Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025, Government Funding legislation, continuing resolutions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025, Government Funding legislation, continuing resolutions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 5796/S 3410 Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act S.1749/HR 3227 Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act S100/HR4131 Better Care Better Jobs Act HR 2713/S2418 Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act S 2137/HR5159 Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act S 3118 HCBS Relief Act H.R.7513 s 3307: encounter data enhancement act hr 9803 hospice care, accountability, reform, and enforcement act hr 8107 Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act of 2024 H.R. 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act Home Health Payment Adult Day Reimbursement Congressional Review Act -- Nursing home staffing mandate

Client expense: $16,772 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Preserving Access to Home Health Act - S.2137/H.R.5159- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program. CMS Access Rule - (CMS-2439-P) (CMS 2442-P) - Proposed changes to current requirements and newly proposed requirements that would advance CMSs efforts to improve access to care, quality, and health outcomes, and better promote health equity for Medicaid beneficiaries across fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care delivery systems, including for home and community-based services (HCBS) provided through those delivery systems. H.R. 8114 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored issues regarding PPS exempt hospitals. Issues concerning reimbursement for hospital services. Issues regarding hospital transparency. Monitored H.R.2389 / S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023. Issues regarding healthcare sector consolidation. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, as it relates to hospitals. Issues concerning drug shortages. Issues involving the extension of the Acute Care Hospital at Home program. H.R. 6213, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act. Monitored H.R.5159 / S. 2137, the Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act of 2023. Issues related to telehealth. H.R. 4758 / S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act. H.R. 6094, Providing Realistic Opportunity to Equal and Comparable Treatments (PROTECT) Rare Act. Issues concerning cybersecurity. H.R. 8261, Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act. Issues regarding the IOTA Model final rule. H.R. 10445, Furthering Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 and H.R. 10545, The American Relief Act of 2025 and issues related to hospitals. H.R. 8702 / S.4532, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2024.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Payment issues related to Medicare Home Health benefit; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; CMS-1803-P, or the CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; H.R. 9803, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act; H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare home health payment policy. Medicare hospice payment policy. Medicaid HCBS payment and eligibility policy. Hospice Face to Face Telehealth recertification. H.R. 4189/S. 2016, CONNECT for Health Act. Health information technology funding and standards for long-term post-acute care providers. Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). Access to Home and Community-Based Services and Long-Term Care Pharmacy services. Medicare Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LINET) program. S. 3109, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act. Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment funding. H.R. 7148, Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act. H.R. 7165/S. 3702, Credit for Caring Act of 2024. H.R. 7573, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act. S. 2243, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 8114, to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services. H.R. 2941, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act. Draft legislation providing various reforms to the Medicare Hospice benefit. Hospice program integrity concerns. Controlled substances prescribing policy. Medicare hospice cost-savings research and draft legislation. H.R. 5159/S. 2137, Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023. CMS Proposed Medicaid Access Rule. S. 1845, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. H.R. 4104/S. 1976, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to home health, behavioral health, adoption of electronic health records, and telehealth, generally, issues related to AI and digital health, generally; hospital at home, generally; S.2137/H.R. 5159 - Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023; H.R. 2853 - Expanding Care in the Home Act; H.R. 5116/S. 2688 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act; H.R. 9173 - Long Term Care Stabilization Act; H.R. 9125 - Patient Access to LTCH Care Act; H.R. 8576 - Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2024.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement, workforce, 80/20 rule impact on HCBS, and legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice; H.R.547/S.100 - Better Care Better Jobs Act; H.R.5159/S.2137 - Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023; H.R.8114 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

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

Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement, workforce, legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice; H.R.547/S.100 - Better Care Better Jobs Act; H.R.5159/S.2137 - Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023; S.3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

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

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agency (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for Medicare home health prospective payment for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agency (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for Medicare home health prospective payment for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025, Government Funding legislation, continuing resolutions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025, Government Funding legislation, continuing resolutions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Preserving Access to Home Health Act - S.2137/H.R.5159- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program. CMS Access Rule - (CMS-2439-P) (CMS 2442-P) - Proposed changes to current requirements and newly proposed requirements that would advance CMSs efforts to improve access to care, quality, and health outcomes, and better promote health equity for Medicaid beneficiaries across fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care delivery systems, including for home and community-based services (HCBS) provided through those delivery systems. H.R. 8114 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to home health and hospice payment policies and funding (FY 2025 Hospice Proposed Rule and CY 2025 Home Health Proposed Rule), program integrity matters and quality metrics, continuation of hospital-at-home; Hospice Special Focus Program included in the CY 2024 Home Health Proposed and Final Rules; Issues related to healthcare workforce matters; Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (S. 2137/H.R. 5159); Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 7623); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (S. 4350); Hospice CARE Act of 2024 (H.R. 9803); American Relief Act, 2025 (H.R. 10545)

Client expense: $320,000 · 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

H.R. 5159 / S.2137, the Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act of 2023 and issues related to home health payments under the Medicare program. Monitored issues related to Medicaid home and community-based services. Issues related to the CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule. Issues related to the hospice special focus program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

S. 2137 / H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023, issues related to Medicare payment for home health. Annual home health payment rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2137/H.R. 5159 "Preserving Access to Home Health Act"

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5796/S 3410 Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act S.1749/HR 3227 Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act S100/HR4131 Better Care Better Jobs Act HR 2713/S2418 Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act S 2137/HR5159 Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act S 3118 HCBS Relief Act H.R.7513 s 3307: encounter data enhancement act hr 9803 hospice care, accountability, reform, and enforcement act hr 8107 Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act of 2024 H.R. 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act Home Health Payment Adult Day Reimbursement Congressional Review Act -- Nursing home staffing mandate

Client expense: $11,995 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2137/H.R. 5159 "Preserving Access to Home Health Act"

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored issues regarding PPS exempt hospitals. Issues concerning reimbursement for hospital services. Issues regarding hospital transparency. Monitored H.R.2389 / S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023. Issues regarding healthcare sector consolidation. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, as it relates to hospitals. Issues concerning drug shortages. Issues involving the extension of the Acute Care Hospital at Home program. H.R. 6213, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act. Monitored H.R.5159 / S. 2137, the Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act of 2023. Issues related to telehealth. H.R. 4758 / S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act. H.R. 6094, Providing Realistic Opportunity to Equal and Comparable Treatments (PROTECT) Rare Act. Issues concerning cybersecurity. H.R. 8261, Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act. Issues regarding the IOTA Model proposed rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Payment issues related to Medicare Home Health benefit; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; CMS-1803-P, or the CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; H.R. 9803, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agency (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for Medicare home health prospective payment for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agency (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for Medicare home health prospective payment for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHA) payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare home health payment policy. Medicare hospice payment policy. Medicaid HCBS payment and eligibility policy. Hospice Face to Face Telehealth recertification. H.R. 4189/S. 2016, CONNECT for Health Act. Health information technology funding and standards for long-term post-acute care providers. Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). Access to Home and Community-Based Services and Long-Term Care Pharmacy services. Medicare Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LINET) program. S. 3109, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act. Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment funding. H.R. 7148, Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act. H.R. 7165/S. 3702, Credit for Caring Act of 2024. H.R. 7573, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act. S. 2243, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 8114, to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services. H.R. 2941, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act. Draft legislation providing various reforms to the Medicare Hospice benefit. Hospice program integrity concerns. Controlled substances prescribing policy. Medicare hospice cost-savings research. H.R. 5159/S. 2137, Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023. CMS Proposed Medicaid Access Rule. S. 1845, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to home health and hospice payment policies and funding (FY 2025 Hospice Proposed Rule and CY 2025 Home Health Proposed Rule), program integrity matters and quality metrics, continuation of hospital-at-home; Hospice Special Focus Program included in the CY 2024 Home Health Proposed and Final Rules; Issues related to healthcare workforce matters; Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (S. 2137/H.R. 5159); Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 7623); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (S. 4350); Hospice CARE Act of 2024 (H.R. 9803)

Client expense: $340,000 · 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

Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement, workforce, legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice; H.R.547/S.100 - Better Care Better Jobs Act; H.R.5159/S.2137 - Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023; S.3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

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

Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement, workforce, 80/20 rule impact on HCBS, and legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice; H.R.547/S.100 - Better Care Better Jobs Act; H.R.5159/S.2137 - Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023; H.R.8114 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

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

H.R. 5159 / S.2137, the Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act of 2023 and issues related to home health payments under the Medicare program. Monitored issues related to Medicaid home and community-based services. Issues related to the CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Preserving Access to Home Health Act S.2137/H.R.5159- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program. CMS Access Rule (CMS-2439-P) (CMS 2442-P)- Proposed changes to current requirements and newly proposed requirements that would advance CMSs efforts to improve access to care, quality, and health outcomes, and better promote health equity for Medicaid beneficiaries across fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care delivery systems, including for home and community-based services (HCBS) provided through those delivery systems. H.R. 8114- To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.

Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2137 / H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023, issues related to Medicare payment for home health. Annual home health payment rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5796/S 3410 Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act S.1749/HR 3227 Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act S100/HR4131 Better Care Better Jobs Act HR 2713/S2418 Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act S 2137/HR5159 Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act S 3118 HCBS Relief Act H.R.7513 s 3307: encounter data enhancement act Hospice Program Integrity and Reform (Hospice CARE Act discussion) Home Health Payment Adult Day Reimbursement Congressional Review Act -- Nursing home staffing mandate

Client expense: $11,563 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2137/H.R. 5159 "Preserving Access to Home Health Act"

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to home health and hospice payment policy, quality, and program integrity; Issues related to Medicaid home and community-based services; Issues related to home health and hospice payment policies in the CY 2024 Home Health Proposed Rule and FY24 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule; Hospice program integrity; Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (S. 2137/H.R 5159); Issues related to health care workforce shortages; proposed policies in the Medicaid HCBS Access proposed rule; H.R.8114 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issues related to home health and hospice payment policy, quality, and program integrity; Issues related to Medicaid home and community-based services. Issues related to home health and hospice payment policies in the CY 2024 Home Health Proposed Rule and FY24 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule; Hospice program integrity; Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (S. 2137/H.R 5159); Issues related to health care workforce shortages; proposed policies in the Medicaid HCBS Access proposed rule; H.R.8114 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to home health and hospice payment policy, quality, and program integrity; Issues related to Medicaid home and community-based services; Issues related to home health and hospice payment policies in the CY 2024 Home Health Proposed Rule and FY24 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule; Hospice program integrity; Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (S. 2137/H.R 5159); Issues related to health care workforce shortages; proposed policies in the Medicaid HCBS Access proposed rule.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issues related to home health and hospice payment policy, quality, and program integrity; Issues related to Medicaid home and community-based services. Issues related to home health and hospice payment policies in the CY 2024 Home Health Proposed Rule and FY24 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule; Hospice program integrity; Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (S. 2137/H.R 5159); Issues related to health care workforce shortages; proposed policies in the Medicaid HCBS Access proposed rule.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Payment issues related to Medicare Home Health benefit; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; CMS-1803-P, or the CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; H.R. __, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored issues regarding PPS exempt hospitals. Issues concerning reimbursement for hospital services. Issues regarding hospital transparency. Monitored H.R.2389 / S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023. Issues regarding healthcare sector consolidation. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, as it relates to hospitals. Issues concerning drug shortages. Issues involving the extension of the Acute Care Hospital at Home program. H.R. 6213, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act. Monitored H.R.5159 / S. 2137, the Preserving Access to Home Health Care Act of 2023. Issues related to telehealth. H.R. 4758 / S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act. H.R. 6094, Providing Realistic Opportunity to Equal and Comparable Treatments (PROTECT) Rare Act. Issues concerning cybersecurity. H.R. 8261, Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare HHA payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues associated with payment accuracy in Medicare HHA payments; S. 2137/H.R. 5159, Preserving Access to Home Health Act; Issues related to CMS proposed rule for hospice for FY 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE