Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 11, 2024
Latest Action
December 23, 2024
Primary Sponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican(GA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
92pct
347d open
vs 10,564 other HR bills in the 118th — cohort avg 68d
No CRS summary is available for this bill yet. The source title, actions, sponsors, and text versions below come from Congress.gov.
Yes
399
No
13
Present
0
Not Voting
18
Party Breakdown
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Became Public Law No: 118-178.
Became Public Law No: 118-178.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6935-6936)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Sources: Congress.gov · House Clerk roll-call votes
| #208 | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | May 15, 2024 |
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Fund and reauthorize the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Law. Support S.265/H.R. 4646, to reauthorize the SIREN Act grants for another five years (2024-2028); Urge Congress to fund the SIREN program at $32 million in FY25; Educate and urge passage of legislation to reimburse EMS for Treatment in Place (TIP); Support H.R. 8977, Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024; Support H.R. 8042, the Community Paramedicine Act of 2024; Support S. 1115/H.R. 2574, EMS Counts; S. 2757/H.R. 5530, VA Emergency Transportation Access Act; Support H.R. 6829, the Cardiomyopathy, Heath Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act; Educate and support for the creations of Critical Access Ambulance designation; S. 3765/H.R.6960 - Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC); Support S. 2757/H.R. 5530, Protect Access to Vital Ground Ambulance Services for Veterans and Communities; Support the inclusion of language in the House/Senate Labor HHS Appropriations for EMS workforce shortage. Insufficient reimbursement for EMS care and lack of federal investment in EMS are long-term problems that have been building for decades. The additional burdens placed on EMS systems and personnel during the pandemic made a serious problem even worse, pushing many EMS systems in our country to the breaking point. Most communities are facing crisis-level shortages of EMS personnel, and many have seen EMS agencies close altogether, removing a critical lifeline from these communities. The shortage of EMS personnel threatens to undermine our emergency 9-1-1 response infrastructure; Support Congress to hold congressional hearings on the EMS workforce crisis and the causes for the exodus of the EMS workforce from the profession; Support the inclusion of language in the House/Senate Labor HHS Appropriations bill on EMS education on rare diseases; Support H.R. 1666/S.1673, Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023; Support language included in the NDAA on transitioning military medics; Support participation of EMS Caucus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $31,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support for the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (S. 1346/ H.R. 5414) - would create a grant program to better connect patients in mental health crisis with resources. Support for the Prevent BLEED Act (S. 1653)- would create grant program to place stop the bleed kits in public locations. Push for reintroduction in House. Reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 7266/ S. 3770)- to create more nursing school and faculty slots Support for the MISSION Zero program reauthorization (H.R. 2416) - to support programs to embed military trauma teams in civilian trauma facilities Support for the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (HR 2713/ S. 2418) - to remove barriers for APRNS in Medicare and Medicaid Support for Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act programs Support for Reauthorization of SUPPORT Act (S. 3393) programs related to opioid overdose reduction and how they are utilized or addiction is treated in the ED. Emergency Medical for Services for Children Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6960/ S. 3765) Support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization (H.R. 7153/ S. 3679) Seeks to combat health care provider mental fatigue and suicide Support for Tyler's Law (H.R. 6600/ S. 3519) - to provide guidance on fentanyl testing in EDs Support for the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 7002/ S. 2815) - provides grant funding to augment nursing faculty salaries help recruit and retain nursing school faculty Responding to NIH Framework Proposal to Energy & Commerce Committee Outreach to FDA related to Hurricane Helene and closure of Baxter facility in NC. Support for US Cadet Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Signed onto Comment Letter to CMS related to Conditions of Participation for Emergency Services
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 766/S 114, Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 1147/S. 1957, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 H.R. 1843/S.1001, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 2411/S. 1150, National Nursing Workforce Centers Act of 2023 H.R. 2663/S. 1176, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 2713/S. 2418, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R. 2901, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 3073/S. 1452, Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023 H.R. 3226/S. 1573, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3305/S. 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 3331/S. 754, Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act H.R. 3433, Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 3633, Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education, and New Treatments for HPV Cancers (PREVENT HPV Cancers) Act of 2023 H.R. 3838/S. 2415, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 4581/S. 2231, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 H.R. 4758/S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 4775, Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act H.R. 4892/S. 3921, Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 5012/S. 2647, Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act of 2023 H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act H.R. 5541, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R. 6122/S. 2853, Train More Nurses Act H.R. 6149/S. 1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act H.R. 6766/S. 3512, Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act H.R. 6960/S. 3765, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 7002/S. 2815, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024 H.R. 7153/S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 7224, To reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. H.R. 7808, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act H.R. 9076, Protecting Americas Children by Strengthening Families Act H.R. 9425, Tobacco User Fee Modernization Act of 2024 H.R. 9774/S. 5194, Health Care Affordability Act of 2024 H.R. 9828, End the Vaccine Carveout Act H.R. 9886, BUPE for Recovery Act S. 397, Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 644/H.R. 1359, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act S. 1409/H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418/H.R. 7890, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1840/H.R. 3916, Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act of 2023 S. 1884/H.R. 3713, Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2023 S. 2073, Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act S. 3085, Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act S. 3193/H.R. 5163, Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act S. 3364/H.R. 6663, Kid Providing Resources for Optimal Outcomes against Fatalities (Kid PROOF) Act of 2023 S. 3393/H.R. 4531, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S. 3453/H.R. 9684, Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act S. 3770/H.R. 7266, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 4041, Creating Access and Resources in Education (CARE) for Student Mental Health Act S. 4532/H.R. 8702, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S. 4745, Federal Food Administration Act
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7213, Autism CARES Act Reauthorization Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services. Issues related to electronic prescribing. Issues related to the proposed IOTA transplant reimbursement model.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, TRICARE, and private insurance Issues regarding the annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the Exchanges and private insurance Issues regarding childrens mental health and the national emergency in childrens mental health, including mental health parity, the mental health workforce and related access issues. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments and directed payments Issues related to Health Information Technology, interoperability, information blocking, and cybersecurity Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to children, including military and veteran families Issues regarding Medicaid support for providers caring for children on Medicaid, including DSH payments Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program and funding Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, high-cost drugs/therapies and pharmaceutical supply chain, including H.R. 3290 Issues related to pediatric workforce, Medicare GME, the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, and Title VII and VIII Issues regarding Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Issues regarding site neutrality, facility fees, and price transparency in health care Issues regarding pediatric pandemic and disaster preparedness and response and emergency preparedness Issues regarding food security and nutrition Issues regarding drugs and medical device shortages and high costs, including IV fluid shortages and infant formula Issues related to the regulation of laboratory-developed tests Issues regarding prescribing of drugs via telehealth Issues related to mental health services in schools Issues related to pediatric cancer and the Moonshot Issues regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) Issues regarding oversight and implementation of EPSDT H.R. 2412 The Helping Kids Cope Act S.2372/HR. 4758 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 1397, Telehealth Improvement for Kids Essential Services (TIKES) Act H.R. 7623/ S. 3967, Telehealth Modernization Act Issues involving Site Neutral payment legislation, including H.R. 3281 and H.R. 3561 S. 3029/H.R. 6085 PREEMIE Reauthorization Act H.R. 2584/S.2768, Safety form Violence for Healthcare employees (Save) Act S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act H.R. 6663/S. 3364, Kid PROOF Act of 2023 H.R. 6664 Innovation for Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 H.R. 7808, the Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 7153/S. 3679 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 3757 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 6960 Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 3391 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 H.R. 6963 Pediatric Cancer Drug Supply Act H.R. 3433/ S. 2897, Give Kids A Chance Act H.R. 7384, Creating Hope Reauthorization Act. H.R. 6664/S. 4905, Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 13 (Roll no. 208). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3029)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 13 (Roll no. 208). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3029)
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3255-3256)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6960.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3029-3031)
Mr. Bucshon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-488.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Markup By |
| March 20, 2024 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred To | January 11, 2024 |
| May 7, 2024 |
| Introduced in House | January 11, 2024 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Republican |
| PA |
| Jonathan L. Jackson | Democratic | IL |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Kim Schrier | Democratic | WA |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Shri Thanedar | Democratic | MI |
Client expense: $26,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7213, Autism CARES Act Reauthorization Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services. Issues related to electronic prescribing. Issues related to the proposed IOTA transplant reimbursement model.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine Section 340B Drug Pricing Program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Sickle cell disease research funding generally Drug pricing reforms generally Mental and behavioral health legislation generally H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions Site neutral payments to providers generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 H.R. 6960 and S. 3765 (Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions Federal policies regarding Lab-Developed Tests, generally H.R. 10545 (American Relief Act, 2025), regarding HHS program funding and Medicaid program reform provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities H.R.6960-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program H.R. 6992-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats H.R. 7153-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers H.R. 10545-American Relief Act, 2025, to provide appropriations for several federal departments and agencies and provide temporary extension of certain health care policies S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act S. 2364-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats S.3679-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.3765-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program
Client expense: $407,855 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 7153 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Healthcare work shortages H.R.2584/ S.2768 SAVE Act H.R.6960/ S.3765 Reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 766/S 114, Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 1147/S. 1957, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 H.R. 1843/S.1001, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 2411/S. 1150, National Nursing Workforce Centers Act of 2023 H.R. 2663/S. 1176, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 2713/S. 2418, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R. 2901, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 3073/S. 1452, Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023 H.R 3226/S. 1573, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3305/S. 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 3331/S. 754, Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act H.R.3433, Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 3633, Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education, and New Treatments for HPV Cancers (PREVENT HPV Cancers) Act of 2023 H.R. 4310/S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act H.R. 4581/S. 2231, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 H.R. 4758/S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 4775, Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act H.R. 4892/S. 3921, Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 5012/S. 2647, Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act of 2023 H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act H.R. 5541, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R. 6122/S. 2853, Train More Nurses Act H.R. 6149/S. 1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act H.R. 6766/S. 3512, Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act H.R. 6960/S. 3765, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 7002/S. 2815, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024 H.R. 7153/S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 7224, To reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. H.R. 7808, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act H.R. 9076, Protecting Americas Children by Strengthening Families Act H.R. 9425, Tobacco User Fee Modernization Act of 2024 H.R. 9774/S. 5194, Health Care Affordability Act of 2024 S. 397, Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S.644/H.R. 1359, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act S. 1409/H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418/H.R. 7890, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1840/H.R. 3916, Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act of 2023 S. 1884/H.R. 3713, Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2023 S. 2073, Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act S. 3085, Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act S. 3193/H.R. 5163, Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act S. 3393/H.R. 4531, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S. 3770/H.R. 7266, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 4041, Creating Access and Resources in Education (CARE) for Student Mental Health Act S. 4532/H.R. 8702, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S. 4745, Federal Food Administration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Fund and Reauthorize the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Law. Support S.265/H.R. 4646, to reauthorize the SIREN Act grants for another five years (2024-2028); Urge Congress to fund the SIREN program at $32 million in FY25; Support legislation to reimburse EMS for Treatment in Place (TIP) and Transport to Alternate Destination (TAD). Support H.R. 8977, Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024; Support S.3236/H.R.6257, the Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act; Support H.R. 8042, the Community Paramedicine Act of 2024; Support S. 1115/H.R. 2574, EMS Counts; S. 2757/H.R. 5530, VA Emergency Transportation Access Act; Educate and support for the creations of Critical Access Ambulance designation; S. 3765/H.R.6960 - Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC); Support S. 2757/H.R. 5530, Protect Access to Vital Ground Ambulance Services for Veterans and Communities; Support the inclusion of language in the House/Senate Labor HHS Appropriations for EMS workforce shortage. Insufficient reimbursement for EMS care and lack of federal investment in EMS are long-term problems that have been building for decades. The additional burdens placed on EMS systems and personnel during the pandemic made a serious problem even worse, pushing many EMS systems in our country to the breaking point. Most communities are facing crisis-level shortages of EMS personnel, and many have seen EMS agencies close altogether, removing a critical lifeline from these communities. The shortage of EMS personnel threatens to undermine our emergency 9-1-1 response infrastructure; Support Congress to hold congressional hearings on the EMS workforce crisis and the causes for the exodus of the EMS workforce from the profession; Support the inclusion of language in the House/Senate Labor HHS Appropriations bill on EMS education on rare diseases; Support H.R. 1666/S.1673, Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023; Support language included in the NDAA on transitioning military medics; Support participation of EMS Caucus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $31,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 485 - Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act of 2023 - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - federal programs using prices based on quality-adjusted life years H.R. 824 - Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 - Rep. Walberg, Tim - telehealth and ERISA amendments H.R. 830 - HELP Copays Act - Rep. Carter, Earl - health insurers responsibility for payments made by or on behalf of a plan enrollee toward a plans cost-sharing requirements H.R. 1488 - Affordable Insulin Now Act of 2023 - Rep. Craig, Angie - cost-sharing for insulin products H.R. 2666 - MVP Act - Rep. Guthrie, Brett - value-based purchasing arrangements under Medicaid program and reforms to price reporting H.R. 2691 - Transparent Price Act - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - health insurer price transparency H.R. 2813 - Self-Insurance Protection Act - Rep. Good, Bob - ERISA amendments H.R. 2868 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - ERISA amendments H.R. 2872 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 - Rep. Graves, Garret - extends FY24 funding and program authorities through March 8, 2024 H.R. 2882 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 - Rep. Ciscomani, Juan - provides annual funding through September 30, 2024, for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies H.R. 3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act - Rep. Underwood, Lauren - maternal health including in Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 3561 - PATIENT Act - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - PBM transparency, PBM contract design, health insurance transparency, hospital transparency H.R. 3799 - Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense Arrangement Act- Rep. Hern, Kevin - health reimbursement arrangements H.R. 3801 - Employer Reporting Improvement Act - Rep. Smith, Adrian - ACA reporting requirements H.R. 6956 - Opioid Settlement Accountability Act - Rep. Kaptur, Marcy - funding for opioid prevention and treatment services, training, equipment, and social support services H.R. 6960 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - funding for emergency medical services for children program H.R. 7513 - Protecting Americas Seniors Access to Care Act - Rep. Fischbach, Michelle - regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities H.R. 7623 - Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024- Rep. Carter, Buddy - including requirements for Part D plan contracts with PBMs including transparency and delinking provisions H.R. 7858 - Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 - Rep. James, John - Medicare, behavioral health, telehealth H.R. 7899 - To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to promulgate the final regulations relating to special registration for telemedicine. - Rep. Ezell, Mike - telehealth H.R. 7907 - Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja- grants/funding, health care workforce H.R. 7929 - Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act of 2024 - Rep. Horsford, Steven - grants/funding, health care workforce H.R. 7994 - Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act - Rep. Dingell, Debbie - health care workforce H.R. 8444 - Mental Health in Schools Act - Rep. Napolitano, Grace - grant to promote mental health S. 1606 - A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. - Sen. Booker, Cory - maternal mortality S. 3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act. - Sen. Sanders, Bernie - SUD treatment S. 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023 - Sen. Wyden, Ron - mental health, telehealth, health workforce S. 3612 - Access to Family Building Act- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy- right to access reproductive technology (ex. IVF) S. 3756 - At HOME Services Act of 2024- Sen. Rubio, Marco- pilot program for outpatient observation, acute care at home S. 3775 - BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimers Reauthorization Act of 2024- Sen. Collins, Susan - healthcare infrastructure, Alzheimers S. 3805 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions, and for other purposes. - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - SSA, healthcare, electronic funds, payments, remittance S. 3847 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024- Sen. Smith, Tina- CDC authorization S. 4088 - Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - grants/funding, health care workforce S. 4120 - Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act - Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. - health care workforce S. 4195 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2024 - Sen. Sanders, Bernie - nutrition labeling S. 4357 - Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024- Sen. Sanders, Bernie - promotes access to oral health care S. 4358 - Preventing and Treating Substance Use Disorders Among Older Adults Act- Sen. Casey, Robert - SAMHSA grant program for SUDs S. 4554 - Reproductive Freedom for Women Act- Sen. Murray, Patty - protecting abortion and reproductive rights Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; artificial intelligence and privacy; insurance industry response to and support for providers regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and broader cyber security issues; ACA Marketplace; and Mental Health Parity Proposed Rule.
Client expense: $2,560,000 · 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), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding the annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the Exchanges and private insurance Issues regarding childrens and mothers health specifically continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid and CHIP, CHIP permanency Issues regarding childrens mental health and the national emergency in childrens mental health, including mental health parity, the mental health workforce and related access issues. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments and directed payments Issues related to Health Information Technology, interoperability, information blocking, and cybersecurity Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to children, including military and veteran families Issues regarding Medicaid support for providers caring for children on Medicaid, including DSH payments Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program and funding Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, high-cost drugs/therapies and pharmaceutical supply chain, including H.R. 3290 Issues related to pediatric workforce, Medicare GME, the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, and Title VII and VIII Issues regarding Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Issues regarding site neutrality and price transparency in health care Issues regarding pediatric pandemic and disaster preparedness and response and emergency preparedness Issues regarding food security and nutrition Issues regarding drugs and medical device shortages and high costs Issues related to the regulation of laboratory-developed tests Issues regarding prescribing of drugs via telehealth Issues related to mental health services in schools Issues related to pediatric cancer and the Moonshot Issues regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) Issues regarding oversight and implementation of EPSDT H.R. 2412 The Helping Kids Cope Act S.2372/HR. 4758 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 1397, Telehealth Improvement for Kids Essential Services (TIKES) Act H.R. 7623/ S. 3967, Telehealth Modernization Act Issues involving Site Neutral payment legislation, including H.R. 3281 and H.R. 3561 S. 1774/H.R. 3761 the Assist Act H.R. 2584/S.2768, Safety form Violence for Healthcare employees (Save) Act S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act H.R. 6663/S. 3364, Kid PROOF Act of 2023 H.R. 6664 Innovation for Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 H.R. 7808, the Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 6960 Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 3391 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 H.R. 6963 Pediatric Cancer Drug Supply Act H.R. 3433/ S. 2897, Give Kids A Chance Act H.R. 7384, Creating Hope Reauthorization Act. H.R. 6664/S. 4905, Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act H.R: 4714: Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2023 S. 0251 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 H.R. 9577 Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act.
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, issues related to reimbursement cuts and administrative burdens on hospitals. S.765/H.R.1526, the Reducing Hereditary Cancers Act. H.R.4286, the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. H.R.1711/S.940, the Rural America Health Corps Act. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7213, Autism CARES Act Reauthorization Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services. Issues related to electronic prescribing. Issues related to the proposed IOTA transplant reimbursement model.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities H.R.6960-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program H.R. 6992-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats H.R. 7153-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act S. 2364-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats S.3679-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.3765-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program
Client expense: $428,634 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine Section 340B Drug Pricing Program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Sickle cell disease research funding generally Drug pricing reforms generally Mental and behavioral health legislation generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions Site neutral payments to providers generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 H.R. 6960 and S. 3765 (Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions Federal policies regarding Lab-Developed Tests, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (S.1573 /H.R.3226), SHINE for Autumn Act (S.2647/H.R.5012), Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (S.2415/H.R. 3838), Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606), Maintaining our Obligation to Moms who Serve Act, (S. 3641/H.R.7087), Dads Matter Act (S. 4522), Keep Kids Covered Act, Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act (S. 3765/H.R. 6960), Newborn Essentials Support Toolkit Act (NEST Act) (H.R. 8715), Keeping Obstetrics Local Act (KOLA)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to funding for emergency nursing S.1346 Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2023 H.R. 7153 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Healthcare work shortages H.R.2584/ S.2768 SAVE Act H.R.6960/ S.3765 Reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support for the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (S. 1346/ H.R. 5414) - would create a grant program to better connect patients in mental health crisis with resources. Support for the Prevent BLEED Act (S. 1653)- would create grant program to place stop the bleed kits in public locations. Push for reintroduction in House. Reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 7266/ S. 3770)- to create more nursing school and faculty slots Support for the MISSION Zero program reauthorization (H.R. 2416) - to support programs to embed military trauma teams in civilian trauma facilities Support for the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (HR 2713/ S. 2418) - to remove barriers for APRNS in Medicare and Medicaid Support for Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act programs Support for Reauthorization of SUPPORT Act (S. 3393) programs related to opioid overdose reduction and how they are utilized or addiction is treated in the ED. Emergency Medical for Services for Children Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6960/ S. 3765) Support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization (H.R. 7153/ S. 3679) Seeks to combat health care provider mental fatigue and suicide Support for Tyler's Law (H.R. 6600/ S. 3519) - to provide guidance on fentanyl testing in EDs Support for the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 7002/ S. 2815) - provides grant funding to augment nursing faculty salaries help recruit and retain nursing school faculty Responding to NIH Framework Proposal to Energy & Commerce Committee
Client expense: $15,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Support for the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (S. 1346/ H.R. 5414) - would create a grant program to better connect patients in mental health crisis with resources. Support for the Prevent BLEED Act (S. 1653)- would create grant program to place stop the bleed kits in public locations. Push for reintroduction in House. Reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 7266/ S. 3770)- to create more nursing school and faculty slots Support for the MISSION Zero program reauthorization (H.R. 2416) - to support programs to embed military trauma teams in civilian trauma facilities Support for the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (HR 2713/ S. 2418) - to remove barriers for APRNS in Medicare and Medicaid Support for Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act programs Support for Reauthorization of SUPPORT Act (S. 3393) programs related to opioid overdose reduction and how they are utilized or addiction is treated in the ED. Emergency Medical for Services for Children Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6960/ S. 3765) Support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization (H.R. 7153/ S. 3679)
Client expense: $45,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409/H.R. 7891); Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 1418/H.R. 7890); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation-Health Resources and Services Administration; Adolescent Health Issues-Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Regulation of Tobacco Products (including Proposed Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Prohibition)-Food and Drug Administration; Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6664). Continuous Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and CHIP-HHS/CMS; Medicaid Payment Parity-HHS/CMS; The Kids Access to Primary Care Act (HR 952); Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP-HHS/CMS; Postpartum Medicaid Extension and Maternal Health Improvements; Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Redeterminations-HHS/CMS; Ex Parte Medicaid Unwinding Issues-HHS/CMS; Medicaid for Every Child Act (S. 2816); QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056-Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023, and S. 3196-Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (HR 4758, S 2372); Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment benefit-HHS/CMS; Medicaid payment for family caregivers-HHS/CMS; Vaccines for Children program improvements-HHS/CMS, CDC. Standards in ORR Custody-ORR, HHS; Licensure of ORR Shelters-ORR, HHS; Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC-USDA; SNAP/Farm Bill-USDA; Mental Health for Children-HRSA; H.R. 6, DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act (H.R. 4170/S. 2038); PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act HR 3107; WIC Act (S. 1604/H.R. 3364); MODERN WIC Act (S. 984/H.R. 2424); Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program-USDA; Public Health Preparedness and Response-ASPR; National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters; Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women-FDA, HHS, NIH; Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act; Funding for Pediatric Device Consortia; Funding for Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; Funding for HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program; Funding for WIC-OMB, USDA; Donor Milk (S. 2819/H.R. 5486); Dietary Guidelines-USDA, HHS; Child Poverty; Child Poverty Reduction Act (H.R. 5629/S. 2906); Suicide Prevention-SAMHSA; School Meal Standards-USDA; WIC Food Packages-USDA; Universal School Meals (H.R. 3204/S. 1568)-USDA, White House; Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 6067); Unaccompanied Children (Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 - S. 3065); Equality Act; Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 3713); Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act; Child Tax Credit (H.R. 7024); Supporting Children's Mental Health Care Access Act; Gender Affirming Care-HHS; Safety of Pediatricians and Children's Hospitals-DOJ, HHS; Same Day Billing Restrictions in Mental Health (S. 2556/H.R. 7996); Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act; FAA Reauthorization/ Emergency Medical Kits; Drug Shortage Prevention Act; Prevention and Early Intervention Set-Aside in Mental Health Block Grant (H.R. 7808); Child Poverty Reduction Act (S. 2906/H.R. 5629); Compact Impact Fairness Act (S. 792/H.R. 1571); Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act (H.R. 3331/S. 754); Pride in Mental Health Act (H.R. 7644); Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act (S. 2176/H.R. 4340); Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 3778); School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567); Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R. 3713); EMSC Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 6960, S. 3765); CARE for Kids Act; School Hunger Elimination Act; Nutrition Red Tape Reduction Act; No Hungry Kids in Schools Act; Expanding Access to School Meals Act; Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act; US Senate Commission on Mental Health Act of 2024. FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in Childhood, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, VACCINES Act, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, School Based Health Centers, Healthy Start, Section 317 Immunization Grants; FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Device Consortia; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; FY25 National Defense Authorization Act-Department of Defense/Defense Health Agency; Defense Health Agency-Autism Care Demonstration-Department of Defense/Defense Health Agency; Defense Health Agency-Fluoride varnish-Department of Defense/Defense Health Agency; Improving the Health of Children Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; Banning Electronic Stimulation Devices-FDA; SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408); HCBS Access Act (S.762/H.R. 1493); Better Care Better Jobs Act (S.100/H.R. 547); Autism Family Caregivers Act; PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 3633); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 256); IDEA Full Funding Act (S.2217/H.R.4519); Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397); Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3226/S. 1573); Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Social Security Administration School Access to Naloxone Act (H.R. 3065); HEADs UP Act (H.R. 3380); Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415/H.R.3838); Youth Sports Facilities Act; SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R.5012/S.2647); Artificial Intelligence; Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (S.3757); HERO Act (H.R. 6251); SSI Restoration Act (H.R. 7138); NURSE Act (S. 3953/H.R. 3197); Vaccines for Children coverage of Nirsevimab and COVID-19 immunizations-CDC, HHS; WEAR IT Act (H.R. 6279). Child passenger safety; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service-IHS; Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA)-EPA; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization & Implementation-HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF; Infant sleep product safety-CPSC; Lead exposure prevention-EPA, CDC; Food safety-FDA; Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets-CPSC; Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation-EPA; Vehicle emissions standards-EPA, NHTSA; Button battery ingestions-CPSC; Early childhood education-HHS; Child product safety and injury prevention-CPSC; Furniture tip-overs-CPSC; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization; CAPTA Plans of safe care grants-ACF, HHS ASPE; Family First Prevention Services Act implementation-ACF; CAPTA Fatalities Prevention and Response-HHS; Title IV-B Reauthorization-ACF; Congregate care reform-HHS, ACF; Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth-HHS; Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation-EPA; QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023)-ACF; Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks)-WH Domestic Policy Council, WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention, CDC, NIH, DOJ; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Implementation-EEOC; Childcare Funding & Resources-HHS; Native American Child Health-DOI, EPA; Water Beads (including Ban Water Beads Act)-CPSC. Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against Children Act (H.R. 4798); MINDS Act (H.R. 1570/S. 767); Implementation of the Global Child Thrive Act-USAID; FY25 Appropriations - SFOPS bill (overall foreign assistance funding: Vulnerable Children, Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health (including Gavi), WASH, Department of State Child Protection Compacts, Efforts to end Child Marriage, IDA, MRA); FY25 Appropriations - LHHS bill focused on CDCs global immunization account, Violence Against Children Surveys, Bureau of International Labor Affairs; FY26 Appropriations - global child health accounts impacting children and youth at USAID (Vulnerable Children, International Basic Education, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition), Combating Child, Early and Forced Marriage, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, Department of State Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, ILAB, UNICEF, IDA, MRA, PEPFAR-OMB; Violence Against Children Ministerial Meeting-HHS, NSC, USAID; Supporting U.S. Program to Protect Vaccines and Immunizations in Low-Income Countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (H. Res. 1286 / S. Res. 684); Advocacy on the unique humanitarian needs of children in Gaza-USAID.
Client expense: $323,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 766/S 114, Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 1147/S. 1957, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 H.R. 1843/S.1001, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 1692, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 2411/S. 1150, National Nursing Workforce Centers Act of 2023 H.R. 2663/S. 1176, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 2713/S. 2418, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R. 3073/S. 1452, Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023 H.R 3226/S. 1573, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3305/S. 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 3331/S. 754, Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act H.R. 3633, Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education, and New Treatments for HPV Cancers (PREVENT HPV Cancers) Act of 2023 H.R. 4310/S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act H.R. 4581/S. 2231, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 H.R. 4758/S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 4775, Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act H.R. 4892/S. 3921, Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 5012/S. 2647, Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act of 2023 H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act H.R. 6122/S. 2853, Train More Nurses Act H.R. 6149/S. 1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act H.R. 6766/S. 3512, Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act H.R. 6960/S. 3765, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 7002/S. 2815, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024 H.R. 7153/S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 7224, To reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. H.R. 7808, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act S. 8, Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023 S. 397, Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S.644/H.R. 1359, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act S. 1409/H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418/H.R. 7890, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1840/H.R. 3916, Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act of 2023 S. 1884/H.R. 3713, Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2023 S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act S. 3085, Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act S. 3393/H.R. 4531, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S. 3770/H.R. 7266, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 4041, Creating Access and Resources in Education (CARE) for Student Mental Health Act S. 4532/H.R. 8702, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 3565, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024, all provisions; Draft Bill, Sustain 340B Program Discussion Draft, Issues pertaining to 340B Program access; S. 1302/H.R. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions; S. 3679/H.R. 7153, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S.2415, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 7931, Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (PEAKS) , all provisions; H.R. 8245, Rural Hospital Stabilization Act , all provisions; H.R. 8246, Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act, all provisions; S.940/ H.R. 1711, Rural America Health Corps Act, all provisions; S.665 / H.R. 4942, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 3211/ H.R. 6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3765 / H.R. 6960, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions; H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; H.R.8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (340B ACCESS) Act, Issues pertaining to 340B Program access; S. 2364, Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, all provisions; S. 1961, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Risk Assessment Act of 2023, all provisions; S. 2510, RAPID Reserve Act, all provisions; S. 2362, Drug Shortage Prevention Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, the Drug Shortage Prevention and Mitigation Act, Issues pertaining to proposed solutions to address generic drug shortages; S. 862, Restoring America's Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, all provisions; HR 2584/ S.2768, Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, all provisions; S.4079/H.R. 8383, Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act , all provisions; H.R. 8186, Healthy Affordable Housing Act, all provisions; S. 4289, Medical Debt Cancellation Act, all provisions; S. 4054, Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, all provisions; S. 3770/ H.R. 7266, "The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN Act)", all provisions; S. 1176 / H.R. 2663, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, all provisions; H.R. 977/S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, Family Health Affordability Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, HEALTH for MOM Act, all provisions; U.S. Department of Labor, Health Plan Accountability, health plan accountability; Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Section 301 Tariffs, Issues related to tariffs on health care products manufactured in China; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Public Assistance for COVID expenses, Issues related to distribution of public assistance funds to hospitals; Administration for Strategic Preparation & Response (ASPR / HHS), Pediatric Emergencies, Issues related to Pediatric Disaster Care Centers of Excellence; U.S. Department of State Immigration, Issues related to visas for foreign-trained health care workers; Immediate Office of the Secretary (IOS - HHS), Medical Debt, Issues related to how hospitals address medical debt; Cyber Security, Issues pertaining to Change Health Care cyber attack, breach notifications and ongoing cyber risks to the health care field; Lab Developed Tests (LDTs), Issues related to proposed regulatory oversight of Lab Developed Tests (LDTs); Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), ERISA improvements; Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI use in health care; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; Prescription drug shortages, Issues pertaining to Drug shortages, supply chains; Hospital mergers and acquisitions, Issues pertaining to hospital consolidation, mergers an acquisition, community benefit, physician practice acquisition; Workforce nurse staffing mandate, workforce development programs; Maternal Health and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages; Behavioral Health, Related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Price Transparency, Issues related to hospital price transparency; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage; Medical Debt, Issues specific to medical debt incurred by patients and hospital billing and collection practices; Physician Owned Hospitals, Physician-owned hospitals; Tax-exempt status, not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status; Health Professions Diversity, Increasing health professionals of color, National health service corps; centers of excellence; health careers opportunity programs.
Client expense: $6,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 485 - Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act of 2023 - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - federal programs using prices based on quality-adjusted life years H.R. 824 - Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 - Rep. Walberg, Tim - telehealth and ERISA amendments H.R. 830 - HELP Copays Act - Rep. Carter, Earl - health insurers responsibility for payments made by or on behalf of a plan enrollee toward a plans cost-sharing requirements H.R. 1488 - Affordable Insulin Now Act of 2023 - Rep. Craig, Angie - cost-sharing for insulin products H.R. 2666 - MVP Act - Rep. Guthrie, Brett - value-based purchasing arrangements under Medicaid program and reforms to price reporting H.R. 2691 - Transparent Price Act - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - health insurer price transparency H.R. 2813 - Self-Insurance Protection Act - Rep. Good, Bob - ERISA amendments H.R. 2868 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - ERISA amendments H.R. 2872 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 - Rep. Graves, Garret - extends FY24 funding and program authorities through March 8, 2024 H.R. 2882 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 - Rep. Ciscomani, Juan - provides annual funding through September 30, 2024, for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies H.R. 3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act - Rep. Underwood, Lauren - maternal health including in Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 3561 - PATIENT Act - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - PBM transparency, PBM contract design, health insurance transparency, hospital transparency H.R. 3799 - Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense Arrangement Act- Rep. Hern, Kevin - health reimbursement arrangements H.R. 3801 - Employer Reporting Improvement Act - Rep. Smith, Adrian - ACA reporting requirements H.R. 6956 - Opioid Settlement Accountability Act - Rep. Kaptur, Marcy - funding for opioid prevention and treatment services, training, equipment, and social support services H.R. 6960 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - funding for emergency medical services for children program H.R. 7513 - Protecting Americas Seniors Access to Care Act - Rep. Fischbach, Michelle - regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities H.R. 7858 - Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 - Rep. James, John - Medicare, behavioral health, telehealth H.R. 7899 - To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to promulgate the final regulations relating to special registration for telemedicine. - Rep. Ezell, Mike - telehealth H.R. 7907 - Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja- grants/funding, health care workforce H.R. 7929 - Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act of 2024 - Rep. Horsford, Steven - grants/funding, health care workforce H.R. 7994 - Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act - Rep. Dingell, Debbie - health care workforce H.R. 8444 - Mental Health in Schools Act - Rep. Napolitano, Grace - grant to promote mental health S. 1606 - A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. - Sen. Booker, Cory - maternal mortality S. 3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act. - Sen. Sanders, Bernie - SUD treatment S. 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023 - Sen. Wyden, Ron - mental health, telehealth, health workforce S. 3612 - Access to Family Building Act- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy- right to access reproductive technology (ex. IVF) S. 3756 - At HOME Services Act of 2024- Sen. Rubio, Marco- pilot program for outpatient observation, acute care at home S. 3775 - BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimers Reauthorization Act of 2024- Sen. Collins, Susan - healthcare infrastructure, Alzheimers S. 3805 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions, and for other purposes. - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - SSA, healthcare, electronic funds, payments, remittance S. 3847 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024- Sen. Smith, Tina- CDC authorization S. 4088 - Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - grants/funding, health care workforce S. 4120 - Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act - Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. - health care workforce S. 4195 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2024 - Sen. Sanders, Bernie - nutrition labeling S. 4357 - Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024- Sen. Sanders, Bernie - promotes access to oral health care S. 4358 - Preventing and Treating Substance Use Disorders Among Older Adults Act- Sen. Casey, Robert - SAMHSA grant program for SUDs S. 4554 - Reproductive Freedom for Women Act- Sen. Murray, Patty - protecting abortion and reproductive rights Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; artificial intelligence and privacy; insurance industry response to and support for providers regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack; ACA Marketplace; and Mental Health Parity Proposed Rule.
Client expense: $2,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding the annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the Exchanges and private insurance H.R. 2412 The Helping Kids Cope Act S.2372/HR. 4758 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act Issues regarding childrens and mothers health specifically continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid and CHIP, CHIP permanency Issues regarding childrens mental health and the national emergency in childrens mental health, including mental health parity, the mental health workforce and related access issues. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments and directed payments Issues related to Health Information Technology, interoperability, information blocking, and cybersecurity Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act, and issues regarding pediatric health care infrastructure and capacity Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to children, including military and veteran families Issues regarding Medicaid support for providers caring for children on Medicaid, including DSH payments Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program and funding Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, high-cost drugs/therapies and pharmaceutical supply chain, including H.R. 3290 Issues related to pediatric workforce, Medicare GME, the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, and Title VII and VIII Issues regarding Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network S. 3029/H.R. 6085 PREEMIE Reauthorization Act Issues regarding the Medicaid unwinding Issues regarding surprise billing, bad debt, and price transparency in health care Issues regarding pediatric pandemic and disaster preparedness and response and emergency preparedness Issues regarding food security and nutrition Issues regarding drugs and medical device shortages and high costs Issues related to the regulation of laboratory developed tests Issues regarding prescribing of drugs via telehealth Issues related to mental health services in schools Issues related to pediatric cancer and the Moonshot Issues regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) H.R. 1117, Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2023 H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1110, KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 5541, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issues regarding the Public Health Emergency Unwinding Issues involving Site Neutral payment legislation, including H.R. 3281 and H.R. 3561 S. 1884/H.R. 3713, Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R. 2389, The Resident Shortage Reduction Act S. 1774/H.R. 3761 the Assist Act H.R. 2665, Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act H.R. 2584/S.2768, Safety form Violence for Healthcare employees (Save) Act H.R. 3046, Medical Student Education Authorization Act S. 2556, Improving CARE for Youth Act S. 2647/H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023 S. 923/H.R. 4933, Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023 S. 2362/H.R. 3008, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023 S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1769/H.R. 3805, the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Supporting (KIDS) Health Act. H.R. 5804, Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 5976 /S. 3060 Youth Mental Health Research Act S. 3364, Kid PROOF Act of 2023 H.R. 6664 Innovation for Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 H.R. 7808, the Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 7153/S. 3679 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 3757 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 6960 Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 3391 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 H.R. 6963 Pediatric Cancer Drug Supply Act H.R. 3433/ S. 2897, Give Kids A Chance Act H.R. 7384, Creating Hope Reauthorization Act. H.R. 6664, Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act S. 4298: Esthers Law Issues regarding oversight and implementation of EPSDT
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 3565, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024, all provisions; Draft Bill, Sustain 340B Program Discussion Draft, Issues pertaining to 340B Program access; S. 1302/H.R. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions; S. 3679/H.R. 7153, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S.2415, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 7931, Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (PEAKS) , all provisions; H.R. 8245, Rural Hospital Stabilization Act , all provisions; H.R. 8246, Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act, all provisions; S.940/ H.R. 1711, Rural America Health Corps Act, all provisions; S.665 / H.R. 4942, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 3211/ H.R. 6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3765 / H.R. 6960, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions; H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; H.R.8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (340B ACCESS) Act, Issues pertaining to 340B Program access; S. 2364, Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, all provisions; S. 1961, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Risk Assessment Act of 2023, all provisions; S. 2510, RAPID Reserve Act, all provisions; S. 2362, Drug Shortage Prevention Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, the Drug Shortage Prevention and Mitigation Act, Issues pertaining to proposed solutions to address generic drug shortages; S. 862, Restoring America's Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, all provisions; HR 2584/ S.2768, Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, all provisions; S.4079/H.R. 8383, Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act , all provisions; H.R. 8186, Healthy Affordable Housing Act, all provisions; S. 4289, Medical Debt Cancellation Act, all provisions; S. 4054, Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, all provisions; S. 3770/ H.R. 7266, "The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN Act)", all provisions; S. 1176 / H.R. 2663, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, all provisions; H.R. 977/S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, Family Health Affordability Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, HEALTH for MOM Act, all provisions; U.S. Department of Labor, Health Plan Accountability, health plan accountability; Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Section 301 Tariffs, Issues related to tariffs on health care products manufactured in China; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Public Assistance for COVID expenses, Issues related to distribution of public assistance funds to hospitals; Administration for Strategic Preparation & Response (ASPR / HHS), Pediatric Emergencies, Issues related to Pediatric Disaster Care Centers of Excellence; U.S. Department of State Immigration, Issues related to visas for foreign-trained health care workers; Immediate Office of the Secretary (IOS - HHS), Medical Debt, Issues related to how hospitals address medical debt; Cyber Security, Issues pertaining to Change Health Care cyber attack, breach notifications and ongoing cyber risks to the health care field; Lab Developed Tests (LDTs), Issues related to proposed regulatory oversight of Lab Developed Tests (LDTs); Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), ERISA improvements; Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI use in health care; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; Prescription drug shortages, Issues pertaining to Drug shortages, supply chains; Hospital mergers and acquisitions, Issues pertaining to hospital consolidation, mergers an acquisition, community benefit, physician practice acquisition; Workforce nurse staffing mandate, workforce development programs; Maternal Health and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages; Behavioral Health, Related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Price Transparency, Issues related to hospital price transparency; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage; Medical Debt, Issues specific to medical debt incurred by patients and hospital billing and collection practices; Physician Owned Hospitals, Physician-owned hospitals; Tax-exempt status, not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status; Health Professions Diversity, Increasing health professionals of color, National health service corps; centers of excellence; health careers opportunity programs.
Client expense: $9,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, issues related to reimbursement cuts and administrative burdens on hospitals. S.765/H.R.1526, the Reducing Hereditary Cancers Act. H.R.4286, the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. H.R.1711/S.940, the Rural America Health Corps Act. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services. Issues related to the Mission Zero Act grant program for civil-military trauma training partnerships. Issues related to intellectual and developmental disability research, professional training and services.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Fund and Reauthorize the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Law. Support S.265/H.R. 4646, to reauthorize the SIREN Act grants for another five years (2024-2028); Urge Congress to fund the SIREN program at $32 million in FY25; Support legislation to reimburse EMS for Treatment in Place (TIP) and Transport to Alternate Destination (TAD). Support S.3236/H.R.6257, the Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act. Support introduction of legislation on a TIP/TAD pilot; Support H.R. 8042, the Community Paramedicine Act of 2024; Support S. 1115/H.R. 2574, EMS Counts; S. 2757/H.R. H.R.5530, VA Emergency Transportation Access Act; Educate and support for the creations of Critical Access Ambulance designation; S. 3765/H.R.6960 - Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC); Support S. 2757/H.R. 5530, Protect Access to Vital Ground Ambulance Services for Veterans and Communities; Support the inclusion of language in the House/Senate Labor HHS Appropriations for EMS workforce shortage. Insufficient reimbursement for EMS care and lack of federal investment in EMS are long-term problems that have been building for decades. The additional burdens placed on EMS systems and personnel during the pandemic made a serious problem even worse, pushing many EMS systems in our country to the breaking point. Most communities are facing crisis-level shortages of EMS personnel, and many have seen EMS agencies close altogether, removing a critical lifeline from these communities. The shortage of EMS personnel threatens to undermine our emergency 9-1-1 response infrastructure; Support Congress to hold congressional hearings on the EMS workforce crisis and the causes for the exodus of the EMS workforce from the profession; Support the inclusion of language in the House/Senate Labor HHS Appropriations bill on EMS education on rare diseases; Support H.R. 1666/S.1673, Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023; Express concern and urge Congress to amend language on military medics included in H.R.6433, to preserve access to emergency medical services; Support language included in the NDAA on transitioning military medics; Support participation of EMS Caucus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $31,800
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities H.R.6960-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program H.R. 6992-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats H.R. 7153-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act S. 2364-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats S.3679-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.3765-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program
Client expense: $509,774 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine Section 340B Drug Pricing Program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Sickle cell disease research funding generally Drug pricing reforms generally Mental and behavioral health legislation generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3884 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions Site neutral payments to providers generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 H.R. 6960 and S. 3765 (Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues related to funding for emergency nursing S.1346 Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2023 H.R. 7153 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Healthcare work shortages H.R.2584/ S.2768 SAVE Act H.R.6960/ S.3765 Reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to funding for emergency nursing S.1346 Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2023 H.R. 7153 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Healthcare work shortages H.R.2584/ S.2768 SAVE Act H.R.6960/ S.3765 Reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act H.R. 2427 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act H.R. 2427 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act H.R. 2427 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act H.R. 2427 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities H.R.6960-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program H.R. 7153-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act S.3679-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.3765-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program
Client expense: $417,727 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Support for the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (S. 1346/ H.R. 5414) - would create a grant program to better connect patients in mental health crisis with resources. Support for the Prevent BLEED Act (S. 1653)- would create grant program to place stop the bleed kits in public locations. Push for reintroduction in House. Reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 7266/ S. 3770)- to create more nursing school and faculty slots Support for the MISSION Zero program reauthorization (H.R. 2416) - to support programs to embed military trauma teams in civilian trauma facilities Support for the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (HR 2713/ S. 2418) - to remove barriers for APRNS in Medicare and Medicaid Support for Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act programs Support for Reauthorization of SUPPORT Act (S. 3393) programs related to opioid overdose reduction and how they are utilized or addiction is treated in the ED. Emergency Medical for Services for Children Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6960/ S. 3765) Support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization (H.R. 7153/ S. 3679)
Client expense: $15,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 766/S 114, Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 1147/S. 1957, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 H.R. 1843/S.1001, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 2411/S. 1150, National Nursing Workforce Centers Act of 2023 H.R. 2663/S. 1176, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 2713/S. 2418, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R. 3073/S. 1452, Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023 H.R 3226/S. 1573, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3305/S. 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 3331/S. 754, Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act H.R. 3633, Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education, and New Treatments for HPV Cancers (PREVENT HPV Cancers) Act of 2023 H.R. 4892/S. 3921, Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 4531/S. 3393, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 4581/S. 2231, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 H.R. 4758/S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 4775, Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act H.R. 5012/S. 2647, Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act of 2023 H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act H.R. 6122/S. 2853, Train More Nurses Act H.R. 6766/S. 3512, Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act H.R. 6960/S. 3765, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 7002/S. 2815, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024 H.R. 7153/S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 7224, To reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. S.644/H.R. 1359, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1840/H.R. 3916, Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act of 2023 S. 1884/H.R. 3713, Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2023 S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act S. 3085, Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act S. 3393/H.R. 4531, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S. 3770/H.R. 7266, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, issues related to reimbursement cuts and administrative burdens on hospitals. S.765/H.R.1526, the Reducing Hereditary Cancers Act. H.R.4286, the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. H.R.1711/S.940, the Rural America Health Corps Act. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 Issues related to information blocking rule. Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 485 - Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act of 2023 - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - federal programs using prices based on quality-adjusted life years H.R. 824 - Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 - Rep. Walberg, Tim - treating benefits for telehealth services offered under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits H.R. 830 - HELP Copays Act - Rep. Carter, Earl - health insurers responsibility for payments made by or on behalf of a plan enrollee toward a plans cost-sharing requirements H.R. 1488 - Affordable Insulin Now Act of 2023 - Rep. Craig, Angie - cost-sharing for insulin products H.R. 2666 - MVP Act - Rep. Guthrie, Brett - value-based purchasing arrangements under Medicaid program and reforms to price reporting H.R. 2691 - Transparent Price Act - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - health insurer price transparency H.R. 2813 - Self-Insurance Protection Act - Rep. Good, Bob - ERISA amendments H.R. 2868 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - ERISA amendments H.R. 2872 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 - Rep. Graves, Garret - extends FY24 funding and program authorities through March 8, 2024 H.R. 2882- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 - Rep. Ciscomani, Juan - provides annual funding through September 30, 2024, for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies H.R. 3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act - Rep. Underwood, Lauren - maternal health including in Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 3561 - PATIENT Act - Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - PBM transparency, PBM contract design, health insurance transparency, hospital transparency H.R. 3799 - Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense Arrangement Act- Rep. Hern, Kevin - health reimbursement arrangements H.R. 3801 - Employer Reporting Improvement Act - Rep. Smith, Adrian - ACA reporting requirements H.R. 6956 - Opioid Settlement Accountability Act - Rep. Kaptur, Marcy - funding for opioid prevention and treatment services, training, equipment, and social support services H.R. 6960 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 - Rep. Carter, Earl L. - funding for emergency medical services for children program H.R. 7513 - Protecting Americas Seniors Access to Care Act - Rep. Fischbach, Michelle - regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities S. 1606 - A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. - Sen. Booker, Cory - maternal mortality S. 3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernie - SUD treatment S. 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023 - Sen. Wyden, Ron - mental health, telehealth, health workforce S. 3612- Access to Family Building Act- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy- right to access reproductive technology (ex. IVF) S. 3756- At HOME Services Act of 2024- Sen. Rubio, Marco- pilot program for outpatient observation, acute care at home S. 3775- BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024- Sen. Collins, Susan - healthcare infrastructure, Alzheimers S. 3805- A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions, and for other purposes. - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - SSA, healthcare, electronic funds, payments, remittance S. 3847- Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024- Sen. Smith, Tina- CDC authorization Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; COVID-19 testing; public option programs; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; and artificial intelligence and privacy. Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10 and ICD-11), identifiers, enforcement; cybersecurity; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to health care price transparency; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital and provider consolidation; issues related to medical management; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to the end of the public health emergency; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telehealth; issues related to the cost of insulin, including price, copays, rebates, and medical management tools; rural health; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS); issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; issues relating to surprise medical bills; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage and reproductive health; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to health insurance tax; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; ACA risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; NQF reauthorization; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $4,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding the annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the Exchanges and private insurance Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act H.R. 2412 The Helping Kids Cope Act S.2372/HR. 4758 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act Issues regarding childrens and mothers health specifically continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid and CHIP, CHIP permanency Issues regarding childrens mental health and the national emergency in childrens mental health, including mental health parity, the mental health workforce and related access issues. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments and directed payments Issues related to Health Information Technology, interoperability, information blocking, and cybersecurity Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act, and issues regarding pediatric health care infrastructure and capacity Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to children, including military and veteran families Issues regarding Medicaid support for providers caring for children on Medicaid, including DSH payments FY 2024 and FY 2025 Senate and House Labor-HHS appropriations provisions - Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program funding Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program reauthorization Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, high-cost drugs/therapies and pharmaceutical supply chain, including H.R. 3290 Issues related to pediatric workforce and the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program S. 3029/H.R. 6085 PREEMIE Reauthorization Act Issues regarding the Medicaid unwinding Issues regarding surprise billing, bad debt, and price transparency in health care Issues regarding pediatric pandemic and disaster preparedness and response and emergency preparedness Issues regarding food security and nutrition Issues regarding drugs and medical device shortages and high costs Issues related to the regulation of laboratory-developed tests Issues regarding prescribing of drugs via telehealth Issues related to mental health services in schools Issues related to pediatric cancer and the Moonshot H.R. 1117, Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2023 H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1110, KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 5541, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issues regarding the Public Health Emergency Unwinding Issues involving Site Neutral payment legislation, including H.R. 3281 and H.R. 3561 S. 1884/H.R. 3713, Mental Health Services for Students Act The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health America Act H.R. 2389, The Resident Shortage Reduction Act S. 1774/H.R. 3761 the Assist Act H.R. 3633, the Prevent HPV Cancers Act H.R. 2665, Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act H.R. 2584/S.2768, Safety form Violence for Healthcare employees (Save) Act S. 923, Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act H.R. 3046, Medical Student Education Authorization Act S. 2556, Improving CARE for Youth Act S. 2647/H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023 S. 923/H.R. 4933, Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023 S.2476/H.R. 4884, Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2023 S. 2362/H.R. 3008, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023 H.R. 3759, Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023 S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1769/H.R. 3805, the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Supporting (KIDS) Health Act. H.R. 5804, Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 5976 /S. 3060 Youth Mental Health Research Act S. 3364, Kid PROOF Act of 2023 H.R. 6664 Innovation for Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 H.R. 7808, the Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 7153/S. 3679 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 3757 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 6960 Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 3391 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 H.R. 6963 Pediatric Cancer Drug Supply Act H.R. 3433/ S. 2897, Give Kids A Chance Act S. 2560 Long COVID Support Act H.R. 7384, Creating Hope Reauthorization Act. H.R. 6664, Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of