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Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 26, 2015
Latest Action
February 26, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Susan M. CollinsRepublican(ME)
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Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise conditions of and limitations on payment for home health care services. Allows payment for home health services to Medicare beneficiaries by: (1) a nurse practitioner, (2) a clinical nurse specialist working in collaboration with a physician in accordance with state law, (3) a certified nurse-midwife, or (4) a physician assistant under a physician's supervision.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1163-1164)
Introduced in Senate
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2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education payments: "The Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015" (H.R. 3292); preventing cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: "The Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015" (H.R. 3288); Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments: "The Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015" (H.R. 3291), Medicare payments for Off-Campus Hospital outpatient departments; implementation of Section 603 "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)" (H.R. 1314), "Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016" (H.R. 5273) 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34); CY 2017 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective payment system proposed rule: Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health service for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act" (S 578); Medicare payment for short hospital stays; Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children: "Advancing Care for Exceptional Children Act of 2015" (H.R. 546/S 298).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education payments: "The Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015" (H.R. 3292); preventing cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: "The Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015" (H.R. 3288); Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments: "The Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015" (H.R. 3291), Medicare payments for Off-Campus Hospital outpatient departments; implementation of Section 603 "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)" (H.R. 1314), "Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016" (H.R. 5273) 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34); CY 2017 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective payment system proposed rule: Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health service for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act" (S 578); Medicare payment for short hospital stays; Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children: "Advancing Care for Exceptional Children Act of 2015" (H.R. 546/S 298).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education payments: "The Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015" (H.R. 3292); preventing cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: "The Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015" (H.R. 3288); Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments: "The Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015" (H.R. 3291), Medicare payments for Off-Campus Hospital outpatient departments; implementation of Section 603 "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)" (H.R. 1314), "Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016" (H.R. 5273) 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34); CY 2017 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective payment system proposed rule: Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health service for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act" (S 578); Medicare payment for short hospital stays; Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children: "Advancing Care for Exceptional Children Act of 2015" (H.R. 546/S 298).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education payments: "The Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015" (H.R. 3292); preventing cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: "The Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015" (H.R. 3288); Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments: "The Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015" (H.R. 3291), Medicare payments for Off-Campus Hospital outpatient departments; implementation of Section 603 "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)" (H.R. 1314), "Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016" (H.R. 5273) 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34); CY 2017 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective payment system proposed rule: Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health service for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act" (S 578); Medicare payment for short hospital stays; Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children: "Advancing Care for Exceptional Children Act of 2015" (H.R. 546/S 298).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1571/S. 843 - to require all time a Medicare beneficiary spends in a hospital to count toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of subsequent post-acute care - support. H.R. 1383, Medicare Adult Day Services Act, allowing home health care to be provided in a certified adult day services center - support. Support expansion of Medicare coverage of telehealth services Support H.R. 1342/S. 578, Home Health Planning Improvement Act, authorizing nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants to write orders for home health services to be covered by Medicare. Support H.R. 2704/S. 704, Community Based Independence for Seniors Act, to authorize demonstration programs under which Medicare Advantage programs could offer supplemental services. Support H.R. 3243/S. 1362, PACE Innovation Act, allowing CMS to test different PACE models, including those serving high-need individuals aged 55 and under. Oppose H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act, which would replace the present value-based purchasing initiative for skilled nursing facilities with a new system requiring larger payment withholds. Support reauthorization and expansion of Money Follows the Person
Client expense: $34,176 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Barbara Boxer | Democratic | CA |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democratic | MD |
| Brian Schatz | Democratic | HI |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Chuck Grassley | Republican | IA |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | MO |
| Cory Gardner | Republican | CO |
| Dan Sullivan | Republican | AK |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | ND |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| Joe Donnelly | Democratic | IN |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY |
| John Hoeven | Republican | ND |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Joni Ernst | Republican | IA |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Mark Kirk | Republican | IL |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 5926/S. 3040, Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2017, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization and Pre-Claim review. H.R. 4994 (Public Law 113-185), Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act. H.R. 4111, Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act. H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. H.R. 5799/S. 2786, Rural Access to Hospice Care Act. H.R. 6226, Pre-Claim Undermines Senior's Health (PUSH) Act. S. 2484, CONNECT for Health Care. H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
The Care Planning Act (S. 1549), Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (S. 1650), PCHETA (H.R. 3119/S.2748), Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (H.R. 3298), Home Health Planning and Improvement Act (S. 578/H.R. 1342)
Client expense: $15,562 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 1342, S. 578) The Care Planning Act (S. 1549), Palliative Care Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R. 3119, S.2748), Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (H.R. 3298), Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors' Health Act (H.R. 6226), Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (S. 15650)
Client expense: $15,562 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
S. 578, H.R. 1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act S. 737, H.R. 2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care and Children Act H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713/S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Proposed Rule on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)
Client expense: $40,248 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5164 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 5122 - To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models H.R. 5210/S. 2736 - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5613/S. 3129 - Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act S. 2787 - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1571/S. 843 - to require all time a Medicare beneficiary spends in a hospital to count toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of subsequent post-acute care - support. H.R. 1383, Medicare Adult Day Services Act, allowing home health care to be provided in a certified adult day services center - support. Support expansion of Medicare coverage of telehealth services Support H.R. 1342/S. 578, Home Health Planning Improvement Act, authorizing nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants to write orders for home health services to be covered by Medicare. Support H.R. 2704/S. 704, Community Based Independence for Seniors Act, to authorize demonstration programs under which Medicare Advantage programs could offer supplemental services. Support H.R. 3243/S. 1362, PACE Innovation Act, allowing CMS to test different PACE models, including those serving high-need individuals aged 55 and under. Oppose H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act, which would replace the present value-based purchasing initiative for skilled nursing facilities with a new system requiring larger payment withholds. Support reauthorization and expansion of Money Follows the Person
Client expense: $40,945 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Public Law No: 114-225/ H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2259 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R.6261 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. H.R.2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.4981 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.488/H.R.3355 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Chronic Care: S.3504 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2016 Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Primary care, Medicare reimbursement, PA Hospice (HR 1202/S 1354), Transparency, Mental Health Treatment (HR 2646/S. 2680), VA issues, GOOD Bill (S 2134/HR 3974), Treatment for Opioid Addiction(S 524, S 1455, HR 4981), Independence at Home Legislation (S.3130), Home Health (HR 1342/S 578), & PA Educational Program Funding (FY 17 L/HHS Appropriations), Promote Access to Diabetic Shoes (HR 4756).
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act Public Law No: 114-225/ H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act S. 2259, H.R. 6261 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) S. 1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (TREAT) Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act H.R.2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S.488, H.R. 3355 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 4981 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care: S.3504 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2016 Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
Client expense: $153,601 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Public Law No: 114-225/ H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2259 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R.6261 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. H.R.2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.4981 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.488/H.R.3355 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Chronic Care: S.3504 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2016 Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Public Law No: 114-225/ H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 578, H.R. 1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act S. 737, H.R. 2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care and Children Act H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Chronic Care: S.3504 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2016 Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.2; S.141; S.298/H.R.546; H.B.169/S.258; S.257; S.313; H.R.2156/S.2368; S.257/H.R.1611; S.578/H.R.1342
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education payments: The Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 (H.R. 3292); preventing cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: The Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3288); Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments: The Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 (H.R. 3291), Medicare payments for Off-Campus Hospital outpatient departments: implementation of Section 603 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314), Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 (H.R. 5273) 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34); CY 2017 Medicare Hospital Outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule; Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health services for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S 578); Medicare payment for short hospital stays; Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children: "Advancing Care for Exceptional Children Act of 2015" (HR 546/S 298).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 1342, S. 578) The Care Planning Act (S. 1549), Palliative Care Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R. 3119, S.2748), Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (H.R. 3298), Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors' Health Act (H.R. 6226)
Client expense: $15,603 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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 · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 5926/S. 3040, Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2017, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization and Pre-Claim review. H.R. 4994 (Public Law 113-185), Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act. H.R. 4111, Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act. H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. H.R. 5799/S. 2786, Rural Access to Hospice Care Act. H.R. 6226, Pre-Claim Undermines Senior's Health (PUSH) Act. S. 2484, CONNECT for Health Care.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5164 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 5210/S. 2736 - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5613/S. 3129 - Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act S. 2787 - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Primary care, Medicare reimbursement, PA Hospice (HR 1202/S 1354), Transparency, Mental Health Treatment (HR 2646/S. 2680), VA issues, GOOD Bill (S 2134/HR 3974), Treatment for Opioid Addiction (S 524, S 1455, HR 4981), Independence at Home Legislation (S.3130), Home Health (HR 1342/S 578), & PA Educational Program Funding (FY 17 L/HHS Appropriations).
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education payments: The Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 (H.R. 3292); preventing cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: The Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3288); Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments: The Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 (H.R. 3291), Section 603 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314), Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 (HR 5273); CY 2017 Medicare Hospital Outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule; Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health services for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S 578); Medicare payment for short hospital stays; Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children: "Advancing Care for Exceptional Children Act of 2015" (HR 546/S 298).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act S. 737, H.R. 2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care and Children Act H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713/S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Proposed Rule on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)
Client expense: $36,799 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2259 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R.6261 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. H.R.2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.4981 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.488/H.R.3355 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act S. 737, H.R. 2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care and Children Act H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2259 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R.6261 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. H.R.2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.4981 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Public Law No: 114-198, S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.488/H.R.3355 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act S. 2259, H.R. 6261 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) S. 1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (TREAT) S. 524, H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 (CARA) S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act H.R.2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S.488, H.R. 3355 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. S. 3245 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 4981 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
Client expense: $125,547 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1571/S. 843 - to require all time a Medicare beneficiary spends in a hospital to count toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of subsequent post-acute care - support. H.R. 1383, Medicare Adult Day Services Act, allowing home health care to be provided in a certified adult day services center - support. Support expansion of Medicare coverage of telehealth services Support H.R. 1342/S. 578, Home Health Planning Improvement Act, authorizing nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants to write orders for home health services to be covered by Medicare. Support H.R. 2704/S. 704, Community Based Independence for Seniors Act, to authorize demonstration programs under which Medicare Advantage programs could offer supplemental services. Support H.R. 3243/S. 1362, PACE Innovation Act, allowing CMS to test different PACE models, including those serving high-need individuals aged 55 and under. Oppose H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act, which would replace the present value-based purchasing initiative for skilled nursing facilities with a new system requiring larger payment withholds. Support reauthorization and expansion of Money Follows the Person
Client expense: $40,945 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.2; S.141; S.298/H.R.546; H.B.169/S.258; S.257; S.313; H.R.2156/S.2368; S.257/H.R.1611; S.578/H.R.1342
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act S. 737, H.R. 2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care and Children Act S. Res. 467/H. Res. 724- Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week on May 6, 2016, through May 12, 2016 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Proposed Rule on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 1342, S. 578) The Care Planning Act (S. 1549), Palliative Care Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R. 3119, S.2748)
Client expense: $12,982 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 141/H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization and Pre-Claim review. H.R. 2 (Public Law 114-10), Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act. H.R. 4994 (Public Law 113-185), Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act. H.R. 4111, Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act. H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. S. 2786, Rural Access to Hospice Care Act.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5164 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act S. 2787 - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), 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
Responded to inquiry regarding in-home supportive services programs. S. 1549, Care Planning Act - Discussed the bill and urged cosponsorship. Discussed structural changes to Medicaid. Discussed health care quality and measurement. Discussed changes to the Medicare benefit design, such as copays, premiums and deductibles. H.R.1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act - Discussed bill. S.578, Home Health Planning Improvement Act - Discussed bill and urged cosponsorship. Discussed the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program and changes needed to lower prescription drug costs and related agency proposed rule changes. S. 1083, H.R.2005 - Discussed legislation to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs provided to Medicare Part D low-income subsidy beneficiaries, including those who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. S. 1488, H.R. 2624, Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act - Discussed bill that would allow seniors to appeal the placement of their medications on a Medicare Part D specialty tier. Discussed Medicare Part D fraud and abuse legislation including lock-in provisions for high risk enrollees. Discussed legislation to require the addition of unique device identifier (UDI) of medical devices in health insurance claim forms. Discussed the Medicare Part B prescription drug demonstration proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. S. 624, H.R.1220,Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act - Discussed bill. S. 3040, Labor, Health and Human Services,FY2017 - Lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program. S. 1549 - Discussed support of Care Planning Act. Discussed the Medicare Part B prescription drug benefit program and changes needed to lower prescription drug costs and related agency proposed rule changes. H.R. 5122 - Discussed the Medicare Part B prescription drug demonstration proposal. Discussed potential benefit and coverage improvements under Medicare and Medicaid Savings Programs. H.R. 2759, Mental Health Access Improvement Act - Discussed support of bill. Discussed MACRA implementation. Discussed Medicare enrollment and coverage issues such as: provider access, direct billing and penalties. S. 1719, H.R. 3099, RAISE Act - Discussed CMS' efforts regarding family caregiving. Provided feedback on advanced directive registry bill. (no bill #) Discussed independence at home legislation. S. 2961, Compassionate Care Act - Discussed our position and provided feedback. Discussed DOJ investigation regarding Olmstead and ADA violations by South Dakota and provided feedback (DOJ). Responded to inquiry regarding roundtable (ACL). S. 3096, Removing Barriers to Person-Centered Care Act of 2016 - Discussed and provided feedback. Discussed possible hearing witnesses. Discussed Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment bill. (no bill #) Responded to inquiry regarding MACRA rules and value modifier. Discussed Medicare's 180-day coverage of skilled nursing facility care. S. 2836, H.R. 5036, Protecting Families with Disabilities Act - Signed letter in support of bill.
Client expense: $2,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act S. 2259 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 775 - to permanently repeal Medicare therapy caps. Support H.R. 1571/S. 843 - to require all time a Medicare beneficiary spends in a hospital to count toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of subsequent post-acute care - support. H.R. 1383, Medicare Adult Day Services Act, allowing home health care to be provided in a certified adult day services center - support. Support expansion of Medicare coverage of telehealth services Support H.R. 1342/S. 578, Home Health Planning Improvement Act, authorizing nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants to write orders for home health services to be covered by Medicare. Support H.R. 2704/S. 704, Community Based Independence for Seniors Act, to authorize demonstration programs under which Medicare Advantage programs could offer supplemental services. Support H.R. 3243/S. 1362, PACE Innovation Act, allowing CMS to test different PACE models, including those serving high-need individuals aged 55 and under. Oppose H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act, which would replace the present value-based purchasing initiative for skilled nursing facilities with a new system requiring larger payment withholds.
Client expense: $57,010 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act S. 737, H.R. 2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care and Children Act S. Res. 467/H. Res. 724- Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week on May 6, 2016, through May 12, 2016 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Proposed Rule on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2259 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.4981 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act S. 737, H.R. 2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care and Children Act S. Res. 467/H. Res. 724- Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week on May 6, 2016, through May 12, 2016 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 S.1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care Proposed Rule on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 578, H.R. 1342 The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 S. 257, H.R. 1611 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 628, H.R. 1209 The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 1021 Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 (PIMA) H.R. 2253, S. 737 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S.1456 Rural ACO Improvement Act of 2015 S.1641 Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act S. 2259 ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.524/ H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act of 2016 H.R. 4756 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act Medication Assisted Therapies (MATs) S. 1455, H.R. 2536 Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (TREAT) S. 524, H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 (CARA) S. 2562, H.R. 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act Opioid Abuse Epidemic Chronic Care
Client expense: $136,414 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education payments: The Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 (H.R. 3292); preventing cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: The Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3288); Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments: The Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 (H.R. 3291), Section 603 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (1314) Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 (HR 5273); Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health services for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S 578); Medicare payment for short hospital stays; Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children: "Advancing Care for Exceptional Children Act of 2015" (HR 546/S 298).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.2; S.141; S.298/H.R.546; H.B.169/S.258; S.257; S.313; H.R.2156/S.2368; S.257/H.R.1611; S.578/H.R.1342
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 1458, BACPAC Act of 2015. H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2015, provisions on home health surety bond. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 141/H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Responded to inquiry regarding in-home supportive services programs. (no bill #) S. 1549, Care Planning Act - Discussed the bill and urged cosponsorship. Discussed structural changes to Medicaid. (no bill #) Discussed health care quality and measurement. (no bill #) Discussed changes to the Medicare benefit design, such as copays, premiums and deductibles. (no bill #) Discussed Personalize Your Care Act and provided feedback. (no bill #) Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration. (no bill #) Made inquiry regarding DC Medicaid HCBS waiver. (no bill #) S. 1085, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Discussed bill. H.R. 4878, Better Care Lower Cost Act - Discussed bill. Discussed spousal impoverishment in Medicaid. (no bill #) H.R. 4059, S.2297, Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act - Provided feedback on bill. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act - Discussed feedback and next steps. (no bill #) Inquired regarding final rule on discharge planning. (no bill #) H.R.1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act - Discussed bill. Discussed retroactive eligibility for Medicaid HCBS (no bill #) Discussed observations status issues. (no bill #) S.578, Home Health Planning Improvement Act - Discussed bill and urged cosponsorship. Discussed the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program and changes needed to lower prescription drug costs and related agency proposed rule changes. (no bill #) H.R.2005, S.1083 - Discussed legislation to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs provided to Medicare Part D low-income subsidy beneficiaries, including those who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. H.R. 2624, S.1488, Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act- Discussed bill that would allow seniors to appeal the placement of their medications on a Medicare Part D specialty tier. Discussed Medicare Part D fraud and abuse legislation including lock-in provisions for high risk enrollees. (no bill #) Discussed legislation to require the addition of unique device identifier (UDI) of medical devices in health insurance claim forms. Discussed the Medicare Part B prescription drug demonstration proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. H.R.1220, S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act - Discussed bill. Discussed Medicare site of service payment policy. (no bill #) H.R. 4442,S.2484,CONNECT Act - Sent letter of endorsement. Discussed Medicare coverage and reimbursement of cataract surgery. Labor, Health and Human Services,FY2017 - Lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program. (no bill #)
Client expense: $1,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office