ChiPACC Act of 2021

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and palliative care. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to community-based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. Issues regarding in-patient and in-home respite care, bereavement care, palliative care and community-based palliative care. Issues related to COVID-19. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design and the hospice benefit. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to children's access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to program integrity. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for healthcare providers. Monitored implementation of The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315), and Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (H.R. 610); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332) and the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) as it relates to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit; The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); H.R. 2471 (P.L. 117-103), The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (H.R. 2471), as it relates to telehealth flexibilities, sequestration, and hospice reimbursement; The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 4260); Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act as it relates to home and community-based services and palliative care. S. 3593, The Telehealth Extension & Evaluation Act (S. 3593); the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). Medicare Hospice Payment Rule. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. FY 2023 Appropriations requests as they relate to bereavement and Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Monitored the implementation of The American Rescue Plan Act (PL 117-2) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332);The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 2890) The Palliative Care Training for Providers Act (H.R. 5376); The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) as related to Medicare sequester relief, telehealth flexibilities, and hospice payment reimbursement; Issues related to bereavement care; Issues related to regulatory relief; Issues involving hospice providers and COVID relief; Issues related to the Corona Virus; Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (S. 3593); the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). Issues related to healthcare workforce shortages; Issues related to community based palliative care & advanced care illness management.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to community-based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. Issues involving in-patient and in-home respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and community-based palliative care. Issues related to COVID-19. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design and the hospice benefit. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Medicare sequestration relief. Monitored issues related to sequester. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. Issues related to program integrity. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. Monitored implementation of (P.L. 117-71) The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315) as it regards to Medicare sequestration; the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332); The Creating Opportunies Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); H.R. 2471 (P.L. 117-103), The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, as it relates to telehealth flexibilities, sequestration, and hospice reimbursement; The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) as related to Medicare sequester relief, telehealth flexibilities, and hospice payment rate; Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act as it relates to home and community-based services and palliative care. S. 3593, The Telehealth Extension & Evaluation Act(S. 3593) the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). CMS Proposed Rule for Hospice.

Medicare home health payment policy. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Home health rural add-on payment adjustment. Home Health Review Choice Demonstration Program. Hospice payment policy. CMMI VBID Medicare Advantage Carve-in proposal. Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (draft legislation). H.R. 2898/S. 1399, Homecare for Seniors Act. Medicaid payment and eligibility policy. Medicaid Money Follows the Person program. Medicaid protections against spousal impoverishments. Administration for Community Living falls prevention program. H.R. 3371/S. 1309, Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act. Hospice Face to Face Telehealth recertification. Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (draft legislation). Federal response to coronavirus pandemic, including: regulatory relief, PPE, testing, telehealth, Medicaid reimbursement, and homebound status. S. 2214, PROTECTS Act. Medicaid HCBS FMAP increase. HCBS Access Act (draft legislation). Additional funding for Provider Relief Fund. COVID-19 vaccine funding, administration, and distribution to the homebound. Increased minimum wage legislative proposals. H.R. 2903/S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021. H.R. 3321/S. 1670, Credit for Caring Act of 2021. H.R. 3689/S. 234, Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency/testing of hospice patients. H.R. 2565, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. H.R. 5514/S. 2562, Choose Home Care Act of 2021. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 4131/S.2210, Better Care Better Jobs Act. S. 2566, Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2021. Draft legislation addressing Medicare Advantage coverage at end of life. Health information technology funding and standards for long-term post-acuter care providers. COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Palliative dialysis payment policy in Medicare hospice. H.R. 4952, ChiPACC Act of 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act. Long-term care health information technology modernization proposals. H.R. 6698, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act of 2022. H.R. 7053/S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. Medicare Sequestration Moratoria. H.R. 7053/S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act.

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care, including transfusion. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund and sequester relief; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332); The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration.

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care, including transfusion. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund and sequester relief; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332);The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration.

The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332);The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration; The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Palliative Care Training for Providers Act (H.R. 5376); H.R.5376: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and community-based palliative care. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. Issues related to Community-Based Palliative Care. Monitored implementation of (P.L. 117-71) The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315) and S. 610 (P.L. 117-71) The Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act as it regards to Medicare sequestration; Issues regarding PAYGO; CMS proposed rule for Home Health; the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332); The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration.

The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332);The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration; The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Palliative Care Training for Providers Act (H.R. 5376); H.R.5376: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and community-based palliative care. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. Issues related to Community-Based Palliative Care. Monitored implementation of (P.L. 117-71) The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315) and S. 610 (P.L. 117-71) The Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act as it regards to Medicare sequestration; Issues regarding PAYGO; CMS proposed rule for Home Health; the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332); The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration.

Medicare home health payment policy. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Home health rural add-on payment adjustment. Home Health Review Choice Demonstration Program. Hospice payment policy. CMMI VBID Medicare Advantage Carve-in proposal. Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (draft legislation). H.R. 2898/S. 1399, Homecare for Seniors Act. Medicaid payment and eligibility policy. Medicaid Money Follows the Person program. Medicaid protections against spousal impoverishments. Administration for Community Living falls prevention program. H.R. 3371/S. 1309, Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act. Hospice Face to Face Telehealth recertification. Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (draft legislation). Federal response to coronavirus pandemic, including: regulatory relief, PPE, testing, telehealth, Medicaid reimbursement, and homebound status. S. 2214, PROTECTS Act. Medicaid HCBS FMAP increase. HCBS Access Act (draft legislation). Additional funding for Provider Relief Fund. COVID-19 vaccine funding, administration, and distribution to the homebound. Increased minimum wage legislative proposals. H.R. 2903/S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021. H.R. 3321/S. 1670, Credit for Caring Act of 2021. H.R. 3689/S. 234, Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency/testing of hospice patients. H.R. 2565, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. H.R. 5514/S. 2562, Choose Home Care Act of 2021. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 4131/S.2210, Better Care Better Jobs Act. S. 2566, Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2021. Draft legislation addressing Medicare Advantage coverage at end of life. Health information technology funding and standards for long-term post-acuter care providers. COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Palliative dialysis payment policy in Medicare hospice. H.R. 4952, ChiPACC Act of 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act. Long-term care health information technology modernization proposals. Allowance of distribution of personal retirement account funding for aging in place home modifications.

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care, including transfusion. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund and sequester relief; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332); The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration.

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and children's hospice issues. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues involving inpatient respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and a community-based palliative care demonstration. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care, including transfusion. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund and sequester relief; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332);The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services; The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as it relates to Medicare sequestration.