Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2023

o Appropriations funding for National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) for next contract period o Advancing legislation to provide Pell Grant calculation flexibility for students with disabilitiies (HR 4931) o Section 504 US Dept. of Education Rule publishing o Researched qualifications for use of GI benefits for higher education with the intent to identify how to make such qualifications flexible for veterans with disabilities o Expressing support for the Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities-National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center (PPSID-NTAD) Program o Improving Access to Higher Education Act [NOT YET INTRODUCED] - Making recommendations regarding "Audio Descriptions" and increased accessibility to the bill's sponsor o Latonya Reeves Freedom Act HR2708 endorsement

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA Subsidies and Tax Credits; Telehealth Flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site Neutral Payment Reform; Transparency in Coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA Exchanges; Rural Healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index Reward Factor; Employer-provided Health Coverage; Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; CMS Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model; Preventive Services; Data Equity; Hospital Billing HR 485, Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023, by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). Prohibits all federal health care programs, including the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and federally funded state health care programs (e.g., Medicaid) from using prices that are based on quality-adjusted life years (i.e., measures that discount the value of a life based on disability) to determine relevant thresholds for coverage, reimbursements, or incentive programs. HR 2708, Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2023, by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN). To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports. HR 2923, Living Donor Protection Act of 2023, by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). To promote and protect living organ donors from discrimination. HR 3226, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023, by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA). Reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies research and education programs for preventing premature births. HR 3417, FAIR Act, by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK). To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. HR 3630, No Surprises Act, by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ). To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices. HR 3838, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023, by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX). To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers. HR 4531, Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY). To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment. HR 4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act, by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA). To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. HR 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH). To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. HR 5066, Tech to Save Moms Act, by Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA). To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. HR 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). To promote price transparency in the health care sector. HR 6412, Down Syndrome Diagnosis Act, by Rep. Marcus Molinaro (R-NY). To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide certain informational resources related to Down syndrome. HR 7153, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, by Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA). To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which established grants and required other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among health care providers. S 644, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA). To expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies. S 652, Safe Step Act, by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol. S 1001, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023, by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT). To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. S 1451, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. S 1573, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023, by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO). To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. S 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States. S 1869, SITE Act, by Sen. Mike Braun (D-HI). To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs. S 2016, CONNECT for Health Act of 2023, by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI). To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services. S 2415, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023, by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. S 2556, Improving CARE for Youth Act, by Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE). To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. S 3393, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). To reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes. S 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid. S 3548, Health Care PRICE Transparency Act, by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth & telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack; Birthing-Friendly Designation; Provider Directories; HIPAA Modernization; Artificial Intelligence S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] H.R.2708 - Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2023 To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] H.R.6412 - Down Syndrome Diagnosis Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide certain informational resources related to Down syndrome. Sponsor: Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] S. 3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. The Lorn Breen Act established grants and required other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among health care providers. Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] H.R.2923 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] HR 6465 PLASMA Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a phase-in for plasma-derived products under the manufacturer discount program. Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]

Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office