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Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers that may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-368.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015; S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015; Post-acute payment and reform issues; S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal; Health information technology issues; H.R.4111 and S.1916: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act was incorporated into H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No. 114-182); Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act; H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015; S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016; H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015; P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014; H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015; S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015; S. 539 and H.R.775 The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act; H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT).; S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program; Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment; Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement; Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process; Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and other reform proposals; Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility; The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal; MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care; CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS); PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014; H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes; H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42); S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182); H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182); Skilled Nursing Episodic Payment Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016 H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014 H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 539 and H.R.775 The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program. Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment. Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process. Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility. The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care. CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014 H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes. H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182) H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182) Skilled Nursing Episodic Payment Reform
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. Post-acute payment and reform issues. S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Health information technology issues H.R.4111 and S.1916: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act was incorporated into H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No. 114-182) Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology. H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182)
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. Post-acute payment and reform issues. S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Health information technology issues H.R.4111 and S.1916: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act was incorporated into H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No. 114-182) Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology. H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182)
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016 H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014 H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 539 and H.R.775 The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program. Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment. Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process. Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and other reform proposals. Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility. The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care. CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014 H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes. H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182) H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-182) Skilled Nursing Episodic Payment Reform
2016 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Support S. 1916/H.R. 4111, the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act, which would give skilled nursing facilities in rural areas access to the Universal Service Fund's Rural Health Care Program. Support S. 2484/H.R. 4442, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, to give elders in a variety of settings access to telehealth services. Support S. 2343/H.R. 4155, the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act, directing CMS to test Medicare coverage of expanded telehealth services, without limitations on geographic areas or the location of the patient.
Client expense: $40,945 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology. H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. Post-acute payment and reform issues. S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Health information technology issues H.R.4111 and S.1916: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act was incorporated into H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No. 114-182) Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016 H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014 H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 539 and H.R.775 The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program. Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment. Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process. Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and other reform proposals. Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility. The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care. CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014 H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes. H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Skilled Nursing Episodic Payment Reform
2016 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 104 Cyber Privacy Fortification Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 196 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 266 End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 279 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 283 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 355 Global Internet Freedom (GIF) Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 491 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 580 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 625 Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 656 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 699 Email Privacy Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 726 Secure Data Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 805 Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 821 Wi-Fi Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 910 Vehicle-to Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1053 To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1106 States Rights Municipal Broadband Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1174 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1212 Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1409 Open Internet Act of 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1641 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1704 Personal Data Notification and Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1770 Data Security and Breach Notification Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 1918 Aarons Law - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 2092 Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 2205 Data Security Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 2577 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 2638 Broadband Adoption Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 2666 No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 2734 Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 2977 Consumer Privacy Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 3582 Digital Learning Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 3805 Broadband Conduit Deployment Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 4187 Secure and Protect Americans Data Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 4190 Spectrum Challenge Prize Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 4587 Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 4596 Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 4651 Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 4884 Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of Lifeline Act of 2016 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5054 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5117 Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5293 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5323 International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5393 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5394 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5418 Protecting Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5525 End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016 - all provisions relating to cable. -HR 5634 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -HJRes 42 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to the matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet - all provisions relating to cable. -HRes 195 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment - all provisions relating to cable. -S 40 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 56 Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 135 Secure Data Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 177 Data Security and Breach Notification Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 237 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 240 Community Broadband Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 268 Rebuild America Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments - all provisions relating to cable. -S 424 Wi-Fi Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 512 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 547 To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children - all provisions relating to cable. -S 597 States Rights Municipal Broadband Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 668 Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 887 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 961 Data Security Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1027 Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1030 Aarons Law - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1158 Consumer Privacy Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1472 Broadband Adoption Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1499 Vehicle-to Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1551 Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1563 Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1606 Digital Learning Equity Act- all provisions relating to cable. -S 1618 Wireless Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1621 Ending Mobile and Broadband Welfare Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1788 Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1910 Financial Services and General Appropriations Act, 2016 - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1916 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S. 2116 Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S. 2163 Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2211 Spectrum Relocation Fund Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2227 Private Spectrum Relocation Funding Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2270 Location Privacy Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2278 Promoting Unlicensed Spectrum Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2283 Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2356 Private Sector Call Record Retention Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2366 Spectrum Challenge Prize Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2372 Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2404 Do No Track Online Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2555 Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2602 Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2607 Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2806 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2837 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2844 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2956 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -S 2986 International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 3000 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -S 3001 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -S 3034 Protecting Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions relating to cable. -SJRes 14 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission regulating broadband Internet access - all provisions relating to cable.
2016 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to broadband access for rural health entities S.1916 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.739 - Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 H.R.1369 - Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 Issues related to proposed regulations on SNFs and home health care - arbitration, requirements of participation, etc. S.1916 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Support S. 1916/H.R. 4111, the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act, which would give skilled nursing facilities in rural areas access to the Universal Service Fund's Rural Health Care Program. Support S. 2484/H.R. 4442, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, to give elders in a variety of settings access to telehealth services. Support S. 2343/H.R. 4155, the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act, directing CMS to test Medicare coverage of expanded telehealth services, without limitations on geographic areas or the location of the patient.
Client expense: $57,010 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4111/S 1916 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 included in HR 2576, H Rept 114-176, PL 114-182 Frank Q. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S.739 - Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 H.R.1369 - Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 Issues Related to Telehealth Initiatives Issues related to proposed regulations on SNFs and home health care - arbitration, requirements of participation, etc. S.1916 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to broadband access for rural health entities S.1916 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. Post-acute payment and reform issues. S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Health information technology issues S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology. H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016 H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014 H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 539 and H.R.775 The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program. Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment. Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process. Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and other reform proposals. Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility. The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care. CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014 H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes. H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Skilled Nursing Episodic Payment Reform
2016 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Support S. 1916/H.R. 4111, the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act, which would give skilled nursing facilities in rural areas access to the Universal Service Fund's Rural Health Care Program. Support S. 2484/H.R. 4442, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, to give elders in a variety of settings access to telehealth services. Support S. 2343/H.R. 4155, the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act, directing CMS to test Medicare coverage of expanded telehealth services, without limitations on geographic areas or the location of the patient.
Client expense: $25,866 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4111/S 1916 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. Post-acute payment and reform issues. S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Health information technology issues S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016 H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014 H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 367: The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program. Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment. Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process. Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and other reform proposals. Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility. Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT) The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Repealing the Cap on Medicare Part B therapy services for seniors. MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care. CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014 H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes. H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Skilled Nursing Episodic Payment Reform
2015 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology. H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Support S. 1916/H.R. 4111, the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act, which would give skilled nursing facilities in rural areas access to the Universal Service Fund's Rural Health Care Program.
Client expense: $16,662 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. Post-acute payment and reform issues. S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Health information technology issues S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016 H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014 H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 367: The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program. Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment. Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process. Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and other reform proposals. Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility. Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT) The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Repealing the Cap on Medicare Part B therapy services for seniors. MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care. CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014 H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes. H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Skilled Nursing Episodic Payment Reform
2015 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology. H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to broadband access for rural health entities S.1916 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 H.R.4111 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1916 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (entire legislation) H.R. 876 NOTICE Act (entire legislation)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to broadband access for rural health entities S.1916 - Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 S.2148 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016 H.R.3696 - Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PL 113-93) on 4.1.2014 H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S. 367: The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. H.R. 290: The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES ACT). S. 1932: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program. Protect and Preserve Medicaid Provider Assessment. Protect and Preserve Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Improving the CMS State Plan Amdt. Process. Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and other reform proposals. Reducing hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facility. Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT) The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act (S.2000) and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Repealing the Cap on Medicare Part B therapy services for seniors. MedPAC site neutral payment system for post acute care. CME proposed Rule for SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). PL. 113-185 Impact Act of 2014 H.R. 952: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes. H.R. 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 876: Notice Act (P.L. 114-42) S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
2015 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology. S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1571: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. Post-acute payment and reform issues. S. 2000: The Veteran Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act and VA Provider Agreement and Proposal Health information technology issues S.1916: The Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1916 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (entire legislation) H.R. 876 NOTICE Act (entire legislation)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $3,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)