SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021

Assist client with healthcare issues; S.571 Public Health Funding Prevents Pandemics Act; H.R.295 Pandemic Healthcare Access Act; S889 Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021; HR 1349 The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R.2228 Rural Healthcare Act; S2021-HR3806 SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021; HR3203 & S773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes; S1567 Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021; H.R.4479 Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021-to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system; H.R.1811 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize additional funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities; S.3105 Hospital Revitalization Act of 2021; H.R.5106 To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes; S.3749 Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Ac7; HR8133 Transparency of Hospital Billing Act;H.R.1887 and S4009 Rural Hospital Support Act; H.R.7053 Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act; S.3792 Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act;S 4414 Expose Hospitals Violating Price Transparency Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, as it relates to Uncompensated Care Pools and Disproportionated Share Hospital Payments. S. 2069/H.R. 4323, Excellence in Mental Health Addiction Treatment Act. Monitored H.R.432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. Issues related to Medicare sequester relief. Issues related to the extension of telehealth flexibilities. Issues related to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule for Fiscal Year 2023. S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, as it relates to certified community behavioral health centers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Issues related to H.R. 1977 and S. 2021 (entire bills).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Assist client with healthcare issues; S.571 Public Health Funding Prevents Pandemics Act; H.R.295 Pandemic Healthcare Access Act; S889 Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021; HR 1349 The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R.2228 Rural Healthcare Act; S2021-HR3806 SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021; HR3203 & S773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes; S1567 Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021; H.R.4479 Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021-to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system; H.R.1811 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize additional funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities; S.3105 Hospital Revitalization Act of 2021; H.R.5106 To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes; S.3749 Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Ac7; HR8133 Transparency of Hospital Billing Act;H.R.1887 and S4009 Rural Hospital Support Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Issues related to H.R. 1977 and S. 2021 (entire bills).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, as it relates to Uncompensated Care Pools and Disproportionated Share Hospital Payments. Monitored H.R. 4323, Excellence in Mental Health Addiction Treatment Act. Monitored H.R.432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, issues related to Medicare sequester relief. H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, as it relates to the extension of telehealth flexibilities.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Assist client with healthcare issues; S.571 Public Health Funding Prevents Pandemics Act; H.R.295 Pandemic Healthcare Access Act; S889 Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021; HR 1349 The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R.2228 Rural Healthcare Act; S2021-HR3806 SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021; HR3203 & S773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes; S1567 Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021; H.R.4479 Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021-to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system; H.R.1811 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize additional funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities; S.3105 Hospital Revitalization Act of 2021; H.R.5106 To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and STEM education and funding. Support for efforts to strengthen Competency-Based Education (CBE) at the federal level and engaged on legislation related to TEACH Grants, H.R. 5691, the TEACH for Tomorrow Act. Support for the Endless Frontier Act/United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021(S.1260) - including UW System's best practices on research security - and the Americas College Promise Act of 2021 (S.1396).

Client expense: $59,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the inclusion of higher education priorities in the budget and budget reconciliation efforts (H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, and similar Senate efforts) including efforts to expand the Pell Grant and increase the federal award amount, an expansion of the definitions within the Americas College Promise Act (S.1396 and H.R.2861) both within the reconciliation bill and at introduction, support for additional funding for federal research and research infrastructure. Continued support for including additional higher education funding, student mental health and academic success priorities, testing, vaccine efforts, and contact tracing in COVID-19 stimulus and other legislative efforts, including the American Rescue Plan. Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including increased funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and the Pell Grant Program, including allowing "DREAMers" to have access to the Pell Grant. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, TRIO, GEAR UP, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for efforts to fund broadband access and additional cybersecurity research and development. Support for water sciences research, the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, and the Connected Systems Institute. Support for a Great Lakes research vessel, Small Business Development Center, and the Center for Economic Development via the FY22 appropriations process. Support of the US Innovation and Competition Act/Endless Frontier Act. Support for research funding in H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities which look to foster talent and diversity including support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes support for students brought to the United States as young children and international students who wish to remain post-graduation; support of efforts to improve the efficacy of visa processing; support of efforts to expand the Pell Grant Program to include DACA students.

Client expense: $59,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Assist client with healthcare issues; S.571 Public Health Funding Prevents Pandemics Act; H.R.295 Pandemic Healthcare Access Act; S889 Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021; HR 1349 The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021; H.R.2228 Rural Healthcare Act; S2021-HR3806 SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021; HR3203 & S773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes; S1567 Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021; H.R.4479 Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021-to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to HR 1977 and S 2021 (entire bills).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, as it relates to Uncompensated Care Pools and Disproportionated Share Hospital Payments. S. 610 (P.L. 117-71), the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, as it relates to Medicare sequestration. H.R. 4323, Excellence in Mental Health Addiction Treatment Act. H.R.432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332/S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021/H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. S. 2689/H.R. 5414, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 and issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 1868, Medicare Sequester Bill, S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, and P.L.117-7, as it relates to extension of the temporary suspension of sequestration for hospitals. H.R. 2256/S. 834, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021. H.R. 4407/S. 1568, Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to HR 1977 and S 2021 (entire bills).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and STEM education and funding. Support for efforts to strengthen Competency-Based Education (CBE) at the federal level and engaged on legislation related to TEACH Grants and the Small Business Innovation Voucher Act (HR 4752). Support for the Endless Frontier Act/United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021(S.1260) and Americas College Promise Act of 2021 (S.1396).

Client expense: $52,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the inclusion of higher education priorities in the budget and budget reconciliation efforts (H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, and similar Senate efforts) including efforts to expand the Pell Grant and increase the federal award amount, an expansion of the definitions within the Americas College Promise Act (S.1396 and H.R.2861) both within the reconciliation bill and at introduction, support for additional funding for federal research, research infrastructure, and deferred maintenance, and the College Completion Fund. Continued support for including additional higher education funding, student mental health and academic success priorities, testing, vaccine efforts, and contact tracing in COVID-19 stimulus efforts including the American Rescue Plan. Support for implementation of the UW Systems best practices as it relates to testing and tracing on college campuses and statewide vaccination efforts. Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including increased funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the National Phrenology Network, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and the Pell Grant Program, including allowing "DREAMers" to have access to the Pell Grant. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, TRIO, GEAR UP, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for efforts to fund broadband access and additional cybersecurity research and development. Support for water sciences research and the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. Support for a Great Lakes research vessel, Small Business Development Center, and the Center for Economic Development via the FY22 appropriations process. Support of the US Innovation and Competition Act/Endless Frontier Act.

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities which look to foster talent and diversity including support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes support for students brought to the United States as young children and international students who wish to remain post-graduation; support of efforts to improve the efficacy of visa processing; support of efforts to expand the Pell Grant Program to include DACA students.

Client expense: $52,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2903/S. 1512, The CONNECT for Health Act and H.R. 1332 / S. 368, The Telehealth Modernization Act, as they relate to telehealth. H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act, as it relates to payments for post-acute care providers. S. 2021 / H.R. 3806, The SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021, as it relates to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. Issues related to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases exclusion. H.R. 1868, Medicare Sequester Bill, S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, and P.L.117-7, as it relates to extension of the temporary suspension of sequestration for hospitals.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to HR 1977 and S 2021 (entire bills).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities which look to foster talent and diversity including support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes support for students brought to the United States as young children and international students who wish to remain post-graduation; efforts to improve the efficacy of visa processing; and continued opposition to any efforts to reintroduce the "Duration of Status" Rule.

Client expense: $42,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Support for stimulus efforts related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including additional support for increased funding flexibility both via the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA, H.R 133) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP, H.R. 1319). Support for including additional higher education funding, student mental health and academic success priorities, testing, vaccine efforts, and contact tracing in stimulus efforts. Support of implementation of the UW System's best practices as it relates to testing and tracing on college campuses and statewide vaccination efforts. Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including increased funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and the Pell Grant Program, including allowing "DREAMers" to have access to the Pell Grant. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, TRIO, GEAR UP, Federal Work Study, the Pell Grant Program, and efforts to expand the Perkins Loan concept with a replacement program. Support for efforts to fund broadband access, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and additional cybersecurity research and development. Support for inclusion of higher education priorities in the American Families Plan. Support for water sciences research and the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. Support for a Great Lakes research vessel, Small Business Development Center, and the Center for Economic Development via the FY22 appropriations process. Support for Navy, Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation Account via the FY22 appropriations process. Support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Plant Germplasm Research Facility via the FY22 appropriations process.

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Support for the reintroduction of the Educational Opportunity and Success Act (S. 883), the Endless Frontier Act/United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021(S.1260), and Americas College Promise Act of 2021 (S.1396). Support for efforts related to STEM Education and STEM Funding.

Client expense: $42,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities which look to foster talent and diversity including support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes support for students brought to the United States as young children and international students who wish to remain post-graduation; efforts to improve the efficacy of visa processing; and continued opposition to any efforts to reintroduce the "Duration of Status" Rule.

Client expense: $42,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Support for additional stimulus efforts related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including additional support for increased funding flexibility both via the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA, H.R 133) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP, H.R. 1319). Support for including additional higher education funding, student mental health and academic success priorities, testing, vaccine efforts, and contact tracing in COVID-19 stimulus efforts including the ARP. Support for implementation of the UW Systems best practices as it relates to testing and tracing on college campuses and statewide vaccination efforts. Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including increased funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, TRIO, GEAR UP, the Pell Grant Program, and efforts to expand the Perkins Loan concept with a replacement program. Support for efforts to fund broadband access and additional cybersecurity research and development.

Client expense: $42,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Concerns with the College Transparency Act (S. 839/ H.R. 2030) and potential unintended costs. Support for the reintroduction of the Educational Opportunity and Success Act and the Endless Frontier Act. Support for efforts related to STEM Education and STEM Funding.

Client expense: $42,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Support for additional stimulus efforts related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including additional support for increased funding flexibility both via the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA, H.R 133) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP, H.R. 1319). Support for including additional higher education funding, student mental health and academic success priorities, testing, vaccine efforts, and contact tracing in COVID-19 stimulus efforts including the ARP. Support for implementation of the UW Systems best practices as it relates to testing and tracing on college campuses and statewide vaccination efforts. Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including increased funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, TRIO, GEAR UP, the Pell Grant Program, and efforts to expand the Perkins Loan concept with a replacement program. Support for efforts to fund broadband access and additional cybersecurity research and development.

Client expense: $41,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Concerns with the College Transparency Act (S. 839/ H.R. 2030) and potential unintended costs. Support for the reintroduction of the Educational Opportunity and Success Act and the Endless Frontier Act. Support for efforts related to STEM Education and STEM Funding.

Client expense: $41,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities which look to foster talent and diversity including support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes support for students brought to the United States as young children and international students who wish to remain post-graduation; efforts to improve the efficacy of visa processing; and continued opposition to any efforts to reintroduce the "Duration of Status" Rule.

Client expense: $41,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE