2135, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act H.R. 3417, BETTER Act of 2019 H.R. 4194/S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 H.R. 4309, the Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 4327, the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act H.R. 4861/ S. 3006, the Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act H.R. 4932 / S. 2741, the CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4995, the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 H.R. 5201, the Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 5473, the Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act H.R.5469/ S.4388, the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 H.R.5575, the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 Out of network billing legislation S. 1227, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 S. 2443, the Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act S. 824, the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act S.1659, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2019 Title III Sec. 305 Timely Bills to Patients within the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895) Cures 2.0 Title X Family Planning Program Administration Rule Efforts related to psychiatric bed shortages. H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, and Senate efforts. S. 311, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act S. 3275, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act H.R. 4056 and S. 2446, the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 H.R. 5575, the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act Telehealth provisions as related to Covid-19. H.R. 6644, the Health Care at Home Act Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 and related Medicare and Medicaid payment updates. Emergency financial relief and stability funding for 501(c)(6) tax-exempt medical and dental trade associations impacted by the pandemic H.R. 7078, the Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 (EDOT Act of 2020) H.R. 7255, the Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020 S. 3919, the Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act H.R. 7608, the Legislative Vehicle for the Fiscal 2021 Four-Bill Appropriations Package H.R. 7539, the Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act H.R. 4564, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 5619/ S. 3198, the Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 4585, the Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act H.R. 1646/ S. 3244, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act of 2019 H.R. 2519/ S. 1334, the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2019 H.R. 7147, the Creating Resources to Improve Situations of Inherent Severity Act (CRISIS Act) H.R. 7159/S. 4282, the Crisis Care Improvement and Suicide Prevention Act of 2020 H.R. 7689, the Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act H.R. 8094/S. 4349, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act H.R. 6561/S. 4440, the Improving Social Determinants of Health Act H.R. 7511/ S. 4211, the Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth in Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act H.R. 884 / S. 2772, the Medicare Mental Health Access Act H.R. 3935, the Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act H.R. 4564, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2020 S. Res. 738, Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as National Suicide Prevention Month S. 4113, the Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy Act of 2020 (BRIDGE Act) H.R. 7859, the Strengthening Behavioral Health Supports for Schools Act S. 4421, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R. 8141, the Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act HR 7510, the Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making Act of 2020 or AHEAD Act H.R. 5469/S.4388, the Mental Health Equity Act of 2020 H.R. 7059, the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, S. 3792, the Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act of 2020. HR 6810 to provide COBRA subsidies for unemployed and furloughed individuals during COVID H.R. 7593/S. 4103, the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act H.R. 6645, the Mental Health Research Act H.R. 5201, the Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 6561/S. 3595, the Ensuring Understanding for COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act S. 4524, the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act S. 4486, the Achieving Thorough Transparency & Accessibility for Information Navigation (ATTAIN) on Mental Health Act H.R. 6800/H.R. 8406, the HEROES Act S. 4230, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 H.R. 7391, the Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020 H.R. 7760, To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 H.R.8067, the Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities Act H.R. 2862, the VACCINES Act of 2019 (G6 letter for internal purposes) Efforts related to Collaborative Care Model S. 3197, the Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act H.R. 6139, the COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.Res. 908 (S.Res. 580) Condemning all forms of Anti-Asian Sentiment as related to COVID-19 H.R. 6585, the Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act H.R. 7078, the EDOT Act of 2020 HR 7077, the Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act H.R. 7780, the Virtual Community Support Act of 2020 H. R. 8016, the Peer Assisted Relief Through Empathetic Resources and Supports (PARTNERS) Act H. R. 8206, the Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2020 (PEERS Medicare Act of 2020) 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, E/M (H.R. 8702; H.R. 8505; S. 4932) H.R. 9035, the Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 7663, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 H.R. 8283/S. 4421 TREAT Act H.R. 2482/S. 2074 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019 Misuse of race data within clinical algorithms.
Client expense: $238,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitored issues related to drug pricing and drug shortages. Monitored issues related to price transparency. Monitored issues related to H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019, H.R. 5800, Ban Surprise Billing Act, as it relates to surprise billing. Monitored S. 1399, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019; S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act; S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act; issues related to H.R. 925 / H.R. 8406, The HEROES Act and The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. H.R. 8283, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283, S. 4421 Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act; Telehealth; Provider Relief Fund Distribution; Physician Reimbursement; 340B Drug Pricing; Aging in Place.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283/S.4421: TREAT Act Provisions related to expanding telehealth services across state lines during the COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
S. 145 by SCOTT (R-SC) CHOICE Act S. 233 by BLACKBURN (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education S. 416 by CARDIN (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 S. 460 by THUNE (R-SD) Employer Participation in Repayment Act S. 632 LANKFORD (R-OK) Lessening Impediments from Taxes (LIFT) Act S. 681 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act S. 800 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 830 by GILLIBRAND (D-NY) a bill to amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal Work-Study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning S. 839 by KAINE (D-VA) a bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs S. 852 by SCOTT (R-SC) Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019 S. 1279 by JONES (D-AL) FUTURE Act S. 2557 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Student Aid Improvement Act S. 2667, by ALEXANDER (R-TN) the FAFSA Simplification Act S. 3701 by KLOBUCHAR (D-MN) Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act S. 4081 by STABENOW (D-MI) the Reopen Schools Safety Act S. 4112 by MURRAY (D-WA) the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act S. 4317 by CORNYN (R-TX) SAFE TO WORK ACT S. 4408 by HASSAN (D-NH) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act S. 4421 by MURPHY (D-CT) TREAT Act Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small Business Protections Act by CASSIDY (R-LA) H.R. 5 by CICILLINE (D-RI) Equality Act H.R. 6 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) American Dream and Promise Act H.R. 63 by BANKS (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 133 by CUELLAR (D-TX) Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 H.R. 6814 by ESHOO (D-CA) Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act H.R. 925 by LOWEY (D-NY) House Amendment to Senate Amendment, Heroes Act 2.0 H.R. 1043 by PETERS (D-CA) Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1044 by LOFGREN (D-CA) Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1075 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1161 by CLEAVER (D-MO) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1298 by LEWIS (D-GA) Higher Education Dream Act H.R. 1565 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act H.R. 1766 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 1994 by NEAL (D-MA) Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (SECURE Act) H.R. 2006 by SHALALA (D-FL) College Equity Act H.R. 2486 by ADAMS (D-NC) FUTURE Act H.R. 2574 by SCOTT (D-VA) Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 2875 by MALONEY (D-NY) Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act H.R. 3126 by GALLEGO (D-AZ) Collegiate Freedom of Association Act H.R. 3300 by NEAL (D-MA) Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3809 by LAWSON (D-FL) College Student Hunger Act H.R. 3877 by YARMUTH (D-KY) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 4193 by SHALALA (D-FL) Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 4438 by BOYLE (D-PA) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H.R. 4497 by SHALALA (D-FL) Protecting Student Aid Act H.R. 4608 by KILMER (D-WA) Pell Plus Act H.R. 4615 by SHALALA (D-FL) Stop College Closures Act H.R. 4625 by LEVIN (D-CA) Protect the GI Bill Act H.R. 4674 by SCOTT (D-VA) College Affordability Act H.R. 4849 by SMITH (R-MO) Upward Mobility ENHANCEMENT Act H.R. 5331 by STEWART (R-UT) Fairness for All Act H.R. 5363 by ADAMS (D-NC) FUTURE Act H.R. 6201 by LOWEY (D-NY) Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6275 by SCOTT (D-VA) Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act H.R. 6749, by DOGGETT (D-TX) legislation to expand the American Opportunity Student Tax Relief of 2020 and other higher education tax relief measures H.R. 6800 by LOWEY (D-NY) the Heroes Act H.R. 6814 by ESHOO (D-CA) Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act H.R. 7010 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 7011 by MALONEY (D-NY) the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 H.R. 8283 by LATTA (R-OH) TREAT Act H.J. Res. 56 by DURBIN (D-IL) providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability H.J. Res. 76 by LEE (D-NV) providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability H.Res.191 by ROE (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 348/H.R. 1763 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 2443: Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act; all provisions. S. 2546 / H.R. 2279: Safe Step Act; all provisions. S. 3599/H.R. 6788: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; all provisions. S. 3741/ H.R. 6644: The Health Care at Home Act; all provisions. S. 3993: The Equal Access to Care Act; all provisions. S. 4421/ H.R. 8283: the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act. S. 7819/H.R. 4525 Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020; all provisions. H.R.133: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division H Title II Department of Health and Human Services; Division BB, Titles I, No Surprises Act. H.R. 2781: Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act, section 4. H.R. 3502: Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act; all provisions. H.R. 6800: The Heroes Act; Title VI and Title X Division C. H.R. 7059: The Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; all provisions. H.R. 7255: Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020; all provisions. Supporting policies to address the COVID-19 public health emergency, including funding for personal protective equipment, maintaining telemedicine coverage, ensuring access to affordable health coverage, and medical liability flexibility relating to COVID-19. Funding for the CDC National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System. Medical research funding related to fetal tissue, AHRQ, and the NIH including the BRAIN Initiative. Funding for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the DoD. Policy to address surprise medical billing. Promoting interoperability in electronic health records. Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the COVID-19 national emergency and other policies to support health care providers who live, work, and train in the United States but are not US citizens.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
No Surprises Act (H.R. 133) Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2020 (S.3404, H.R. 6102) Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act (S.4421, H.R. 8283) Rare Cancer Awareness, Research, and Treatment Act of 2020 (draft, not yet introduced) Government response to COVID-19, including liability reforms and supply chain issues
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283 - Temporary Reciprocity for Emergency Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act S. 4421 - Temporary Reciprocity for Emergency Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act - Regarding effects on universities' faculty, staff, students, and employees.
Client expense: $59,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
S.3548 -- CARES Act S.1002 -- HEA Related S.1059 -- HEA Related S.1615 -- Dream Act of 2017 S.128 -- BRIDGE Act S.718 S.789 S.808 S.830 S.839 S.867 S.888 S.889 S.943 S.976 H.R.6 -- American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R.496 -- BRIDGE Act H.R.6543 -- Aim Higher Act H.R. 2740 FY19 & FY20 House Appropriations --SEOG --Perkins Loans --Pell Grant --Federal Work Study --TRIO --Student Financial Aid --Title VII --Title VIII HELP Appropriations Subcommittee Markup --SEOG --Perkins Loan DACA Energy and Water Federal Work Study Higher Education Higher Education Funding Immigration Visas Innovation Manufacturing Education Neighborhood Development Nursing Education PROSPER Act Re-authorization of the Higher Education Act Student Financial Aid Teacher Preparation Regulations H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 6800 HEROES Act TREAT Act Bill Numbers: (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act) S.4421/ HR 8283 H.R. 1044/S.386 H.R. 133 The Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations and FY21 Omnibus Appropriations Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY21 House Appropriations --SEOG --Perkins Loans --Federal Work Study --Pell Grants --TRIO --Student Financial Aid --HRSA --Transportation --NIH --NSF --Research Funding FY21 Senate Appropriations --SEOG --Perkins Loans --Federal Work Study --Pell Grants --TRIO --Student Financial Aid --Titles VII and VIII --HRSA --Transportation --NIH --NSF --Research Funding House Education and the Workforce --Higher education Re-authorization of the Higher Education Act HELP Appropriations Subcommittee Markup --SEOG --Perkins Loans Senate HELP Committee --Higher education Energy and Water Federal Work Study Higher Education Funding Manufacturing Education Neighborhood Development NIST Tax Reform Transportation H.R. 2740 H.R. 748 H.R. 6800 (HEROES Act) TREAT Act Bill Numbers: (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act) S.4421/ HR 8283 H.R. 133 The Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations and FY21 Omnibus Appropriations Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation Implementation of health care reform Section 340B drug pricing program Health care disparities issues generally Drug pricing reforms generally, including H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019), all provisions S. 1895 (Lower Health Care Costs Act), Title I, regarding hospital billing practices H.R. 2328 (REACH Act), Title IV, regarding hospital billing practices Implementation of electronic health records regulations generally Telemedicine policy generally, including FCC grant program for telehealth H.R. 5900 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7663 (Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020), all provisions S. 4108 (Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act), all provisions Mental health legislation generally H.R. 8283 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions S. 4421 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions Childhood vaccines legislation generally H.R. 8476, the Telehealth Improvement for Kids Essential Services Act
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 4421, H.R. 8283, "The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act" (Interest is to allow university medical personnel to treat students in other states studying remotely during coronavirus emergency);
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 4421/H.R. 8283 -- Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act -- A bill to provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. Support for national emergency telemedicine standards to enable efficient and effective deployment of healthcare providers and to ensure continuity of care for displaced college students.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act 340(b) Issues (no specific bill)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support of the National Institutes of Health in FY 21 appropriations bill, The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (H.R. 1046 & S.377), issues related to rural health, regulatory burden relief, Medicare payment issues, graduate medical education, research policy issues, drug shortages, federal transplant policy, federal infrastructure and transportation and access to health care, issues related to the administrations policies on use of fetal tissue, issues related to non-human primate research, issues related to compulsory licenses/march in, H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, support of the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases, support for increased access to maternal health care services, Medicaid coordination issues, issues related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), issues related to CARES Act implementation, issues related to HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), issues related to the impacts of COVID-19 on hospitals and need for financial relief U.S. supply chain issues, NIH funding regulatory relief, The TREAT Act (H.R. 8283 & S.4421), issues related to stem cell research, support for autism funding, issues related to Medicare telehealth
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
HR6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act HEALS Act HR8409; HR925 The Heroes Act HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 HR8283; S4421 Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act Health Professions Programs
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 4421/HR 8283, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. H.R. 6650, S. 3634, Health Heroes 2020 Act S. 4055, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issues: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, and imposing user fees S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price disclosure. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issues: Prescription drug pricing, public health, maternal mortality, and health information technology. Issue: Support legislation providing stable and predictable funding for quality measurement activities carried out by the National Quality Forum Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. Issue: Oppose restrictions on diversity training for federal grantees and employees. Issue: Educate Congress on the structural racism and inherent biases that have created health inequities that impact minority communities and other marginalized groups, including the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. Issue: Support public health guidance for law enforcement regarding tactics to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, and to protect all personal and health data collected as part of the COVID-19 response. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. H.R. 4004, S. 2986 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. S. 3750/H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Improvement Act of 2020 Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. S. 4349/H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving physician burnout and well-being. P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act H.R.6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 HEALS Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 178, Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act Issues: Support emergency supplemental funding and policies for federal agencies to support coronavirus preparedness, response, relief, and testing. Ensure access to research samples. Support funding for and provide recommendations for disbursement of provider relief fund. Support revised Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies and increased provider flexibility. Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support inclusion of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions. Support an increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. Support for current telehealth waivers to be made permanent. Provide recommendations on personal protective equipment, testing, social distancing, clinical care, and other COVID related preparedness and response efforts of the federal government. Avoid imposing standards that would encourage depletion of scarce PPE and other resources. Support enhanced national COVID-19 data collection to better address health disparities. See other additions under BUD. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Urge CDC to update testing guidelines. Issue: Describe medical education approach on womens health and support efforts to promote trauma-informed care. Issue: Support science and data driven approach to HHS decision making. Issue: Support CDC mission S 4248, HR 7618, COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act Issue: Support grant for anti-racism training in health professions programs. H.R. 8017, Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods (MOTION) Act Issue: Support grants for mobile COVID-testing units. S. 4160, To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes. Issue: Support protections for hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program to temporarily allow them to remain eligible for the program. H.R. 8283 S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout a national emergency.
Client expense: $1,095,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 348/H.R. 1763 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 2443: Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act; all provisions. S. 2546 / H.R. 2279: Safe Step Act; all provisions. S. 3741/ H.R. 6644: The Health Care at Home Act; all provisions. S. 3993: The Equal Access to Care Act; all provisions. S. 4421/ H.R. 8283: the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act. S. 7819/H.R. 4525 Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020; all provisions. H.R. 2781: Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act, section 4. H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Title III. H.R. 3502: Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act; all provisions. H.R. 6800: The Heroes Act; Title VI and Title X Division C. H.R. 7059: The Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; all provisions. H.R. 7255: Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020; all provisions. Supporting policies to address the COVID-19 public health emergency, including funding for personal protective equipment, maintaining telemedicine coverage, ensuring access to affordable health coverage, and medical liability flexibility relating to COVID-19. Funding for the CDC National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System. Research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, fetal tissue research, AHRQ, and the NIH including the BRAIN Initiative. Funding for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the DoD. Lifting the federal ban restricting HHS from studying a Universal Patient Identifier. Policy to address surprise medical billing. Promoting interoperability in electronic health records. Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the COVID-19 national emergency and other policies to support health care providers who live, work, and train in the United States but are not US citizens
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Met with legislative staff to express support for full funding of the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in the FY 21 budget and appropriations process. Met with legislative staff to express support for biomedical research. Urged legislative staff to provide coverage for genetic testing and genetic counselors. Urged legislative staff to include funding to ramp back up the nations biomedical research enterprise in its COVID-19 relief efforts; encouraged members to cosponsor the RISE Act (HR 7308) to authorize supplemental funding to NIH to cover extraordinary COVID-19-related costs to biomedical research. Urged legislative staff to include funding and express language to provide relief for providers in hot spot areas directly addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Urged legislative staff to support a proposal to create a COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence program. Urged legislative staff to support H.R. 8283, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Telehealth State Licensing VA provider accountability TREAT ACT (S. 4421, H.R. 8283)
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283 Temporary Reciprocity for Emergency Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act S. 4421 Temporary Reciprocity for Emergency Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act -- regarding the effect on higher education institutions and their faculty, students, & patients
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283 and S. 4421: TREAT Act
Client expense: $98,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Administration proposals relating to biomedical research, health care reform and Medicaid funding. H.R. 1763 and S. 348: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1554: Resident Education Deferred Interest Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (ALL). H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Vehicle for the third coronavirus supplemental relief package (provisions relating to relief for medical providers). H.R. 266: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Vehicle for COVID-19 Small Business, Hospital and Testing Funds (provisions relating to relief for medical providers and COVID-19 testing). H.R. 8283 and S. 4421: Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act A bill to provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (ALL). S. 4322: Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act A bill to help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes (provisions relating to COVID-19 diagnostic testing).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 8283, S. 4421 Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act; Nursing Workforce Development; Telehealth Reimbursement; 340B Drug Discount Program; COVID Relief Funding for Faculty Practice Plans; COVID-19 Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 4421/H.R. 8283 -- Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act -- A bill to provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. Support for national emergency telemedicine standards to enable efficient and effective deployment of healthcare providers and to ensure continuity of care for displaced college students.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support of the National Institutes of Health in FY 21 appropriations bill, The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (H.R. 1046 & S.377), issues related to rural health, regulatory burden relief, Medicare payment issues, graduate medical education, research policy issues, drug shortages, federal transplant policy, federal infrastructure and transportation and access to health care, issues related to the administrations policies on use of fetal tissue, issues related to non-human primate research, issues related to compulsory licenses/march in, H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, support of the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases, support for increased access to maternal health care services, Medicaid coordination issues, issues related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), issues related to CARES Act implementation, issues related to HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), issues related to the impacts of COVID-19 on hospitals and need for financial relief U.S. supply chain issues, NIH funding regulatory relief, The TREAT Act (H.R. 8283 & S.4421), issues related to stem cell research
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Education
S.3548 -- CARES Act S.1002 -- HEA Related S.1059 -- HEA Related S.1615 -- Dream Act of 2017 S.128 -- BRIDGE Act S.718 S.789 S.808 S.830 S.839 S.867 S.888 S.889 S.943 S.976 H.R.6 -- American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R.496 -- BRIDGE Act H.R.6543 -- Aim Higher Act H.R. 2740 FY19 & FY20 House Appropriations --SEOG --Perkins Loans --Pell Grant --Federal Work Study --TRIO --Student Financial Aid --Title VII --Title VIII HELP Appropriations Subcommittee Markup --SEOG --Perkins Loan DACA Energy and Water Federal Work Study Higher Education Higher Education Funding Immigration Visas Innovation Manufacturing Education Neighborhood Development Nursing Education PROSPER Act Re-authorization of the Higher Education Act Student Financial Aid Teacher Preparation Regulations H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 6800 HEROES Act TREAT Act Bill Numbers: (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act) S.4421/ HR 8283
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY21 House Appropriations --SEOG --Perkins Loans --Federal Work Study --Pell Grants --TRIO --Student Financial Aid --HRSA --Transportation --NIH --NSF --Research Funding FY21 Senate Appropriations --SEOG --Perkins Loans --Federal Work Study --Pell Grants --TRIO --Student Financial Aid --Titles VII and VIII --HRSA --Transportation --NIH --NSF --Research Funding House Education and the Workforce --Higher education Re-authorization of the Higher Education Act HELP Appropriations Subcommittee Markup --SEOG --Perkins Loans Senate HELP Committee --Higher education Energy and Water Federal Work Study Higher Education Funding Manufacturing Education Neighborhood Development NIST Tax Reform Transportation H.R. 2740 H.R. 748 H.R. 6800 (HEROES Act) TREAT Act Bill Numbers: (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act) S.4421/ HR 8283
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation Implementation of health care reform Section 340B drug pricing program Health care disparities issues generally Drug pricing reforms generally, including H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019), all provisions S. 1895 (Lower Health Care Costs Act), Title I, regarding hospital billing practices H.R. 2328 (REACH Act), Title IV, regarding hospital billing practices Implementation of electronic health records regulations generally Telemedicine policy generally, including FCC grant program for telehealth H.R. 5900 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7663 (Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020), all provisions S. 4108 (Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act), all provisions Mental health legislation generally H.R. 8283 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions S. 4421 (Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act), all provisions Childhood vaccines legislation generally
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 4421, H.R. 8283, "The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act" (All);
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
HR6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act HEALS Act HR8409; HR925 The Heroes Act HR8283; S4421 Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act Health Professions Programs Graduate Medical Education Funding Pediatric GME Programs
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health and Human Services Appropriations - In support of funding for the National Institutes of Health, Area Health Education Centers Program, and Health Resources and Services Administration Title VII programs. In support of extension for 340B program and opposition to proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payments for drugs acquired through 340B program. In support of a one-year moratorium on 340B regulations. In support of forgiveness for Medicare accelerated payments. In support of protection of 340B eligibility in future supplemental funding bills. In support of Provider Relief Funds for childrens hospitals. Expressing concerns with current Model for End-stage Liver Disease score methodology for liver transplants. In support of S.4421/H.R.8283, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)