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Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act or the TRAIN Act This bill modifies the methodology and application of Medicare Advantage nursing and allied health education payments for hospitals. Specifically, for 2010-2019, the bill eliminates the annual cap on total payments and excludes any resulting increase from factoring into calculations for graduate medical education payments for such hospitals. (The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued guidance providing for the recalculation and correction of certain payments to account for the annual payment cap.)
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
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2023 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
TRAIN Act implementation (S. 1568/H.R. 4407, 117th Congress) to reverse CMS clawbacks from hospital-affiliated schools of allied health and nursing. Physician fee schedule reform. Medicaid DSH cuts. Support for permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities (CONNECT For Health Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicaid DSH payment cuts. TRAIN Act implementation (S. 1568/H.R. 4407, 117th Congress). Extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities. Physician fee schedule reform. Site neutral payment proposals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
TRAIN Act implementation (S. 1568/H.R. 4407, 117th Congress) to reverse CMS clawbacks from hospital-affiliated schools of allied health and nursing. Physician fee schedule reform. Medicaid DSH cuts. Support for permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities (CONNECT For Health Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare DSH payment cuts. TRAIN Act implementation (S. 1568/H.R. 4407, 117th Congress). Extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities. Opposition to elimination of D-Flap surgery s-codes. Physician fee schedule reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Health Issues
- 340B program - FEMA provider relief - Hospital funding - Safety Net Hospitals - Other issues including health equity, social determinants of health, mental health and nurse staffing - Outpatient physician payment and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - Hunger and nutrition issues - Hospital at Home programs - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act (TRAIN Act - S. 1568, H.R. 4407 from 117th Congress) - Women's health
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
| Republican |
| OH |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Billy Long | Republican | MO |
| Bob Gibbs | Republican | OH |
| Brad R. Wenstrup | Republican | OH |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Carol D. Miller | Republican | WV |
| Cheri Bustos | Democratic | IL |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | PA |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Daniel Meuser | Republican | PA |
| Darin LaHood | Republican | IL |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| Don Bacon | Republican | NE |
| Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | MA |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic | GA |
| Markwayne Mullin | Republican | OK |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Rodney Davis | Republican | IL |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
2023 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
TRAIN Act implementation (S. 1568/H.R. 4407, 117th Congress) to reverse CMS clawbacks from hospital-affiliated schools of allied health and nursing. Physician fee schedule reform. Medicaid DSH cuts.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Physician fee schedule reform. TRAIN Act implementation (S. 1568/H.R. 4407, 117th Congress). Medicare DSH payment cuts. Extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities. 3-day inpatient rule waivers. Opioid/SUDs legislation. Opposition to elimination of D-Flap surgery s-codes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Health Issues
- COVID-19 telehealth and provider relief - 340B program - Other issues including health equity, social determinants of health, mental health and nurse staffing - Outpatient physician payment and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - Hunger and nutrition issues - Hospital at Home programs - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act (TRAIN Act - S. 1568, H.R. 4407 from 117th Congress) - Women's health
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for the TRAIN Act (S. 1568/H.R. 4407) to reverse CMS clawbacks from hospital-affiliated schools of allied health and nursing. Extending rural hospital payment programs including Medicare Dependent Hospital and Low-Volume Hospital programs. Mitigating Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor reductions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Extending moratorium on Medicare & waiving PAYGO sequester. Relief from physician fee schedule cuts. Support for the TRAIN Act (S. 1568/H.R. 4407). Extending the Low Volume and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs. Extending Hospital at Home waiver. Extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Extending moratorium on Medicare & waiving PAYGO sequester. Relief from physician fee schedule cuts. Support for the TRAIN Act (S. 1568/H.R. 4407). Extending the Low Volume and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs. Extending Hospital at Home waiver. Extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable prescription drugs; 340B Drug pricing program; Health care privacy; Patient privacy issues; Issues related to the American Rescue Plan Act, PL 117-2; Issues related to expanding health care coverage, including in non-Medicaid expansion states; Issues related to improving social determinants of health; Issues related to extending and expanding flexibilities for virtual care; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19, including funding for the Provider Relief Fund; Issues related to affordable health care coverage; H.R. 2228 - Rural Behavioral Health Access Act; Issues related to drug pricing; Issues related to Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; Issues related to telehealth; Efforts to extend Medicare sequester delay, including H.R.1868; Issues related to Medicare policy on virtual care; Issues related to vaccine mandates; S. 168/H.R. 708 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act; S. 346/H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; S. 773/H.R. 3203 - Legislation related to 340B eligibility; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; S. 368/H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act ; S. 1512/H.R. 2903 - CONNECT for Health Act; S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act; H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; S.773/H.R. 3203 - A bill 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; H.R. 4943 - Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R. 1667 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; Issues related to workforce retention; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (FY 2022 Omnibus); H.R. 7007 - Covid-19 Supplemental Appropriations Act; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act; issues related to the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver; H.R. 4407/S. 1568 - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act; S. 3493 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; H.R. 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law 117-169); H.R. 6833 - Continuing Resolution; H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023; Issues related to adequate financing for hospitals and providers; H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act; Issues related to extending the Medicare Dependent Hospital and Low Volume Hospital programs; Issues related to extending bonus payments for Advanced Alternative Payment models; H.R. 4587 - Value in Health Care Act; Issues related to coding and coverage of spiritual care through chaplain services; Issues related to value-based care programs, including the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model; Issues related to data and quality measure reporting and eligibility for corresponding reimbursements; Issues related to prior authorization; H.R. 3173 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act; Issues related to Rural Emergency Hospital designation; Issues related to safety net hospital reimbursements.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act H.R. 2167, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 ActH.R. 2167, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act; H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act;
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sequestration relief (Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act - S. 610) Rural hospital policies [Rural Health Clinic payment - Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885), Rural HELP Act - HR 1749; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (H.R. 1639/S.644)] Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 - S. 834/H.R. 2256; Opioid Workforce Act, S. 1438)/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, H.R. 3441) H.R. 1749 (study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals and authorizing appropriate payment adjustments) S. 439, Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act (addressing FMAP) Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, HR 2471) Prior Authorization reform - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173/S.3018) S.586 / H.R. 3259 - Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Annual Prospective Payment System Rules S. 408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act (to reduce maternal mortality) Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program funding Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act (S. 1568 / HR 4407) - Nursing and allied health education payments Organ acquisition payment policies Clinical lab fee schedule Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S. 3061/H.R. 5674) HR 4040: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 366 Authorize HHS Secretary to waive or modify application of Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth services during any emergency period. HR 955 and S 285 To allow for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during 30-day period preceding release from a public institution. HR 1332 and S 368 Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. HR 1349 To provide for the conversion of certain accelerated and advance payments to grants under parts A and B of the Medicare program. S 834 To create an additional 14,000 Medicare-supported residency slots over seven years. HR 2166 To require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs. HR 3371 To improve access to home health care furnished by telehealth amid PHEs. HR 3589 Medicare AAP loan repayment delay HR 3746 To improve the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. S. 368 Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. HR 4587 To direct HHS to revise certain regulations in relation to the Medicare shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage program participation. S. 2622 To provide for Medicaid coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services. HR 5514 To improve extended care services by providing Medicare beneficiaries with an option for cost effective home-based extended care. S 3018 To establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. Oppose Medicare sequester. S. 3593 To extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and to evaluate the impact of telehealth services on Medicare beneficiaries HR 7573 To extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and to evaluate the impact of telehealth services on Medicare beneficiaries HR 4407/S 1568 To modify the methodology and application of Medicare Advantage nursing and allied health education payments for hospitals HR 4040 To extend telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program HR 5370 To establish a CMS demo for medically tailored meals for Medicare beneficiaries. HR 8487 To establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. HR 8800 To extend certain increases in payments for physicians services under the Medicare program through 2023
Client expense: $200,000 · 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Organ transplant issues H.R.4128/S.2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, Laboratory Developed Tests H.R.4407/S.1568, TRAIN Act, Nurse reimbursement related issues Graduate Medical Education (GME) H.R.7053/S.3792, Hospital at Home Program, Entirety Low Volume Hospitals and Medicare Dependent Hospitals Pay Go Medicare Cuts Medicare Physician Conversion Factor Reduction Medicare Sequestration Proposed Cuts to OPPS for Organ Acquisition Costs Monitor the following: Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments Alabama Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) NIH grant related issues Public health and CDC related issues J1 Visa Waiver issues Opioid issues H.R.6000, CURES 2.0 Act OSHA Covid-19 Mandate Public Law 117-167, Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, Division A--Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS Act), NSF and Energy related issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Organ transplant issues H.R.4128/S.2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, Laboratory Developed Tests H.R.4407/S.1568, TRAIN Act, Nurse reimbursement related issues Graduate Medical Education (GME) H.R.7053/S.3792, Hospital at Home Program, Entirety Low Volume Hospitals and Medicare Dependent Hospitals Pay Go Medicare Cuts Medicare Physician Conversion Factor Reduction Medicare Sequestration Proposed Cuts to OPPS for Organ Acquisition Costs Monitor the following: Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments Alabama Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) NIH grant related issues Public health and CDC related issues J1 Visa Waiver issues Opioid issues H.R.6000, CURES 2.0 Act OSHA Covid-19 Mandate Public Law 117-167, Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, Division A--Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS Act), NSF and Energy related issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
- COVID-19 telehealth and provider relief; - 340B program; - Provider relief: Implementation of HR 748, CARES Act (PL 116-136); - Other issues including health equity, social determinants of health, mental health and nurse staffing - Outpatient physician payment and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - Hunger and nutrition issues - H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Hospital at Home: S. 3792, H.R. 7053 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act - S. 1568, H.R. 4407 - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act (TRAIN Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act. S. 2069/H.R. 4323, Excellence in Mental Health Addiction Treatment Act. Monitored H.R.432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. Issues related to Medicare sequestration. Issues related to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule for Fiscal Year 2023. H.R. 7053 / S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act and issues related to Acute Hospital Care at Home program. H.R. 2617 (P.L. 117-328), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, as it relates to Medicare Dependent Hospitals, Low Volume Hospital Payments, telehealth flexibilities, the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, and graduate medical education residency positions. Issues related to Medicaid payments for safety net providers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1330 / S. 4130 - "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021" - Provisions that would weaken or repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned hospitals. Advocate for legislation that would reform rural hospital DSH payments. H.R. 4040 - "Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021" - Expanding access to telehealth beyond PHE. S. 1568 / H.R. 4407 - "Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act" - CMS payments for Nursing Education Hospitals. H.R. 1887 / S. 4009 - "Rural Hospital Support Act" - Rural Extenders. H.R. 3173/H.R. 8487 - The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Simplify/streamline Medicare Advantage prior authorization process. Urge Congress to Support Improvements to IPPS Proposed Rule. H.R. 8747 - "The Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act" - Rural health payment program extensions. Discussions with Congress regarding waiving PAYGO. Urge Congress to address Medicare Physician Fee Schedule reimbursement rate S. 4747 - "Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act of 2022" - Medicaid reimbursement for pediatric mental health and substance use disorder treatment services
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sequestration relief (Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act - S. 610) Rural hospital policies [Rural Health Clinic payment - Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885), Rural HELP Act - HR 1749; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (H.R. 1639/S.644)] Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 - S. 834/H.R. 2256; Opioid Workforce Act, S. 1438)/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, H.R. 3441) H.R. 1749 (study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals and authorizing appropriate payment adjustments) S. 439, Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act (addressing FMAP) Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, HR 2471) Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act of 2021 (H.R. 2455) Prior Authorization reform - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173/S.3018) S.586 / H.R. 3259 - Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Annual Prospective Payment System Rules Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility (H.R. 1349, The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R. 2407, Better Way for Providers to Repay Act of 2021) S. 408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act (to reduce maternal mortality) Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program funding Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act (S. 1568 / HR 4407) - Nursing and allied health education payments Organ acquisition payment policies Clinical lab fee schedule False Claims Act amendments CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053 /S. 3792) - to extend the hospital at home waiver program Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S. 3061/H.R. 5674) HR 4040: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act HELP Act Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act MIND Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
TRAIN Act (S. 1568/H.R. 4407) to stop cuts to nursing and allied health programs Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 7961) to protect healthcare workers. Sequestration relief Rural hospital policies (Rural Health Clinic payment - H.R. 1868; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act H.R. 1639/S.644; Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885); Rural America Health Corps Act (S. 924/H.R. 2130); Rural America Health Corps Act S.54); Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 4009) and the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act (H.R. 8747) to extend the MDH and LVA programs) Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (S. 3792/H.R. 7053) Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 4587) Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 S. 834/H.R. 2256); Opioid Workforce Act S. 1438/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act H.R. 3441 Telehealth flexibilities and payment (Telehealth Extension Act - H.R. 6202; TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act - S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166) Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act of 2021 H.R. 2455 Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act Value in Healthcare Act (H.R. 4587) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 3018/H.R. 3173) Annual Prospective Payment System Rules
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.851/S.246 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act H.R.9200 - Stop Nurse Shortages Act S.2114/H.R. 5699- Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act H.R.8481/S. 3913-Improving DATA in Public Health Act H.R.8817/S.4844- National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 H.R. 6087- Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 7565- NIH IMPROVE Act H.R. 5721 VIPER Act S.4764/H.R.9040 - Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act of 2022 H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 S.104/H.R.379 - Improving the Social Determinants of Health Act S.167/H.R.736 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act S.289/H.R.869- RISE Act S.346/H.R.959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S.586/H.R. 3259 - NOPAIN Act S.1697/H.R.3352- Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act H.R. 3337/S.1716- The Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act (BABIES) Act S.2235/H.R. 2067 - Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act S.1568/H.R.4407 - The Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act H.R. 8812/S.5212- Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act S.4182 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S.674- Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S.2187/H.R.4124- National Biomedical Research Act S.467/H.R.1324- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act S.3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act H.R. 831 - Health STATISTICS Act of 2021 H.R.1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 3550/S. 4905- Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act Support for clinical education, including graduate nursing education, and faculty Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs Nursing Education, Workforce, Research, and Public Health Infrastructure Needs Nursing faculty shortage Support Mental Health Programs for Nursing Students and the Workforce PPE, telehealth, mental health, and other resources and services to support Nursing Education, Practice, and the Workforce Safety and health of nurse educators and nursing students Public Health Emergency Waivers Ensure equity in COVID-19 efforts and health care Federal monkeypox response Comments on provider nondiscrimination Comments on the establishment of a National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services
Client expense: $69,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Extending moratorium on Medicare & waiving PAYGO sequester. Relief from physician fee schedule cuts. Support for the TRAIN Act (S. 1568/H.R. 4407). Extending the Low Volume and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs. Approval of Florida Medicaid directed payment program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable prescription drugs; 340B Drug pricing program; Health care privacy; Patient privacy issues; Issues related to the American Rescue Plan Act, PL 117-2; Issues related to expanding health care coverage, including in non-Medicaid expansion states; Issues related to improving social determinants of health; Issues related to extending and expanding flexibilities for virtual care; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19, including funding for the Provider Relief Fund; Issues related to affordable health care coverage; H.R. 2228 - Rural Behavioral Health Access Act; Issues related to drug pricing; Issues related to Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; Issues related to telehealth; Efforts to extend Medicare sequester delay, including H.R.1868; Issues related to Medicare policy on virtual care; Issues related to vaccine mandates; S. 168/H.R. 708 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act; S. 346/H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; S. 773/H.R. 3203 - Legislation related to 340B eligibility; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; S. 368/H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act ; S. 1512/H.R. 2903 - CONNECT for Health Act; S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act; H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; S.773/H.R. 3203 - A bill 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; H.R. 4943 - Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R. 1667 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; Issues related to workforce retention; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (FY 2022 Omnibus); H.R. 7007 - Covid-19 Supplemental Appropriations Act; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act; issues related to the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver; H.R. 4407/S. 1568 - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act; S. 3493 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; H.R. 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law 117-169); H.R. 6833 - Continuing Resolution; Issues related to adequate financing for hospitals and providers; H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act; Issues related to extending the Medicare Dependent Hospital and Low Volume Hospital programs; Issues related to extending bonus payments for Advanced Alternative Payment models; H.R. 4587 - Value in Health Care Act; Issues related to coding and coverage of spiritual care through chaplain services; Issues related to value-based care programs, including the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 366 Authorize HHS Secretary to waive or modify application of Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth services during any emergency period. HR 955 and S 285 To allow for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during 30-day period preceding release from a public institution. HR 1332 and S 368 Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. HR 1349 To provide for the conversion of certain accelerated and advance payments to grants under parts A and B of the Medicare program. S 834 To create an additional 14,000 Medicare-supported residency slots over seven years. HR 2166 To require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs. HR 3371 To improve access to home health care furnished by telehealth amid PHEs. HR 3589 Medicare AAP loan repayment delay HR 3746 To improve the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. S. 368 Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. HR 4587 To direct HHS to revise certain regulations in relation to the Medicare shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage program participation. S. 2622 To provide for Medicaid coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services. HR 5514 To improve extended care services by providing Medicare beneficiaries with an option for cost effective home-based extended care. S 3018 To establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. Oppose Medicare sequester. S. 3593 To extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and to evaluate the impact of telehealth services on Medicare beneficiaries HR 7573 To extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and to evaluate the impact of telehealth services on Medicare beneficiaries HR 4407/S 1568 To modify the methodology and application of Medicare Advantage nursing and allied health education payments for hospitals HR 4040 To extend telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program HR 5370 To establish a CMS demo for medically tailored meals for Medicare beneficiaries HR 8487 To establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans HR 8800 To extend certain increases in payments for physicians services under the Medicare program through 2023
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1330 / S. 4130 - "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021" - Provisions that would weaken or repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned hospitals. Advocate for legislation that would reform rural hospital DSH payments. H.R. 4040 - "Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021" - Expanding access to telehealth beyond PHE. S. 1568 / H.R. 4407 - "Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act" - CMS payments for Nursing Education Hospitals. H.R. 1887 / S. 4009 - "Rural Hospital Support Act" - Rural Extenders. H.R. 4066 / S. 999 - "Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021" - Area wage adjustment for certain Medicare hospitals. H.R. 3173/H.R. 8487 - The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Simplify/streamline Medicare Advantage prior authorization process. Urge Congress to Support Improvements to IPPS Proposed Rule. H.R. 8747 - "The Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act" - Rural health payment program extensions. H.R. 6833 - "Legislative Vehicle for Continuing Resolution Until Dec. 16" - Rural health payment program extensions. S. 1512 / H.R. 2903- "Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021" - Telehealth provisions. H.R. 2455 - The Resetting the IMPACT Act (TRIA) of 2021 - IMPACT Act implementation / unified payment timeline reset. Garner Congressional support for CMS to withdraw the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Review Choice Demonstration (IRF RCD). Discussions with Congress regarding waiving PAYGO.
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, as it relates to Uncompensated Care Pools and Disproportionated Share Hospital Payments. S. 2069/H.R. 4323, Excellence in Mental Health Addiction Treatment Act. Monitored H.R.432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. Issues related to Medicare sequester relief. Issues related to the extension of telehealth flexibilities. Issues related to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule for Fiscal Year 2023. S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, as it relates to certified community behavioral health centers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act. H.R. 5376 (P.L. 117-169), the Inflation Reduction Act, as it relates to Uncompensated Care Pools and Disproportionated Share Hospital Payments. S. 2069/H.R. 4323, Excellence in Mental Health Addiction Treatment Act. Monitored H.R.432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. Issues related to Medicare sequester relief. Issues related to the extension of telehealth flexibilities. Issues related to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule for Fiscal Year 2023. H.R. 7053 / S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act and issues related to hospital at home program. H.R. 6833, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 2023 and for other purposes, and issues related to Medicare Dependent Hospitals and Low Volume Hospital Payments.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sequestration relief (Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act - S. 610) Rural hospital policies [Rural Health Clinic payment - Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885), Rural HELP Act - HR 1749; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (H.R. 1639/S.644)] Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 - S. 834/H.R. 2256; Opioid Workforce Act, S. 1438)/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, H.R. 3441) H.R. 1749 (study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals and authorizing appropriate payment adjustments) S. 439, Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act (addressing FMAP) Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, HR 2471) Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act of 2021 (H.R. 2455) Prior Authorization reform - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173/S.3018) S.586 / H.R. 3259 - Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Annual Prospective Payment System Rules Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility (H.R. 1349, The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R. 2407, Better Way for Providers to Repay Act of 2021) S. 408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act (to reduce maternal mortality) Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program funding Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act (S. 1568 / HR 4407) - Nursing and allied health education payments Organ acquisition payment policies Clinical lab fee schedule False Claims Act amendments CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053 /S. 3792) - to extend the hospital at home waiver program Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S. 3061/H.R. 5674) HR 4040: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act HELP Act Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act MIND Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
TRAIN Act (S. 1568/H.R. 4407) to stop cuts to nursing and allied health programs Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 7961) to protect healthcare workers. Sequestration relief Rural hospital policies (Rural Health Clinic payment - H.R. 1868; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act H.R. 1639/S.644; Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885); Rural America Health Corps Act (S. 924/H.R. 2130); Rural America Health Corps Act S.54); Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 4009) and the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act (H.R. 8747) to extend the MDH and LVA programs) Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (S. 3792/H.R. 7053) Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 4587) Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 S. 834/H.R. 2256); Opioid Workforce Act S. 1438/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act H.R. 3441 Telehealth flexibilities and payment (Telehealth Extension Act - H.R. 6202; TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act - S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166) Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act of 2021 H.R. 2455 Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act Value in Healthcare Act (H.R. 4587) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 3018/H.R. 3173) Annual Prospective Payment System Rules
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sequestration relief (Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act - S. 610) Rural hospital policies [Rural Health Clinic payment - Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885), Rural HELP Act - HR 1749; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (H.R. 1639/S.644)] Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 - S. 834/H.R. 2256; Opioid Workforce Act, S. 1438)/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, H.R. 3441) H.R. 1749 (study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals and authorizing appropriate payment adjustments) Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, HR 2471) Prior Authorization reform - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173/S.3018) S.586 / H.R. 3259 - Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Annual Prospective Payment System Rules CMS review of Medicaid Managed Care contracts and approval Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility (H.R. 1349, The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R. 2407, Better Way for Providers to Repay Act of 2021) S. 408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act (to reduce maternal mortality) Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program funding Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act (S. 1568 / HR 4407) - Nursing and allied health education payments Organ acquisition payment policies
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.851/S.246 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S.2114/H.R. 5699- Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act H.R.8481/S. 3913-Improving DATA in Public Health Act H.R.8817/S.4844- National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 H.R. 6087- Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 7565- NIH IMPROVE Act S.4764/H.R.9040 - Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act of 2022 H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 S.104/H.R.379 - Improving the Social Determinants of Health Act S.167/H.R.736 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act S.289/H.R.869- RISE Act S.346/H.R.959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S.586/H.R. 3259 - NOPAIN Act S.1697/H.R.3352- Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act H.R. 3337- The Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act (BABIES) Act S.2235/H.R. 2067 - Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act S.1568/H.R.4407 - The Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act S.674- Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S.2187- National Biomedical Research Act S.467- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act S.3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act H.R. 831 - Health STATISTICS Act of 2021 H.R.1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 3550/S. 4905- Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act Support for clinical education, including graduate nursing education, and faculty Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs Nursing Education, Workforce, Research, and Public Health Infrastructure Needs Nursing faculty shortage Support Mental Health Programs for Nursing Students and the Workforce PPE, telehealth, mental health, and other resources and services to support Nursing Education, Practice, and the Workforce Safety and health of nurse educators and nursing students Public Health Emergency Waivers Ensure equity in COVID-19 efforts and health care Comments on new Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation and the removal of physician supervision requirements for APRN's at such facilities Comments on the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Comments on Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Fees; Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories Comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care
Client expense: $69,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Extending moratorium on Medicare sequester. Relief from physician fee schedule cuts. Support for the TRAIN Act (S. 1568/H.R. 4407). Extending the Low Volume and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act; issues related to proposed CMS/HHS rules governing the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and the physician fee schedule; issues related to operation of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund; S. 1568/H.R. 4407 TRAIN Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, as it relates to Uncompensated Care Pools and Disproportionated Share Hospital Payments. S. 2069/H.R. 4323, Excellence in Mental Health Addiction Treatment Act. Monitored H.R.432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. Issues related to Medicare sequester relief. Issues related to the extension of telehealth flexibilities. Issues related to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule for Fiscal Year 2023. S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, as it relates to certified community behavioral health centers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sequestration relief (Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act - S. 610) Rural hospital policies [Rural Health Clinic payment - Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885), Rural HELP Act - HR 1749; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (H.R. 1639/S.644)] Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 - S. 834/H.R. 2256; Opioid Workforce Act, S. 1438)/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, H.R. 3441) H.R. 1749 (study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals and authorizing appropriate payment adjustments) S. 439, Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act (addressing FMAP) Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, HR 2471) Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act of 2021 (H.R. 2455) Prior Authorization reform - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173/S.3018) S.586 / H.R. 3259 - Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Annual Prospective Payment System Rules CMS review of Medicaid Managed Care contracts and approval Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility (H.R. 1349, The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R. 2407, Better Way for Providers to Repay Act of 2021) S. 408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act (to reduce maternal mortality) Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program funding Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act (S. 1568 / HR 4407) - Nursing and allied health education payments Organ acquisition payment policies Clinical lab fee schedule False Claims Act amendments CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053 /S. 3792) - to extend the hospital at home waiver program Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S. 3061/H.R. 5674)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sequestration relief (Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act - S. 610) Rural hospital policies [Rural Health Clinic payment - Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885), Rural HELP Act - HR 1749; Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (H.R. 1639/S.644)] Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 - S. 834/H.R. 2256; Opioid Workforce Act, S. 1438)/ Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, H.R. 3441) S. 408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act (to reduce maternal mortality) S. 439, Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act (addressing FMAP) Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program funding Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act (S. 1568 / HR 4407) - Nursing and allied health education payments Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340; CONNECT for Health Act S. 1512/H.R. 2903; Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 150/H.R. 2166; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, HR 2471) Prior Authorization reform - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173) S.586 / H.R. 3259 - Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Annual Prospective Payment System Rules Organ acquisition payment policies False Claims Act amendments Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053 /S. 3792) - to extend the hospital at home waiver program Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S. 3061/H.R. 5674) CMS review of Medicaid Managed Care contracts and approval process
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable prescription drugs; 340B Drug pricing program; Health care privacy; Patient privacy issues; Issues related to the American Rescue Plan Act, PL 117-2; Issues related to expanding health care coverage, including in non-Medicaid expansion states; Issues related to improving social determinants of health; Issues related to extending and expanding flexibilities for virtual care; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19, including funding for the Provider Relief Fund; Issues related to affordable health care coverage; H.R. 2228 - Rural Behavioral Health Access Act; Issues related to drug pricing; Issues related to Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; Issues related to telehealth; Efforts to extend Medicare sequester delay, including H.R.1868; Issues related to Medicare policy on virtual care; Issues related to vaccine mandates; S. 168/H.R. 708 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act; S. 346/H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; S. 773/H.R. 3203 - Legislation related to 340B eligibility; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; S. 368/H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act ; S. 1512/H.R. 2903 - CONNECT for Health Act; S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act; H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; S.773/H.R. 3203 - A bill 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; H.R. 4943 - Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act ; H.R. 1667 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; Issues related to workforce retention; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (FY 2022 Omnibus); H.R. 7007 - Covid-19 Supplemental Appropriations Act; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act; issues related to the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver; H.R. 4407/S. 1568 - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act; S. 3493 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; Issues related to coverage of spiritual care as a supplemental benefit under Medicare Advantage plans
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.851/S.246 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act H.R. 6087- Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act Public Law No: 117-159- S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act H.R. 7565- NIH IMPROVE Act H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 S.Res.626/H.Res.1100 - Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2022 S.104/H.R.379 - Improving the Social Determinants of Health Act S.167/H.R.736 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act S.289/H.R.869- RISE Act S.346/H.R.959 - Black Maternal Momnibus Act of 2021 S.586/H.R. 3259 - NOPAIN Act S.1697/H.R.3352- Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act S.2235/H.R. 2067 - Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act S.1568/H.R.4407 - The Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act S.674- Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S.2114/H.R. 5699- Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act S.2187- National Biomedical Research Act S.467- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act S.3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act H.R. 831 - Health STATISTICS Act of 2021 H.R.1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 3550- Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R. 5035- Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safely Act H.R. 6735- Supporting Access to Nurse Exams (SANE) Act H.Res.909 - Expressing support for healthcare personnel and condemning assaults on healthcare personnel as the U.S. healthcare system faces unprecedented staffing shortages and increased workplace-related stressors. Public Law No: 117-105- H.R. 1667- Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Support for clinical education, including graduate nursing education, and faculty Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs Nursing Education, Research, and Public Health Infrastructure Needs Nursing Workforce and Research Nursing faculty shortage Support Mental Health Programs for Nursing Students and the Workforce PPE, telehealth, mental health, and other resources and services to support Nursing Education, Practice, and the Workforce Nursing Workforce Centers Provider Nondiscrimination language Safety and health of nurse educators and nursing students Public Health Emergency Waivers Efforts to utilize nursing students and faculty to help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts Ensure equity in COVID-19 efforts and health care 2022 National Drug Control Strategy
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1330 / S. 4130 - "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021" - Provisions that would weaken or repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned hospitals. H.R. 2455 - "The Resetting the IMPACT Act (TRIA) of 2021" - Unified Post-Acute PPS. S. 1512 / H.R. 2903- "Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021" - Telehealth provisions. S. 1568 / H.R. 4407 - "Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act" - CMS payments for Nursing Education Hospitals. H.R. 1887 / S. 4009 - "Rural Hospital Support Act" - Rural Extenders. H.R. 3173 - The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Simplify/streamline Medicare Advantage prior authorization processes. H.R. 2455 - The Resetting the IMPACT Act (TRIA) of 2021 - IMPACT Act implementation / unified payment timeline reset. Garner Congressional support for CMS to withdraw the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Review Choice Demonstration (IRF RCD) Discussions regarding Rural DSH payment policy.
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1330 / S. 4130 - "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021" - Provisions that would weaken or repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned hospitals. H.R. 2455 - "The Resetting the IMPACT Act (TRIA) of 2021" - Unified Post-Acute PPS. S. 1512 / H.R. 2903- "Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021" - Telehealth provisions. S. 1568 / H.R. 4407 - "Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act" - CMS payments for Nursing Education Hospitals. H.R. 1887 / S. 4009 - "Rural Hospital Support Act" - Rural Extenders. H.R. 3173 - The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Simplify/streamline Medicare Advantage prior authorization processes. H.R. 2455 - The Resetting the IMPACT Act (TRIA) of 2021 - IMPACT Act implementation / unified payment timeline reset. Garner Congressional support for CMS to withdraw the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Review Choice Demonstration (IRF RCD) Discussions regarding Rural DSH payment policy.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable prescription drugs; 340B Drug pricing program; Health care privacy; Patient privacy issues; Issues related to the American Rescue Plan Act, PL 117-2; Issues related to expanding health care coverage, including in non-Medicaid expansion states; Issues related to improving social determinants of health; Issues related to extending and expanding flexibilities for virtual care; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19, including funding for the Provider Relief Fund; Issues related to affordable health care coverage; H.R. 2228 - Rural Behavioral Health Access Act; Issues related to drug pricing; Issues related to Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; Issues related to telehealth; Efforts to extend Medicare sequester delay, including H.R.1868; Issues related to Medicare policy on virtual care; Issues related to vaccine mandates; S. 168/H.R. 708 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act; S. 346/H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; S. 773/H.R. 3203 - Legislation related to 340B eligibility; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; S. 368/H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act ; S. 1512/H.R. 2903 - CONNECT for Health Act; S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act; H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; S.773/H.R. 3203 - A bill 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; H.R. 4943 - Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act ; H.R. 1667 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; Issues related to workforce retention; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (FY 2022 Omnibus); H.R. 7007 - Covid-19 Supplemental Appropriations Act; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act; issues related to the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver; H.R. 4407/S. 1568 - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act; S. 3493 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; Issues related to coverage of spiritual care as a supplemental benefit under Medicare Advantage plans
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE