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Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015
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Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a hospital-wide staffing plan for nursing services furnished in the hospital. Requires the plan to require that an appropriate number of registered nurses provide direct patient care in each unit and on each shift of the hospital to ensure staffing levels that: (1) address the unique characteristics of the patients and hospital units; and (2) result in the delivery of safe, quality patient care consistent with specified requirements. Requires each participating hospital to establish a hospital nurse staffing committee which shall implement such plan. Specifies civil monetary and other penalties for violation of the requirements of this Act. Sets forth whistleblower protections against discrimination and retaliation involving patients or employees of the hospital for their grievances, complaints, or involvement in investigations relating to such plan.
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2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 750 The Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) Act will create a separate category for CRT within the Medicare DME benefit. H.R. 1361/S486 - provides a permanent exemption from Medicare's competitive acquisition program for complex power and manual components and wheelchairs. As a member of the MapRx Coalition, United Spinal signed onto a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding ensuring safeguards in Medicare Part D regarding specialty tiers, protected pharmacy classes and out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries. United Spinal wrote a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging for separate coding options for titanium materials (makes for lighter wheelchairs/easier maneuverability) for wheelchairs if it is the beneficiarys choice. CMS issued a recent policy determination not allowing wheelchair providers to bill the beneficiary for titanium. United Spinal policy staff convened a meeting with senior personnel at CMS, along with PVA, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and ITEM Coalition to discuss expanded access to CRT under Medicare; the seat elevation feature (which is not covered by Medicare), and titanium wheelchairs. Met with other personnel at CMS to discuss future delays of the competitive bidding program. United Spinal submitted a letter to CMS urging for discrete coding for hydrophilic (lubricated) catheters. United Spinal opposes any provision that expands the Medicaid Secondary Payer statute to allow for the Agency to collect funds from a judgment or settlement beyond what was provided for medical care is unfair and harmful to Medicaid beneficiaries and has submitted a letter to House and Senate. United Spinal supports S. 253/H.R. 807 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act, which would protect Medicare beneficiaries from arbitrary limits on outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services that are often needed to recover from debilitating illnesses, such as stroke, or support the effective management of conditions including SCI, multiple sclerosis and arthritis. Sent letter of support for the HR 2465/S 1132 Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 to revise the Steve Gleason Act of 2015 (114th Congress S. 984). United Spinal signed onto a similar letter, facilitated by the Center for Medicare Advocacy. The Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act will remove the sunset date, currently identified in law as October 1, 2018. We seek this revision to prevent extremely vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries from ever again having to relinquish their only means of communication. By revising the Steve Gleason Act of 2015 to remove the sunset date, beneficiaries with ALS, MS, Parkinsons disease, paralysis, cerebral palsy and other debilitating conditions will be assured that Medicare coverage for speech generating devices (SGD) and related accessories will continue to be available.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for Home Health Planning Improvement Act, H.R. 1342/S. 578. Support for the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act, H.R. 4266 Support for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, HR 2083/S.1132 Opposition to the Restoring America's Access to Freedom Reconciliation Act, H.R. 3762 Support for the CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2484/H.R. 4442 Support for H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act Support for S. 2873, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act Support for S. 3504, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act
Client expense: $430,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R. 298, the Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act Opposition to S. 30, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act Support for H.R. 1247, the Improving Veterans Access to Care Act Support for H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Support for H.R. 2083/S. 1132, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act Opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Support for S. 1549, the Care Planning Act Support S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 Support for H.R., the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 Support for S. 2279, the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act Support for H.R. 2536, S. 2645 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act of 2015 Support for H.R. 2646, The Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act Support for S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law No. 114-198) Support for H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act
Client expense: $430,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for Home Health Planning Improvement Act, H.R. 1342/S. 578. Support for the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act, H.R. 4266 Support for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, HR 2083/S.1132 Opposition to the Restoring America's Access to Freedom Reconciliation Act, H.R. 3762 Support for the CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2484/H.R. 4442 Support for H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act
Client expense: $478,462 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R. 298, the Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act Opposition to S. 30, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act Support for H.R. 1247, the Improving Veterans Access to Care Act Support for H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Support for H.R. 2083/S. 1132, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act Opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Support for S. 1549, the Care Planning Act Support S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 Support for H.R., the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 Support for S. 2279, the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act Support for H.R. 2536, S. 2645 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act of 2015 H.R. 2646, The Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law No. 114-198)
Client expense: $478,462 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for Home Health Planning Improvement Act, H.R. 1342/S. 578. Support for the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act, H.R. 4266 Support for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, HR 2083/S.1132 Opposition to the Restoring America's Access to Freedom Reconciliation Act, H.R. 3762 Support for the CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2484/H.R. 4442 Support for H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act
Client expense: $503,492 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R. 298, the Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act Opposition to S. 30, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act Support for H.R. 1247, the Improving Veterans Access to Care Act Support for H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Support for H.R. 2083/S. 1132, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act Opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Support for S. 1549, the Care Planning Act Support S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 Support for H.R., the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 Support for S. 2279, the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act Support for H.R. 2536, S. 2645 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act of 2015
Client expense: $503,492 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R. 298, the Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act Opposition to S. 30, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act Support for H.R. 1247, the Improving Veterans Access to Care Act Support for H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Support for H.R. 2083/S. 1132, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act Opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Support for S. 1549, the Care Planning Act Support S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 Support for H.R., the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 Support for S. 2279, the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act Support for H.R. 2536, S. 2645 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act of 2015
Client expense: $331,481 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for Home Health Planning Improvement Act, H.R. 1342/S. 578. Support for the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act, H.R. 4266 Support for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, HR 2083/S.1132 Opposition to the Restoring America's Access to Freedom Reconciliation Act, H.R. 3762 Support for the CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2484/H.R. 4442 Support for H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act
Client expense: $331,481 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R. 298, the Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act Opposition to S. 30, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act Support for H.R. 1247, the Improving Veterans Access to Care Act Support for H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Support for H.R. 2083/S. 1132, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act Support for H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act Opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Support for S. 1549, the Care Planning Act Support S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015
Client expense: $339,134 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for Home Health Planning Improvement Act, H.R. 1342/S. 578. Support for the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act Support for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, HR 2083/S.1132 Support for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, H.R. 1314 Opposition to the Restoring America's Access to Freedom Reconciliation Act, H.R. 3762
Client expense: $339,134 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 647, the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act; H.R. 648, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act; H.R. 2083/ S. 1132, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act; H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015; S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015; H.R. 3379, Airplane Kids in Transit Safety Act; Trauma Care/Trauma Center Legislation
Client expense: $25,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for Home Health Planning Improvement Act, H.R. 1342/S. 578. Support for the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act Support for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, HR 2083/S.1132
Client expense: $315,706 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R. 298, the Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act Opposition to S. 30, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act Support for H.R. 1247, the Improving Veterans Access to Care Act Support for H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Support for H.R. 2083/S. 1132, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act Support for H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act Opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Support for S. 1549, the Care Planning Act Support S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015
Client expense: $315,706 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 647, the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act; H.R. 648, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act; H.R. 2083/ S. 1132, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act; H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015; S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015; H.R. 3379, Airplane Kids in Transit Safety Act; Trauma Care/Trauma Center Legislation
Client expense: $25,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R. 952, the H.R. 379 National Nurse Act of 2015 Support for H.R. 298, the Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act Support for H.R. 398/S. 205, the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act Opposition to H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2015 Opposition to S. 30, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act Support for H.R. 1247, the Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act Support for H.R. 1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Support for H.R. 2083/S. 1132, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act Support for H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act Opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Support for for H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act
Client expense: $235,024 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 647, the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act; H.R. 648, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act; H.R. 2083/ S. 1132, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act; H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015; Trauma Care/Trauma Center Legislation
Client expense: $65,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office