To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program.

Legislative Lobbying ReportJuly 1 - September 30, 2024 Senate S. 161 by KAINE (D-VA) Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act S. 365 by DURBIN (D-IL) Dream Act of 2023 S. 528 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Understanding the True Cost of College S.1004 by BRAUN (R-IN) Student Loan Tax Elimination Act S. 1041 by BROWN (D-OH) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1309 by SCHATZ (D-HI) Student Veterans Transparency and Protection Act of 2023 S. 1341 by REED (D-RI) the EDUCATORS act S. 1349 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 1488 by GILLIBRAND the EATS Act S. 2750 by Hawley (R-MO) Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings (DITCH) Act S. 2901 by KLOBUCHER (D-MN) Stop Campus Hazing Act S. 3296 by HASSAN (D-NH) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act S. 3355 by SCOTT (R-FL) Changing our Learning, Loans, Endowments and Graduation Expectations Act S. 3362 by TILLIS (R-NC) DETERRENT Act S. 3465 by COTTON (R-AR) Woke Endowment Security Tax Act S. 3514 by Vance (R-OH) College Endowment Accountability Act S. J. Res. 22 by CASSIDY (R-LA) Congressional Review Act to disallow student loan forgiveness S. 4595 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act S. 4565 by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act S. 4942 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Departments of Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act of 2025 S. 5004 by WARREN (D-MA) Student Food Security Act House H. R. 309 by BONAMICI (D-OR) Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act H.R. 496 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act H. R. 1157 by BARR (R-KY) Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act H.R. 1250 by MANN (R-KS) Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act H.R. 1311 by MCCLAIN (R-MI) College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act H. R. 1398 by GOODEN (R-TX) Protect Americas Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act H. R. 1516 Department of Homeland Security Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act H. R. 1767 by RAMIREZ (D-IL) Student Veterans Benefit Restoration Act H.R. 2395 by TAKANO (D-CA) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2401 by BONAMICI (D-OR) RISE Act H.R. 2670 by ROGERS (R-AL) National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 H.R. 2957 by KRISHNAMOORTHI (D-IL) College Transparency Act H. R. 2992 by ADAMS (D-NC) the EDUCATORS Act H.R. 3000 by DOGGETT (D-TX) Tax-Free Pell Grant Act H. R. 3183 by GOMEZ (D-CA) the EATS Act H.R. 3453 by Van Duyne (R-TX) Higher Standards for Higher Education Act H.R. 3601 by CARTWRIGHT (D-PA) Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act H.R. 3711 by MOLINARO (R-NY) Schools Not Shelters Act H.R. 3724 by OWENS (R-UT) End Woke Higher Education Act H.R. 3981 by MCGARVEY (D-KY) Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act H.R. 4380 by MURPHY (R-NC) Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act H. R. 4366 by CARTER (R-TX) Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 H.R. 4405 by Cleaver (D-MO) Endowment Transparency Act H.R. 5109 by GALLAGHER (R-WI) DITCH Act H.R. 5489 by JOYCE (R-OH) Pell Plus Act of 2023 H.R. 5646 by McBATH (D-GA) Stop Campus Hazing Act H.R. 5914 by VAN ORDEN (R-WI) to improve the processes to approve programs of education for the purpose of educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 5933 by STEEL (R-CA) DETERRENT Act H.R. 5956 by KIGGANS (R-VA) Transparency for Student Veterans Act pf 2023 H.R. 6090 by LAWLER (R-NY) Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 H.R. 6165 by Owens (R-UT) Reporting on Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act (RIFA) H.R. 6401 by DAVIS (D-IL) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act H.R. 6402 by FEENSTRA (R-IA) Upward Mobility Act H.R. 6585 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act H. R. 6951 by FOXX (R-NC) College Cost Reduction Act H.R. 6620 by CRANE (R-AZ) No Taxpayer Funding for Ivy League Schools Act H.R. 7033 by Calvert (R-CA) Woke Endowment Security Tax Act H.R. 7367 by Burlison (R-MO) Overtime Pay Flexibility Act H.R. 7698 by KILMER (D-WA) and BARR (R-KY) the Building Civic Bridges Act H.R. 7863 by WILLIAMS (R-NY) Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act H.R. 7686 by GARCIA (R-CA) To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction H. R. 8807by POCAN (D-WI) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act H.R.8534 BY GOOD (R-VA) Protecting Student Athletes Economic Freedom Act H.R.8648 by CHAVEZ-DEREMER (R-OR) Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024 H.R.8818 by McMORRIS RODGERS (R-WA) American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 8913 by FERGUSON (R-GA) Protecting American Students Act H.R. 8914 by MALLIOTAKIS (R-NY-11) University Accountability Act H. R. 9029 by ADERHOLT (R-AL) Departments of Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act of 2025 H.R. 9331 by JOYCE (R-OH) Higher Education Accountability Act (HEAT) H. R. 9521 by HAYES (D-CT) Student Food Security Act H. J. Res. 45 by GOOD (R-VA) Congressional Review Act to disallow student loan forgiveness H.J.Res.165 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance" by Miller (R-IL) H. Res 798 by BURGESS (R-UT) condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff.

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 7513, Protecting America's Seniors Access to Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 468, Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act, all provisions; H.R. 8113, Transparency into State Directed Payments Act of 2024, all provisions; H.R. 8115, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for the deferral or disallowance of portions of payments for certain managed care violations under Medicaid, all provisions; H.R. 1110, KEEP Telehealth Option Act, all provisions; H.R. 7711, Advancing Access to Telehealth Act, all provisions; H.R. 3432, Telemental Health Care Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 3875, the Expanded Telehealth Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 5611, Helping Ensure Access to Local Telehealth (HEALTH) Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 6033, Patient Education and Knowledge (SPEAK) Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 5541, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 7863, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program, all provisions; H.R. 134, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services, all provisions; H.R. 8261, The Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, Issues pertaining to Telehealth, Hospital at Home, and MDH-LVA; S.4350 / H.R. 8260, Hospital Inpatient Services, Modernization Act of 2024, all provisions; H.R. 8235, Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act, all provisions; S. 2016/ H.R. 4189, The CONNECT for Health Act of 2023, Specifically telehealth waivers, geographic restrictions, originating site requirements, in person requirement behavioral health, RHCs and FQHCs access; S. 1110, the Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; S. 1673 / H.R. 1666, Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 6430, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH)Act, all provisions; S. 803, Save Rural Hospitals Act, all provisions; H.R. 4968, GOLD Card Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 3173 / S. 4532, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care, all provisions; H.R. 5013/S. 3503, Value in Health Care Act, all provisions; HR 2389/ S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions; Draft Bill, Graduate Medical Education Bill, Issues pertaining to proposed changes to the Medicare Graduate Medical Education program and solutions to address workforce shortages in rural areas; H.J.Res. 139 / S.J. Res 91, A joint resolution for congressional disapproval of a rule relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting", all provisions; HR 1565, Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 7623, Telehealth Modernization Act, Issues pertaining to Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Unique Health Identifier; H.R.1128, Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023, all provisions; S.1571, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2023, all provisions; S. 470 / H.R. 977, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, Keeping Obstetrics Local Act, all provisions;H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts, hospital price transparency, unique health identifier, 340B Program; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS), Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule for skilled nursing facility prospective payment system , Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)FY25 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system, Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems , Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for acute-care hospitals; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for long term acute-care hospitals; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), Deadline expansion and proposed mandatory alternative payment model; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Advantage Data RFI, Issues pertaining to enforcement and accountability of MA plans, prompt payment, gold carding, Standarization, penalties, and plan oversight; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Anomalous DME Spending in MSSP, accountable care models; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Accrediting Organizations (AO's), Feedback to strengthen accrediting organizations oversight; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees; Site Neutral Payments, for Q2 2024, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts for drug administration; Valued Based Care, for Q2 2024, Specifically on alternative payment models, MACRA reform, feedback on proposed TEAM model; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, and REHs; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to proposed solutions to improve MACRA, alternative payment models, mental health of workforce; LTCH High Cost Outlier Threshold, Issues concerning High Cost Outlier in LTCH payment policy; Organ Transplant Model, Issues pertaining to Value Based Care; Rural Health Clinic Payments, Issues related to increasing payments for rural health clinics; Chronic Care Management, Issues pertaining to chronic care management for Medicare beneficiaries.

Draft, Broker Accountability Act (no bill number) - ACA Agent/Broker accountability H.R. 35 - Close the Medigap Act of 2023 - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd - Medigap policies H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 - Rep. McHenry, Patrick - work requirements for federal programs H.R. 3875 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act - Rep. Sherrill, Mikie - Medicare payment for telehealth services H.R. 4411 - Medicare Advantage Integrity Act - Resident Commissioner Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer - disparity in MA benchmark rates H.R. 4818 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 - Rep. Wenstrup, Brad -Medicare Coverage of weight loss treatment H.R. 5526 - Seniors' Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023 - Rep. Harshbarger, Diana - exception for physician self-referral H.R. 5584 - Medicaid Third Party Liability Act - Rep. Burgess, Michael - amends Medicaid Third Party liability requirements H.R. 5746 - Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act - Rep. Bilirakis, Gus - Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits H.R. 5854 - Medicare Advantage Consumer Protection and Transparency Act - Rep. Porter, Katie - Medicare Advantage organization reporting H.R. 6364 - Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023 - Rep. Balderson, Troy - Provider privacy provisions for telehealth under Medicare H.R. 6400 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend eligibility for certain payment increases for biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program - Rep. Cardenas, Tony - Medicare payment increase for biosimilars H.R. 6445 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023 - Rep. Bilirakis, Gus - Medicare Audiology Coverage H.R. 7147 - Medicare Transaction Fraud Prevention Act - Rep. Schweikert, David - oversight of payments for medical equipment & clinical DLTs under Medicare H.R. 7148 - Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act - Rep. Smucker, Lloyd - occupational therapy eligibility for home health coverage under Medicare H.R. 7254 - Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act - Rep. Fischbach, Michelle - excludes fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices from the hearing aid coverage exclusion under Medicare H.R. 7274 - Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2024 - Rep. Carey, Mike - outreach, education, and simplify information for family caregivers on Medicare benefits H.R. 7432 - Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act - Rep. Burgess, Michael - enables State Medicaid programs to provide coordinated care through health home to individuals with sickle cell disease H.R. 7512 - Real-Time Benefit Tool Implementation Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - implementation of real-time benefit tools under part D of under Medicare H.R. 7573 - Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice - Medicaid Estate Recovery Program H.R. 7619 - Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act - Rep. Neguse, Joe - education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 7623 - Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - makes certain telehealth flexibilities permanent under Medicare H.R. 7856 - Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act (PREVENT DIABETES Act)- Rep. DeGette, Diana - Medicare, coverage, preventive care, chronic care H.R. 7863 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program. - Rep. Steel, Michelle - Medicare, behavioral health, telehealth, accessibility H.R. 7939 - Patient Access to Innovative New Technologies Act of 2024 - Rep. Carey, Mike - Medicare, quality, medical devices, coverage H.R. 8018 - Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act- Rep. Cammack, Kat - review and simplify caregiver paperwork, CHIP, Medicare, Medicaid H.R. 8064 - Help Extend Auditory Relief Act of 2024- Rep. Cartwright, Matt - Medicare coverage of hearing aids H.R. 8075 - Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2024- Rep. Miller, Carol - Medicare coverage of home dialysis H.R. 8115 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for the deferral or disallowance of portions of payments for certain managed care violations under Medicaid- Rep. Sarbanes, John - Medicaid managed care payment deferral H.R. 8261 - Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act- Rep. Schweikert, David - extend flexibilities and payment for Medicare H.R. 8702 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act - Rep. Mike Kelly - prior authorization, transparency, MA S. 838 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act - Sen. Stabenow, Debbie - mental health services in Medicare S. 2880 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act - Sen. Daines, Steve - Medicare payment for telehealth services S. 3573 - Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act- Sen. Warner, Mike - MA, data transparency, supplemental benefits S. 3578 - Protect Medicaid Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - prohibits federal payments under Medicaid for noncitizens, requires reporting to HHS of states that provide such health benefits S. 3630 - Medicare Transaction Fraud Prevention Act- Sen. Braun, Mike- pilot program for predictive risk-scoring algorithm, oversight, Medicare S. 3651 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2024- Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicare, mental health services, telehealth S. 3766 - Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2024- Sen. Tillis, Thomas - Medicare, outreach and education, caregivers S. 3882 - Helping States Integrate Medicare and Medicaid Act- Sen. Casey, Robert - dual eligibles, quality measures, access, enrollment S. 3934 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023- Sen. Cornyn, John - Medicare drug access S. 3950 - Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services Act of 2024 - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - reforming Integrated Medicare/Medicaid Care Programs for Dually Eligible Individuals S. 4094 - PREVENT DIABETES Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare, coverage, preventive care, chronic care S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - prior authorization, transparency, MA Issues related to mental health and Medicare; Medicare and Medicaid funding; Medicaid expansion; State innovation waivers; Medicaid and CHIP; Medicaid FMAP; Medicare Supplement Coverage; Medicaid Access Final Rule; Medicaid Redeterminations; value of Medicaid Managed Care; Medicare Advantage Health Risk Assessment; coverage of weight loss drugs; and Inflation Reduction Act implementation.

H.R. 7513, Protecting America's Seniors Access to Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 468, Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act, all provisions; H.R. 8113, Transparency into State Directed Payments Act of 2024, all provisions; H.R. 8115, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for the deferral or disallowance of portions of payments for certain managed care violations under Medicaid, all provisions; H.R. 1110, KEEP Telehealth Option Act, all provisions; H.R. 7711, Advancing Access to Telehealth Act, all provisions; H.R. 3432, Telemental Health Care Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 3875, the Expanded Telehealth Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 5611, Helping Ensure Access to Local Telehealth (HEALTH) Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 6033, Patient Education and Knowledge (SPEAK) Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 5541, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 7863, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program, all provisions; H.R. 134, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services, all provisions; H.R. 8261, The Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, Issues pertaining to Telehealth, Hospital at Home, and MDH-LVA; S.4350 / H.R. 8260, Hospital Inpatient Services, Modernization Act of 2024, all provisions; H.R. 8235, Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act, all provisions; S. 2016/ H.R. 4189, The CONNECT for Health Act of 2023, Specifically telehealth waivers, geographic restrictions, originating site requirements, in person requirement behavioral health, RHCs and FQHCs access; S. 1110, the Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; S. 1673 / H.R. 1666, Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 6430, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH)Act, all provisions; S. 803, Save Rural Hospitals Act, all provisions; H.R. 4968, GOLD Card Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 3173 / S. 4532, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care, all provisions; H.R. 5013/S. 3503, Value in Health Care Act, all provisions; HR 2389/ S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions; Draft Bill, Graduate Medical Education Bill, Issues pertaining to proposed changes to the Medicare Graduate Medical Education program and solutions to address workforce shortages in rural areas; H.J.Res. 139 / S.J. Res 91, A joint resolution for congressional disapproval of a rule relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting", all provisions; HR 1565, Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2023, all provisions; H.R. 7623, Telehealth Modernization Act, Issues pertaining to Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Unique Health Identifier; H.R.1128, Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023, all provisions; S.1571, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2023, all provisions; S. 470 / H.R. 977, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions; Draft Bill, Keeping Obstetrics Local Act, all provisions;H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts, hospital price transparency, unique health identifier, 340B Program; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS), Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule for skilled nursing facility prospective payment system , Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)FY25 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system, Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems , Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for acute-care hospitals; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FY25 proposed rule Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, Issues pertaining to payment policy proposals for long term acute-care hospitals; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), Deadline expansion and proposed mandatory alternative payment model; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Advantage Data RFI, Issues pertaining to enforcement and accountability of MA plans, prompt payment, gold carding, Standarization, penalties, and plan oversight; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Anomalous DME Spending in MSSP, accountable care models; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Accrediting Organizations (AO's), Feedback to strengthen accrediting organizations oversight; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees; Site Neutral Payments, for Q2 2024, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts for drug administration; Valued Based Care, for Q2 2024, Specifically on alternative payment models, MACRA reform, feedback on proposed TEAM model; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, and REHs; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to proposed solutions to improve MACRA, alternative payment models, mental health of workforce; LTCH High Cost Outlier Threshold, Issues concerning High Cost Outlier in LTCH payment policy; Organ Transplant Model, Issues pertaining to Value Based Care; Rural Health Clinic Payments, Issues related to increasing payments for rural health clinics; Chronic Care Management, Issues pertaining to chronic care management for Medicare beneficiaries.

H.R. 8235 the Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act H.R. 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act HR 3171/S. 3018 The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 1110, KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2023 H.R. 3875, Expanded Telehealth Access Act H.R. 5541, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R. 5611, Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth (HEALTH) Act of 2023 H.R. 6033, Supporting Patient Education And Knowledge (SPEAK) Act of 2023 H.R. 7149, Equal Access to Specialty Care Everywhere (EASE) Act of 2024 H.R. 7623, The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 H.R. 7711, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program H.R. 7858, Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 H.R. 7863, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program H.R. 5386, Cutting Copays Act H.R. 5380, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage H.R. 5372, Expanding Seniors Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act of 2023 S. 3059 the REAL Health Provider Act (Bennet, Tillis) S. 2973 Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act H.R. 2880, the Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act S.1002 - No UPCODE Act H.R. 3282, the Promoting Transparency and Healthy Competition in Medicare Act H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act H.R. 3237, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identification number on claims for services, and to require hospitals with an outpatient department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each outpatient department Legislation and regulation related to the Medicare Advantage program and Medicare/Medicaid coverage, care delivery and financing.

H.R. 5608: Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act - provisions related to expansion of HSA access. H.R. 6033: SPEAK Act - provisions related to the CBO score and language barriers in the telehealth sector. H.R. 5568: CARE for Mom's Act - provisions related to maternal health and some rural maternity/maternal rural health services. H.R. 7863: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program. - provisions related to language access barriers in the telehealth space tied to the Latino community. H.R. 977: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023 - provisions related to removing the ban on physician owned hospitals. S. 1869: Transparency Enhancement Act - provisions related to enacting site neutral payment reforms in Medicare. Issues related to advocating for site neutral payment reforms and ending enhanced ACA Subsidies. Issues related to removing the ban on physician owned hospitals to increase competition. Issues related to decoupling HSAs from high deductible insurance plans and increasing the contribution limit. Issues related to increasing DPC, HSAs, and site neutral payments Issues related to HSA expansion and decoupling from high deductible insurance plans as well as telehealth expansion. Issue issues related to expansion of telehealth and HSAs. Issues related to Increasing HSA access to all individuals and specifically for seniors. Issues related to HSA expansion and Direct Primary Care Expansion. Issues related to advocating for universal HSA access. Issues related to Health Care sunset ACA Subsidy enhancements Issues related to Personal Option Legislation. Issues related to removing barriers to direct primary care, increasing access to HSAs, enacting site neutral payment reforms, removing the ban on physician owned hospitals. Issues related to the upcoming fiscal cliff.

SUSTAIN 340B Act; USCDI; State Rural Broadband in America; 2024 - 2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan; Rural Health Care; H.R. 7635 - The 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support Act of 2024; Advancing Health Equity by Design and Health IT; CMMI - Assessing the Transition to VBP; H.R. 8245 - Rural Hospital Stabilization Act; H.R. 4713 - Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act; S. 3847 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024; H.R. 7863 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program; H.R. 7481 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024

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

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

H.R. 1110, KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2023 H.R. 3875, Expanded Telehealth Access Act H.R. 5541, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R. 5611, Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth (HEALTH) Act of 2023 H.R. 6033, Supporting Patient Education And Knowledge (SPEAK) Act of 2023 H.R. 7149, Equal Access to Specialty Care Everywhere (EASE) Act of 2024 H.R. 7623, The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 H.R. 7711, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program H.R. 7858, Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 H.R. 7863, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program H.R. 5386, Cutting Copays Act H.R. 5380, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage H.R. 5372, Expanding Seniors Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act of 2023 S. 3059 the REAL Health Provider Act (Bennet, Tillis) S. 2973 Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act H.R. 2880, the Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act S.1002 - No UPCODE Act H.R. 3282, the Promoting Transparency and Healthy Competition in Medicare Act H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act H.R. 3237, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identification number on claims for services, and to require hospitals with an outpatient department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each outpatient department Legislation and regulation related to the Medicare Advantage program and Medicare/Medicaid coverage, care delivery and financing.