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Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017
Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 11, 2017
Latest Action
December 11, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Michael B. EnziRepublican(WY)
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Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants to provide hospice care under Medicare.
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2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Medicare reimbursement, transparency, regulatory reform, PA Hospice (HR 1284, S 2214), Home Health (S 445, HR 1825),Veterans Administration issues, GOOD bill (S 426), Promote Access to Diabetic Shoes (HR 1617), Supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehab (S 1361, HR 1155), ACO assignment (HR 1160), Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S 693, HR 1676), Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act(HR 3692, S 2317), federal mandatory education requirements for prescribing opioids, federal workers compensation, and direct payment for PAs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement and state's health insurance program legislation. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Physician face to face encounter requirement. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Value based purchasing and bundling. Case mix creep payment cuts. Hospice payment policy. Home health non-physician certification authority. S. 353, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act (pending). H.R. 3820/S. 977, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017. S. 870, CHRONIC Care Act. Chronic care management proposals. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. CMS Home Health Conditions of Participation. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. Disposal of controlled substances. CY2019 Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) included in CMS CY2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, including proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment. Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender provisions. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement and state's health insurance program legislation. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Physician face to face encounter requirement. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Value based purchasing and bundling. Case mix creep payment cuts. Hospice payment policy. Home health non-physician certification authority. S. 353, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act (pending). H.R. 3820/S. 977, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017. S. 870, CHRONIC Care Act. Chronic care management proposals. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. CMS Home Health Conditions of Participation. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. Disposal of controlled substances. CY2019 Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) included in CMS CY2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, including proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment. Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender provisions. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement and state's health insurance program legislation. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Physician face to face encounter requirement. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Value based purchasing and bundling. Case mix creep payment cuts. Hospice payment policy. Home health non-physician certification authority. S. 353, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act (pending). H.R. 3820/S. 977, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017. S. 870, CHRONIC Care Act. Chronic care management proposals. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. CMS Home Health Conditions of Participation. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. Disposal of controlled substances. CY2019 Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) included in CMS CY2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, including proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment. Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender provisions. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Modifications to the Medicare home health provisions in the Bipartisan Budget Act. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Hospice payment policy. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Chronic care management proposals. Long-term services and supports coverage under Medicare. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. H.R. 6042 (EVV Delay) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. 1115 Waivers eliminating retroactive coverage in Florida and Arizona. Labor-HHS Appropriations. Proposed amendments to the Bipartisan Budget Act (Pub. L. No. 115-123) including provisions related to physician assistants as hospice attending physicians and hospital early discharge to hospice care. HHGM regulatory proposal. S. 3458/H.R. 6932, Medicare home health payment reform legislation. Appropriations for family caregiver support programs. S. 2227/H.R. 5306, EMPOWER Act. RAISE Family Caregivers Act - HHS implementation. Medicare Part B Time-limited equitable relief issues. Value based purchasing and bundling.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 980 and H.R. 1828, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017. S. 1334 and H.R. 2797, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. Issues related to advanced illness care and management. S. 693 and H.R. 1676, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284 and S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017. Issues related to regulatory relief. H.R. 5041 / S. 2659, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act as it pertains to the disposal of unused controlled substances; S. 2661, Hospice Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2018, S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 as they pertain to the disposal of unused controlled substances.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $43,749
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to home care and hospice, telehealth, Medicare reimbursement and state's health insurance program legislation. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Physician face to face encounter requirement. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Value based purchasing and bundling. Case mix creep payment cuts. Hospice payment policy. Home health non-physician certification authority. S. 353, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act (pending). H.R. 3820/S. 977, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017. S. 870, CHRONIC Care Act. Chronic care management proposals. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. CMS Home Health Conditions of Participation. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. Disposal of controlled substances. CY2019 Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) included in CMS CY2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, including proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment. Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender provisions. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Modifications to the Medicare home health provisions in the Bipartisan Budget Act. Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Hospice payment policy. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Chronic care management proposals. Long-term services and supports coverage under Medicare. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. H.R. 6042 (EVV Delay) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. H.R. 3728, EMPOWER Act. 1115 Waivers eliminating retroactive coverage in Florida and Arizona. Labor-HHS Appropriations. Proposed amendments to the Bipartisan Budget Act (Pub. L. No. 115-123) including provisions related to physician assistants as hospice attending physicians and hospital early discharge to hospice care. HHGM regulatory proposal.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 980 and H.R. 1828, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017. S. 1334 and H.R. 2797, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 and issues related to advanced illness care and management. S. 693 and H.R. 1676, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284 and S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017. Issues related to regulatory relief. H.R. 5041 / S. 2659, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act as it pertains to the disposal of unused controlled substances; S. 2661, Hospice Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2018, S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 as they pertain to the disposal of unused controlled substances.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $43,749
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare reimbursement, transparency, regulatory reform, PA Hospice (HR 1284, S 2214), Home Health (S 445, HR 1825),Veterans Administration issues, GOOD bill (S 426), Promote Access to Diabetic Shoes (HR 1617), Supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehab (S 1361, HR 1155), ACO assignment (HR 1160), Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S 693, HR 1676), Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act(HR 3692, S 2317), federal mandatory education requirements for prescribing opioids, federal workers compensation, and direct payment for PAs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Physician face to face encounter requirement. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Value based purchasing and bundling. Advance care planning services. Appropriations for family caregiver support programs. Case mix creep payment cuts. Hospice payment policy. Home health non-physician certification authority. S. 353, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act (pending). H.R. 3820/S. 977, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017. S. 870, CHRONIC Care Act. Chronic care management proposals. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. CMS Home Health Conditions of Participation. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. Disposal of controlled substances. CY2019 Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) included in CMS CY2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, including proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment. Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender provisions. H.R. 3728, EMPOWER Act. Medicare Part D Auto-escalation. Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal. Protection for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment. H.R. 3493, Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2017. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018.
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare reimbursement, transparency, regulatory reform, PA Hospice (HR 1284, S 2214), Home Health (S 445, HR 1825),Veterans Administration issues, GOOD bill (S 426),Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017(S 2193), Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 (HR 1848), Promote Access to Diabetic Shoes (HR 1617), Supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehab (S 1361, HR 1155), ACO assignment (HR 1160), Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S 830, HR 1953), Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S 693, HR 1676), Treatment of PA Education in the National Defense Authorization Act, PA Educational and Workforce Training Program Funding (FY18 & FY19 L/HHS Appropriations), Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act(HR 3692, S 2317), federal mandatory education requirements for prescribing opioids and federal workers compensation.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1334 and H.R. 2797, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 and issues related to advanced illness care and management. S. 980 and H.R. 1828, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017. S. 693 and H.R. 1676, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284 and S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017. Issues related to regulatory relief. H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 and issues concerning patient access to hospice. H.R. 5041, The Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act and issues regarding the disposal of unused controlled substances.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $43,749
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare reimbursement, transparency, regulatory reform, PA Hospice (HR 1284, S 2214), Home Health (S 445, HR 1825),Veterans Administration issues, GOOD bill (S 426), Promote Access to Diabetic Shoes (HR 1617), Supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehab (S 1361, HR 1155), ACO assignment (HR 1160), Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S 693, HR 1676), Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act(HR 3692, S 2317), federal mandatory education requirements for prescribing opioids and federal workers compensation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues concerning reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1334 and H.R. 2797, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 and issues related to advanced illness care and management. S. 980 and H.R. 1828, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017. S. 693 and H.R. 1676, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284 and S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017. Issues related to regulatory relief. Medicare extenders and issues concerning patient access to hospice.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $43,749
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare reimbursement, transparency, regulatory reform, PA Hospice (HR 1284, S 2214), Home Health (S 445, HR 1825),Veterans Administration issues, GOOD bill (S 426), Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities (HR 2547), Jobs for Our Heroes (S 1393),Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017(S 2193), Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 (HR 1848), Promote Access to Diabetic Shoes (HR 1617), Supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehab (S 1361, HR 1155), ACO assignment (HR 1160), Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S 830, HR 1953), Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S 693, HR 1676), Treatment of PA Education in the National Defense Authorization Act (HR 2810), PA Educational and Workforce Training Program Funding (FY18 & FY19 L/HHS Appropriations), Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act(HR 3692, S 2317), federal mandatory education requirements for prescribing opioids and federal workers compensation.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Home health rural add on payment adjustment. Value based purchasing and bundling. Advance care planning services. Appropriations for family caregiver support programs. Case mix creep payment cuts. S. 353, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act. H.R. 1825/S. 445, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 1676/S. 693, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284/S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act. H.R. 1828/S. 980, Rural Access to Hospice Act. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (pending). H.R. 2663, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act. Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act (pending). Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation) Verifying Electronically the Receipt of In-Home Care for Individuals Act or the VERIFI Act (pending). H.R. 3820/S. 977, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017. S. 870, CHRONIC Care Act. Chronic care management proposals. Audit and Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act (pending). Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. CMS Home Health Conditions of Participation. Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program. H.R. 2797/S. 1334, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017. Disposal of controlled substances. CY2019 Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) included in CMS CY2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, including proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment. Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender provisions. S. 227, EMPOWER Act. Medicare Part D Auto-escalation. Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal. Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid via tax reform. Protection for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment. H.R. 3493, Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2017. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act.
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE