Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025
Legislative Progress
Introduced
May 8, 2025
Latest Action
October 3, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDemocratic(NY)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
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148d open
vs 10,940 other HR bills in the 119th — cohort avg 30d
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2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 284.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-331.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Hearings 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
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HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 H.R. 3277 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 9504 Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act H.R. 9599 SECURE 340B Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS ACT S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 S. 1677 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act S. 2372 340B PATIENTS Act S. 5037 MediKids Act S. 5244 Sustain 340B Act H.R. 10770 340B Rebate Model Delay Act
Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 H.R. 3277 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 9504 Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act H.R. 9599 SECURE 340B Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS ACT S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 S. 1677 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act S. 2372 340B PATIENTS Act S. 5037 MediKids Act S. 5244 Sustain 340B Act H.R. 10770 340B Rebate Model Delay Act
Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Shield laws Chemical abortion drugs H.R. 7, S. 186 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R.1 - Working Families Tax Cuts Act H.R.6945, S.4242 - Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 S. 2955; HR 6466 - Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act S.3697, H.R.685 - SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Abortion funding IVF issues National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 627 Ensuring Accurate & Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act Presidential Administration Actions S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act H.R.6359 Pregnant Students Rights Act H.R.4876 - Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act H.R.8084 - Access to LARCs Act H.R.8083 -Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act S.4066 - Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act H.R.7235- Protecting Motherhood Act H.R.7983 - Clean Water for All Life Act H.R.1- Working Families Tax Cuts Act S.2296, H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R.8806 - Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026 H.R.9065 - Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026 H.R.5582, S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R.5485 - Second Chance at Life Act H.R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act S.253, H.R.73- Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 H. Res. 11 - Truth in Womens Healthcare Act H.R. 9421 - Ban Abortion By Mail Act H.R. 729 - Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025 H.R.8495 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027 S.380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act H.R. 627 - Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act H.R. 10356 - Empowering Moms Act S.Res. 912/H.Res. 1584 - Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people. H.R.10178 - SHIELD Act H.R.6238/S.3254 - NIH IMPROVE Act H.R.12 - Womens Health Protection Act H.R.4611 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act H.R.682 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025 H.R.589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 H.R.632 - Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 H.R.1349 - Womens Protection in Telehealth Act H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act H.R.722 - Life at Conception Act H.R.629 - Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Shield laws Chemical abortion drugs H.R. 7, S. 186 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R.1 - Working Families Tax Cuts Act H.R.6945, S.4242 - Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 S. 2955; HR 6466 - Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act S.3697, H.R.685 - SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Abortion funding IVF issues National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 627 Ensuring Accurate & Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act Presidential Administration Actions S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act H.R.6359 Pregnant Students Rights Act H.R.4876 - Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act H.R.8084 - Access to LARCs Act H.R.8083 -Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act S.4066 - Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act H.R.7235- Protecting Motherhood Act H.R.7983 - Clean Water for All Life Act H.R.1- Working Families Tax Cuts Act S.2296, H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R.8806 - Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026 H.R.9065 - Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026 H.R.5582, S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R.5485 - Second Chance at Life Act H.R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act S.253, H.R.73- Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 H. Res. 11 - Truth in Womens Healthcare Act H.R. 9421 - Ban Abortion By Mail Act H.R. 729 - Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025 H.R.8495 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027 S.380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act H.R. 627 - Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act H.R. 10356 - Empowering Moms Act S.Res. 912/H.Res. 1584 - Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people. H.R.10178 - SHIELD Act H.R.6238/S.3254 - NIH IMPROVE Act H.R.12 - Womens Health Protection Act H.R.4611 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act H.R.682 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025 H.R.589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 H.R.632 - Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 H.R.1349 - Womens Protection in Telehealth Act H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act H.R.722 - Life at Conception Act H.R.629 - Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and infant health legislation and the issue of US maternity care deserts: SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469, S.2858), NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 6238, S.3254), Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R.3302, S.3799), Momnibus Act (H.R. 7973), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254, S. 380).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Shield laws Chemical abortion drugs H.R.1 - Working Families Tax Cuts Act; H.R.6945, S.4242 - Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act; H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025; S. 2955; HR 6466 - Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; S.3697, H.R.685 - SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Abortion funding; IVF issues; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 679 To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes; H.R. 627 Ensuring Accurate & Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act; H.R. 6466 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; Presidential Administration Actions; S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act; H.R.6359 Pregnant Students Rights Act; H.R.4876 - Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act H.R.8084 - Access to LARCs Act H.R.8083 -Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act S.4066 - Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act H.R.7235- Protecting Motherhood Act H.R.7983 - Clean Water for All Life Act H.R.8806 - Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026 H.R.9065 - Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026 H.R.5582, S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R.5485 - Second Chance at Life Act H.R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act S.253, H.R.73- Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 H. Res. 11 - Truth in Womens Healthcare Act H.R. 9421 - Ban Abortion By Mail Act H.R. 729 - Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025 H.R.8495 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027 S.380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · second_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Shield laws Chemical abortion drugs H.R.1 - Working Families Tax Cuts Act; H.R.6945, S.4242 - Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act; H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025; S. 2955; HR 6466 - Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; S.3697, H.R.685 - SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Abortion funding; IVF issues; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 679 To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes; H.R. 627 Ensuring Accurate & Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act; H.R. 6466 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; Presidential Administration Actions; S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act; H.R.6359 Pregnant Students Rights Act; H.R.4876 - Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act H.R.8084 - Access to LARCs Act H.R.8083 -Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act S.4066 - Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act H.R.7235- Protecting Motherhood Act H.R.7983 - Clean Water for All Life Act H.R.8806 - Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026 H.R.9065 - Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026 H.R.5582, S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R.5485 - Second Chance at Life Act H.R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act S.253, H.R.73- Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 H. Res. 11 - Truth in Womens Healthcare Act H.R. 9421 - Ban Abortion By Mail Act H.R. 729 - Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025 H.R.8495 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027 S.380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
2026 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 7, S. 186 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Abortion funding S.3264, H.R.6538 - More Affordable Care Act H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriation Act, 2026 H.R.1 - Working Families Tax Cuts Act S.4109- Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act H.R.8495 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Shield laws Chemical abortion drugs H.R.1 - Working Families Tax Cuts Act; H.R.6945, S.4242 - Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act; H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025; S. 2955; HR 6466 - Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; S.3697, H.R.685 - SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Abortion funding; IVF issues; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 679 To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes; H.R. 627 Ensuring Accurate & Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act; H.R. 6466 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; Presidential Administration Actions; S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act; H.R.6359 Pregnant Students Rights Act; H.R.4876 - Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act H.R.8084 - Access to LARCs Act H.R.8083 -Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act S.4066 - Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act H.R.7235- Protecting Motherhood Act H.R.7983 - Clean Water for All Life Act H.R.8806 - Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026 H.R.9065 - Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026 H.R.5582, S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R.5485 - Second Chance at Life Act H.R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act S.253, H.R.73- Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 H. Res. 11 - Truth in Womens Healthcare Act H.R. 9421 - Ban Abortion By Mail Act H.R. 729 - Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025 H.R.8495 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027 S.380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues: ACA Healthcare tax credits; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Community Health + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Artificial Intelligence; Individual Market Reforms and eAPTC Extension; Healthcare Affordability; Preventative Care Bills: S.4027 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] H.R.6248 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.8684 - Transparency in Billing Act of 2026 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage to only pay claims submitted by hospitals that have in place policies and procedures to ensure accurate billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that provide funding to health care service providers and related entities in rural areas. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.3419 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.9393 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 To promote price transparency in the health care sector. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] H.R.9397 - Premium Transparency Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing of overhead costs and claim payments, and to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on the provision of certain insurance information. Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] H.R.9117 - Clear Healthcare Expense Cost Knowledge Act (CHECK Act) To promote the availability of certain healthcare information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] H.R.9390 - Prices on the Wall Act of 2026 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require certain facilities to post prices on the walls. Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] H.R.9396 - Prior Authorization Accountability Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the displaying of claim denial rates. Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] H.R.2041 - Hidden Fee Disclosure Act of 2025 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify and strengthen the application of certain employer-sponsored health plan disclosure requirements. Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] H.R. 8209 - School Based-Health Centers Reauthorization Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] H.R.9389 - Nutrition Education and Chronic Disease Prevention in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for nutrition education and chronic disease prevention at federally qualified health centers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] H.R. 8201 - Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] S.380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act To improve obstetric emergency care. Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] H.R.1254 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act To improve obstetric emergency care. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] S.3799 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.7973 - Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.4694 - Maternal Health for Veterans Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a maternity care coordination program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and infant health legislation: SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469, S.2858), NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 6238, S.3254), Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R.3302, S.3799), Momnibus Act (H.R. 7973), Dads Matter Act (H.R. 5828, S. 2131), Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254, S. 380), and PREEMPT Act (H.R. 9061), legislation focused on coverage guidance on tests for the screening and early detection of preeclampsia.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
ACA Healthcare tax credits; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Community Health + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Artificial Intelligence; Individual Market Reforms and eAPTC Extension; Healthcare Affordability; Preventative Care S.4027 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] H.R.6248 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.8684 - Transparency in Billing Act of 2026 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage to only pay claims submitted by hospitals that have in place policies and procedures to ensure accurate billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that provide funding to health care service providers and related entities in rural areas. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.3419 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.9393 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 To promote price transparency in the health care sector. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] H.R.9397 - Premium Transparency Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing of overhead costs and claim payments, and to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on the provision of certain insurance information. Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] H.R.9117 - Clear Healthcare Expense Cost Knowledge Act (CHECK Act) To promote the availability of certain healthcare information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] H.R.9390 - Prices on the Wall Act of 2026 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require certain facilities to post prices on the walls. Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] H.R.9396 - Prior Authorization Accountability Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the displaying of claim denial rates. Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] H.R.2041 - Hidden Fee Disclosure Act of 2025 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify and strengthen the application of certain employer-sponsored health plan disclosure requirements. Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] H.R. 8209 - School Based-Health Centers Reauthorization Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] H.R.9389 - Nutrition Education and Chronic Disease Prevention in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for nutrition education and chronic disease prevention at federally qualified health centers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] H.R. 8201 - Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] S.380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act To improve obstetric emergency care. Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] H.R.1254 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act To improve obstetric emergency care. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] S.3799 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.7973 - Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.4694 - Maternal Health for Veterans Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a maternity care coordination program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 H.R. 3277 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 9504 Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act H.R. 9599 SECURE 340B Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS ACT S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 S. 1677 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act S. 2372 340B PATIENTS Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 H.R. 3277 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 9504 Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act H.R. 9599 SECURE 340B Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS ACT S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 S. 1677 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act S. 2372 340B PATIENTS Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Health Issues
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197, S.1562), Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1909, S.2621), SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469, S.2858), NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 6238, S.3254), Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R.3302, S.3799)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HCR - Health Issues Issues: Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Community Health + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Community Health; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine; Health Disparities; Individual Market Reforms and eAPTC Extension; Health Savings Accounts Bills: H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th) To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th) H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th) To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] H.R.3237 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] H.R.3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] H.R.4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] H.R.6703 - Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act To ensure access to affordable health insurance. Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] S.2497 - Fair Billing Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a separate identification number and an attestation for each off-campus outpatient department of a provider. Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] H.R.5972 - Right to Enroll Act of 2025 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the annual open enrollment period for enrolling in a qualified health plan offered by an Exchange for plan year 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] H.R.6232 - HOPE Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the enhanced premium tax credit, and to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make certain adjustments to the operation of the Exchanges established under such Act. Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] H.R.5463 - Choice Arrangement To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of employer-provided health reimbursement arrangements that are integrated with individual market coverage, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues: Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Community Health + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Community Health; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine; Health Disparities; Individual Market Reforms and eAPTC Extension; Health Savings Accounts Bills: S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S.2903 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th) To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th) H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th) To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] H.R.3237 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] H.R.3277 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] S.1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] H.R.3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] H.R.4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] H.R.6703 - Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act To ensure access to affordable health insurance. Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] S.2497 - Fair Billing Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a separate identification number and an attestation for each off-campus outpatient department of a provider. Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] H.R.5972 - Right to Enroll Act of 2025 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the annual open enrollment period for enrolling in a qualified health plan offered by an Exchange for plan year 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] H.R.6232 - HOPE Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the enhanced premium tax credit, and to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make certain adjustments to the operation of the Exchanges established under such Act. Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] S.958 - Tech to Save Moms Act To support the use of technology in maternal health care, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] H.R.5463 - Choice Arrangement To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of employer-provided health reimbursement arrangements that are integrated with individual market coverage, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Community Health + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Community Health; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine; Health Disparities; Individual Market Reforms and eAPTC Extension; Health Savings Accounts S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S.2903 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th) To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th) H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th) To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] H.R.3237 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] H.R.3277 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] S.1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] H.R.3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] H.R.4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] H.R.6703 - Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act To ensure access to affordable health insurance. Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] S.2497 - Fair Billing Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a separate identification number and an attestation for each off-campus outpatient department of a provider. Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] H.R.5972 - Right to Enroll Act of 2025 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the annual open enrollment period for enrolling in a qualified health plan offered by an Exchange for plan year 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] H.R.6232 - HOPE Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the enhanced premium tax credit, and to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make certain adjustments to the operation of the Exchanges established under such Act. Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] S.958 - Tech to Save Moms Act To support the use of technology in maternal health care, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] H.R.5463 - Choice Arrangement To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of employer-provided health reimbursement arrangements that are integrated with individual market coverage, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues: Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Health Equity + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Health Equity; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine Bills: S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S.2903 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S.1869 - SITE Act (118th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th) To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th) H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th) To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R.4206 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] H.R.3237 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] S.1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.4231 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] S.1004 - Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the program to support residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] H.R.3277 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] S.1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] H.R.3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] H.R.4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues: Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Health Equity + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Health Equity; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine Bills: S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S.2903 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S.1869 - SITE Act (118th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th) To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th) H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th) To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R.4206 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] H.R.3237 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] S.1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.4231 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] S.1004 - Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the program to support residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] H.R.3277 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] S.1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] H.R.3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] H.R.4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Health Equity + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Health Equity; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S.2903 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S.1869 - SITE Act (118th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th) To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th) H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th) To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R.4206 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] H.R.3237 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] S.1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.4231 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] S.1004 - Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the program to support residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] H.R.3277 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] S.1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] H.R.3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] H.R.4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026
Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026
Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues: Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Health Equity + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Health Equity; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine Bills: S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th) To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S.2903 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S.1869 - SITE Act (118th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th) To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th) H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th) To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R.4206 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] H.R.3237 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] S.1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.4231 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] S.1004 - Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the program to support residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] H.R.3277 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] S.1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] H.R.3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] H.R.4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
2025 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025ropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $265,983 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $28,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $1,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $32,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE