Transparent Telehealth Bills Act of 2024

ERISA preemption Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs and PBM cost transparency and hospital cost transparency; Lower Costs More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378); telehealth extension and transparency (H.R. 9457); medical management; PBM Reform Act (S. 1339) medical management Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards; Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 6860, S. 5018) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; SITE Act (H.R. 1869) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (H.R. 3120, S. 1451), Transparent Telehealth Act (H.R. 9457) Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, draft Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act Mental health parity final regulations Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to coverage of preventive services and the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act 340B Prescription Drug Program proposed legislation Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800) Surprise Medical Billing, Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act (H.R. 9572)

Client expense: $377,907 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 4942/ S.665 - "Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act"; H.R. 2584/ S. 2768 - "SAVE Act"; H.R. 2255/ S. 1024 - "Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act" - Re: Healthcare Workforce Issues H.R. 977 - "The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act" - re: Physician-Owned Hospitals S.4054 - "Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024" - Re: Cybersecurity requirements H.R. 9714 / S. 5194 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; re: ACA enhanced tax credits Discussions re: tariff on Chinese manufactured health care goods Discussions re: drug shortages Physician payment updates Discussions re: Medical debt S. 2840 Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act; H.R. 3120 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act; H.R. 9457 - Transparent Telehealth Bills Act - re: Hospital payment and contracting practices Discussions regarding independent dispute resolution process- Re: No Surprises Act Implementation

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Draft Bill , 340B SUSTAIN Act, Issues pertaining to 340B Program access; H.R.9412 , Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2024, Issues pertaining to cyber security for health care field; Draft Bill , Strengthening Pathways to Healthcare Professions Act of 2024, Strengthening HRSA health workforce programs; H.R.8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (340B ACCESS) Act, Issues pertaining to 340B Program access; H.R. 2584/ S. 2768, the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, all provisions; S. 3211/ H.R. 6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S.665 / H.R. 4942, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S 3679 / H.R. 7153, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; S. 4289, Medical Debt Cancellation Act , all provisions; H.R. 3120, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 9457, Transparent Telehealth Bills 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; S. 5025 , the SEPSIS Act , all provisions; Draft Bill , Rural 340B Access Act, Issues pertaining 340B Program access; Draft Bill , Draft Bill , Freestanding Emergency Departments; Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - Dept. Homeland Sec., Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements, Feedback on reporting requirements for cybersecurity incidents under CIRCIA; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) proposed emergency response standard, Feedback to strengthen OSHA's emergency response standard for hospitals and health systems and their workforce; Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), J&J Rebate Model for 340B Program, Feedback on Johnson & Johnson rebate model for 340B Program; Medical Debt, Issues specific to medical debt incurred by patients and hospital billing and collection practices; Price Transparency, STMT to Committee on Aging, Issues related to hospital price transparency; Cyber Security, Issues pertaining to ongoing cyber risks to the health care field. Change Health Care cyber-attack, breach notifications CrowdStrike, OneBlood, health records; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status; Maternal Health and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP) and impact of recent payment rules; Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay; Drug Prices, Included in Cost of Healthcare Hearing , Issues related to prescription drug prices; Physician Owned Hospitals, Hill meetings, Physician-owned hospitals; 340B Program, Hill Letter, Johnson and Johnson 340B Proposal; DEA Telehealth Waivers, Telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances; Workforce, nurse staffing mandate, workforce development programs; Health Professions Diversity, National health service corps; centers of excellence; health careers opportunity programs; Hospital mergers and acquisitions, Issues pertaining to hospital consolidation, mergers an acquisitions, physician practice acquisition; Supply Chain Issues, HHS Calls, Issues pertaining to supply chain issues for medical devices and blood shortages; Rural 340B Access Act , Hill visit, Hill discussion about the Rural 340B Access Act (House and Senate); Outstanding COVID reimbursement for hospitals, Check in with FEMA, FEMA outreach about outstanding COVID reimbursement for hospitals.

Client expense: $5,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office