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Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021
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Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 This bill eliminates certain restrictions relating to Medicare coverage of mental health services that are provided through telehealth. Current law allows for coverage of such services regardless of the geographic location of the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, as long as the beneficiary previously received in-person services and continues to receive in-person services at specified intervals. The bill eliminates these in-person requirements.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs including: quality measures and star ratings; third-party marketing tactics and broker compensation; prescription drug costs; risk adjustment; modernizing network composition and reforming benchmarks; advocated for differentiation in Medicare Part C and D reporting requirements; and transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Medicaid: Advocated on Medicaid redeterminations; presumptive eligibility; and auto-enrollment. Advocated to ensure state Medicaid agencies use all forms of data available before requesting information from an enrollee; Advocated in support of allowing Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to assist enrollees during redeterminations Advocated in support of integration in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and advocated in support of redefinitions of HIDE-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs to ensure that states with behavioral health and LTSS carve-outs still qualify for the frailty adjustment. Prescription Drug Pricing: Advocated on implementation of Part D provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; advocated on drug pricing models being developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation drug pricing models; advocated for affordable cell and gene therapy drugs including the creation of a national risk-pool model. Prior Authorization: Advocated on regulation addressing electronic prior authorization to improve consumers access to appropriate care in a timely fashion, reduce instance of inappropriate or low-value care; Advocated on ensuring that health plans and providers share equally in the development and implementation of electronic prior authorization requirements. Advocated on prior authorization criteria requirements that are realistic for community-based health plans. Telehealth: Advocated in support of permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond December 31, 2024 (CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2016/H.R. 4189; the Telehealth Modernization Act, S. 3967/7623); Advocated in support of an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program waivers; Advocated for legislation to repeal the requirement that doctors see Medicare beneficiaries in person within six months of being treated virtually for mental and behavioral health concerns (Telemental Health Care Access Act, S. 2061/H.R. 4058). Provider Directories: Advocated on ensuring accuracy of provider directories.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs including: quality measures and star ratings; third-party marketing tactics and broker compensation; prescription drug costs; risk adjustment; modernizing network composition and reforming benchmarks; advocated for differentiation in Medicare Part C and D reporting requirements; and transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Medicaid: Advocated on Medicaid redeterminations; presumptive eligibility; and auto-enrollment. Advocated to ensure state Medicaid agencies use all forms of data available before requesting information from an enrollee; Advocated in support of allowing Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to assist enrollees during redeterminations Advocated in support of integration in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and advocated in support of redefinitions of HIDE-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs to ensure that states with behavioral health and LTSS carve-outs still qualify for the frailty adjustment. Prescription Drug Pricing: Advocated on implementation of Part D provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; advocated on drug pricing models being developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation drug pricing models; advocated for affordable cell and gene therapy drugs including the creation of a national risk-pool model. Prior Authorization: Advocated on regulation addressing electronic prior authorization to improve consumers access to appropriate care in a timely fashion, reduce instance of inappropriate or low-value care; Advocated on ensuring that health plans and providers share equally in the development and implementation of electronic prior authorization requirements. Advocated on prior authorization criteria requirements that are realistic for community-based health plans. Telehealth: Advocated in support of permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond December 31, 2024 (CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2016/H.R. 4189; the Telehealth Modernization Act, S. 3967/7623); Advocated in support of an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program waivers; Advocated for legislation to repeal the requirement that doctors see Medicare beneficiaries in person within six months of being treated virtually for mental and behavioral health concerns (Telemental Health Care Access Act, S. 2061/H.R. 4058). Provider Directories: Advocated on ensuring accuracy of provider directories.
2024 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs including: quality measures and star ratings; third-party marketing tactics and broker compensation; prescription drug costs; risk adjustment; modernizing network composition and reforming benchmarks; advocated for differentiation in Medicare Part C and D reporting requirements; and transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Medicaid: Advocated on Medicaid redeterminations; presumptive eligibility; and auto-enrollment. Advocated to ensure state Medicaid agencies use all forms of data available before requesting information from an enrollee; Advocated in support of allowing Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to assist enrollees during redeterminations Advocated in support of integration in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and advocated in support of redefinitions of HIDE-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs to ensure that states with behavioral health and LTSS carve-outs still qualify for the frailty adjustment. Prescription Drug Pricing: Advocated on implementation of Part D provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; advocated on drug pricing models being developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation drug pricing models; advocated for affordable cell and gene therapy drugs. Prior Authorization: Advocated on regulation addressing electronic prior authorization to improve consumers access to appropriate care in a timely fashion, reduce instance of inappropriate or low-value care; Advocated on ensuring that health plans and providers share equally in the development and implementation of electronic prior authorization requirements. Advocated on prior authorization criteria requirements that are realistic for community-based health plans. Telehealth: Advocated in support of permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond December 31, 2024 (CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2016/H.R. 4189; the Telehealth Modernization Act, S. 3967/7623); Advocated in support of an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program waivers; Advocated for legislation to repeal the requirement that doctors see Medicare beneficiaries in person within six months of being treated virtually for mental and behavioral health concerns (Telemental Health Care Access Act, S. 2061/H.R. 4058). Provider Directories: Advocated on ensuring accuracy of provider directories.
2024 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs including: quality measures and star ratings; third-party marketing tactics and broker compensation; prescription drug costs; risk adjustment; modernizing network composition and reforming benchmarks; advocated for differentiation in Medicare Part C and D reporting requirements; and transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Medicaid: Advocated on Medicaid redeterminations; presumptive eligibility; and auto-enrollment. Advocated to ensure state Medicaid agencies use all forms of data available before requesting information from an enrollee; Advocated in support of allowing Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to assist enrollees during redeterminations Advocated in support of integration in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and advocated in support of redefinitions of HIDE-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs to ensure that states with behavioral health and LTSS carve-outs still qualify for the frailty adjustment. Prescription Drug Pricing: Advocated on implementation of Part D provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; advocated on drug pricing models being developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation drug pricing models; advocated for affordable cell and gene therapy drugs. Prior Authorization: Advocated on regulation addressing electronic prior authorization to improve consumers access to appropriate care in a timely fashion, reduce instance of inappropriate or low-value care; Advocated on ensuring that health plans and providers share equally in the development and implementation of electronic prior authorization requirements. Advocated on prior authorization criteria requirements that are realistic for community-based health plans. Telehealth: Advocated in support of permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond December 31, 2024 (CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2016/H.R. 4189; the Telehealth Modernization Act, S. 3967/7623); Advocated in support of an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program waivers; Advocated for legislation to repeal the requirement that doctors see Medicare beneficiaries in person within six months of being treated virtually for mental and behavioral health concerns (Telemental Health Care Access Act, S. 2061/H.R. 4058). Provider Directories: Advocated on ensuring accuracy of provider directories.
2023 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs including: quality measures and star ratings; third-party marketing tactics and broker compensation; prescription drug costs; risk adjustment; modernizing network composition and reforming benchmarks; advocated for differentiation in Medicare Part C and D reporting requirements; and transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Medicaid: Advocated on Medicaid redeterminations; presumptive eligibility; and auto-enrollment. Advocated to ensure state Medicaid agencies use all forms of data available before requesting information from an enrollee; Advocated in support of allowing Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to assist enrollees during redeterminations Advocated in support of integration in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and advocated in support of redefinitions of HIDE-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs to ensure that states with behavioral health and LTSS carve-outs still qualify for the frailty adjustment. Prescription Drug Pricing: Advocated on implementation of Part D provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; advocated on drug pricing models being developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation drug pricing models; advocated for affordable cell and gene therapy drugs. Prior Authorization: Advocated on regulation addressing electronic prior authorization to improve consumers access to appropriate care in a timely fashion, reduce instance of inappropriate or low-value care; Advocated on ensuring that health plans and providers share equally in the development and implementation of electronic prior authorization requirements. Advocated on prior authorization criteria requirements that are realistic for community-based health plans. Telehealth: Advocated in support of permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond December 31, 2024 (CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2016/H.R. 4189); Advocated in support of an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program waivers; Advocated for legislation to repeal the requirement that doctors see Medicare beneficiaries in person within six months of being treated virtually for mental and behavioral health concerns (Telemental Health Care Access Act, S. 2061/H.R. 4058). Provider Directories: Advocated on ensuring accuracy of provider directories.
| Republican |
| SD |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic | AZ |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Roger Marshall | Republican | KS |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs including: quality measures and star ratings; third-party marketing tactics; prescription drug costs; risk adjustment; advocated for differentiation in Medicare Part C and D reporting requirements; and transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Medicaid: Advocated on Medicaid redeterminations; presumptive eligibility; and auto-enrollment. Advocated in support of integration in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and advocated in support of redefinitions of HIDE-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs to ensure that states with behavioral health and LTSS carve-outs still qualify for the frailty adjustment. Prescription Drug Pricing: Advocated on implementation of Part D provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; advocated on drug pricing models being developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation drug pricing models; advocated for affordable cell and gene therapy drugs. Prior Authorization: Advocated on regulation addressing electronic prior authorization to improve consumers access to appropriate care in a timely fashion, reduce instance of inappropriate or low-value care; Advocated on ensuring that health plans and providers share equally in the development and implementation of electronic prior authorization requirements. Advocated on prior authorization criteria requirements that are realistic for community-based health plans. Telehealth: Advocated in support of permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond December 31, 2024 (CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2016/H.R. 4189); Advocated in support of an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program waivers; Advocated for legislation to repeal the requirement that doctors see Medicare beneficiaries in person within six months of being treated virtually for mental and behavioral health concerns (Telemental Health Care Access Act, S. 2061/H.R. 4058). Provider Directories: Advocated on ensuring accuracy of provider directories.
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Senate drug pricing provisions and Medicare Part D reforms in reconciliation language. Telehealth Medicare physician reimbursement. H.R.4058/S.2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 to remove barriers to telemental health services for Medicare beneficiaries. H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs including: quality measures and star ratings; third-party marketing tactics; prescription drug costs; risk adjustment; and transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Medicaid: Advocated on Medicaid redeterminations; presumptive eligibility; and auto-enrollment. Advocated in support of integration in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and advocated in support of redefinitions of HIDE-SNPs and FIDE-SNPs to ensure that states with behavioral health and LTSS carve-outs still qualify for the frailty adjustment. Prescription Drug Pricing: Advocated on implementation of Part D provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; advocated on drug pricing models being developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation drug pricing models; advocated for affordable cell and gene therapy drugs. Prior Authorization: Advocated on regulation addressing electronic prior authorization to improve consumers access to appropriate care in a timely fashion, reduce instance of inappropriate or low-value care; Advocated on ensuring that health plans and providers share equally in the development and implementation of electronic prior authorization requirements. Advocated on prior authorization criteria requirements that are realistic for community-based health plans. Telehealth: Advocated in support of permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities beyond December 31, 2024 (CONNECT for Health Act, S. 2016/H.R. 4189); Advocated in support of an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program waivers; Advocated for legislation to repeal the requirement that doctors see Medicare beneficiaries in person within six months of being treated virtually for mental and behavioral health concerns (Telemental Health Care Access Act, S. 2061/H.R. 4058). Provider Directories: Advocated on ensuring accuracy of provider directories.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Senate drug pricing provisions and Medicare Part D reforms in reconciliation language. Telehealth Medicare physician reimbursement. H.R.4058/S.2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 to remove barriers to telemental health services for Medicare beneficiaries. H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Regulatory and legislative health care issues impacting pricing and access; Issues related to diagnosis and treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia; Issues related to diagnosis and treatment of Parkinsons Disease. Issues related to Telehealth; S. 2061 Telemental Healthcare Access Act of 2021; H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - issues related to telehealth; H.R. 2507/S.2158, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0.
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (S. 445/H.R. 1384), all provisions related to removing the waiver requirement for health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2019, all provisions related to amending regulations for the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 and allowing community mental health centers to register to practice telemedicine. Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (H.R. 2067), all provisions related to requiring physicians and other prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating and managing patients with substance use disorders. CONNECT for Health Act of 2023, all provisions related to expanding access to telehealth services. Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 (S. 2061), all provisions related to ensuring coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth. Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act (H.R. 708/S. 168), all provisions related to temporary authorization of in-person and telehealth services. Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2021 (H.R. 721/S. 1841), all provisions related to school-based mental health services. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act (H.R. 6214/S. 3356), all provisions related to awarding grants to increase access to school-based, mental health services. Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 (H.R. 6279), all provisions related to authorizing a study on certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through opioid treatment programs. 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 (H.R. 7116), all provisions related to providing for improvements in the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes. 9-8-8 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022 (H.R.7232), all provisions related to providing for improvements in the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes. Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act (S. 586), all provisions related to establishing separate payments for certain non-opioid treatments under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services and the payment system for ambulatory surgical center services Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 (S.4348), all provisions related to addressing substance use disorders and the safe disposal of opioids. Telemental Health Access to Care Act (S.2061/H.R. 4058), all provisions related to intended to increase access to tele-mental health care and telehealth. Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666), all provisions related to reauthorizations, expansions, and modifications of programs, grants, and activities that focus on mental and behavioral health. Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 (H.R.4040), all provisions related to extending telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program Expanding Access to Mental Health Training Act (S. 4461), all provisions related to reauthorizing grants for training teachers and other school personnel to recognize the symptoms of childhood and adolescent mental health disorders. Behavioral Health Network and Directory Improvement Act (S. 5093), all provisions related to protect patients and improve the accuracy of provider directory information by eliminating ghost networks.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Senate drug pricing provisions and Medicare Part D reforms in reconciliation language. Telehealth Medicare physician reimbursement. H.R.4058/S.2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 to remove barriers to telemental health services for Medicare beneficiaries. H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
General healthcare; health reform; healthcare value and quality; health information technology; clinical trials; tele-health; healthcare costs; healthcare interoperability. Promoting biomedical research. Rural health. Clinical laboratory capacity and reimbursement issues. Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Telehealth. Medicare physician payment; Impact of statutory pay-go on health care providers; Delay of Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) laboratory reimbursement reporting requirements. H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. Public Health Emergency. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
General healthcare; health reform; healthcare value and quality; health information technology; clinical trials; tele-health; healthcare costs; healthcare interoperability. Promoting biomedical research. Rural health. Clinical laboratory capacity and reimbursement issues. Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Telehealth. Medicare physician payment; Impact of statutory pay-go on health care providers; Delay of Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) laboratory reimbursement reporting requirements. H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. Public Health Emergency. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) Public Law No. 117-169. H.R. 6833 - Continuing Resolution.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4014, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education S. 2094, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, provisions relating to Prior Authorization and attachment standards S. 3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, provisions relating to Prior Authorization and attachment standards H.R. 7995, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NO PAIN) Act, all provisions S. 586, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NO PAIN) Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2903, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 1512, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions H.R. 2256, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, all provisions S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions H.R. 3407, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions S. 411, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions H.R. 3441, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions S. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 955, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions S. 285, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2654, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6020, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3314, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021, all provisions S. 801, Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act, all provisions H.R. 1738, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 1025, Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 66, Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act, all provisions S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 4043, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4755, Seniors Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6308, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions H.R. 6048, Medicare Stability for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 3348, SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act, all provisions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2166, Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2228, Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3447, Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, all provisions H.R. 7051, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions S. 3791, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7878, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions S. 4307, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 6202, Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, all provisions S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 7475, Mamas First Act, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 3614, Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021, provisions related to menstrual products coverage in Medicaid Medicare program: Physician Payment and Delivery Reform Medicare program: Impending Medicare payment cuts Medicare program: Medicare Evaluation and Management/budget neutrality Medicare program: Statutory PAYGO/Sequester Relief Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations/specialty care Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models Medicare program: AMA Recovery Plan for Americas Physicians/payment reform Medicare program: Global and Professional Direct Contracting alternative payment model/REACH ACOs Medicare program: Appropriate Use Criteria and Prior Authorization Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/prior authorization regulation Medicare program: Automatic blood pressure measurement devices/coverage Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) Medicare program: MIPS/Promoting Interoperability/Cost/Improvement Activities Medicare program: MIPS/data sharing/transparency Medicare program: MACRA physician burdens Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Health IT burden Medicare program: Public Health Emergency COVID-19 /Accelerated and Advance Payments Medicare program: Primary Care First models Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Medicare program: Modifier 25 Medicare program: Split/shared billing Medicare program: Interoperability/data blocking/HIPAA Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Provider compliance/Regulatory relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Prescription drug pricing/Pharmacy Benefits Managers Medicare program: Step Therapy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA Oversight Medicaid program: Improving Access to Physical and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth Under Medicaid and CHIP draft Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health Equity Medicaid program: Maternal Mortality Medicaid program: Uninsured and healthcare coverage/COVID-19 Medicaid program: Special Enrollment Period Medicaid program: Sickle Cell Disease
Client expense: $4,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Telehealth (H.R. 4058 - Telemental Health Expansion Act, S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act); Telehealth in the FY23 Omnibus 988 - S.1902/H.R.5611 - Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act Behavioral Health Workforce (additional GME slots, funding for Medicaid rate increases, adding LMFTs/LPCs to Medicare) S.828/H.R.432 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Telehealth (H.R. 4058 - Telemental Health Expansion Act, S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act) Behavioral Health Workforce (additional GME slots, funding for Medicaid rate increases, adding LMFTs/LPCs to Medicare) H.R.5611/S.1902 - Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act H.R.432/S 828 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Permanence for Medicare telehealth reform and repeal of the telemental in-person requirement; H.R. 4058/S. 2061 Telemental Health Care Access Act
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (S. 445/H.R. 1384), all provisions related to removing the waiver requirement for health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2019, all provisions related to amending regulations for the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 and allowing community mental health centers to register to practice telemedicine. Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (H.R. 2067), all provisions related to requiring physicians and other prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating and managing patients with substance use disorders. CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 (H.R. 2903/S. 1512), all provisions related to expanding access to telehealth services. Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 (S. 2061), all provisions related to ensuring coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth. HELP Act of 2021 (S. 1570), all provisions related to the accessibility and coordination of 211 services and 988 services. Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act (H.R. 708/S. 168), all provisions related to temporary authorization of in-person and telehealth services. Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act (S. 1902), all provisions related to empowering communities to establish a continuum of care for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021 (H.R. 5442), all provisions related to authorizing grants to develop strategic response plans with respect to the opioid crisis, and to require practitioners prescribing an opioid for certain patients to also prescribe an opioid overdose reversal drug. Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2021 (H.R. 593/S. 135), all provisions related to providing grants to entities that provide mental health and substance use disorder programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2021 (H.R. 721/S. 1841), all provisions related to school-based mental health services. Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act (H.R. 7080/S. 4059), all provisions related to grants to support behavioral health treatment and services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act (S. 4058), all provisions related to grants for harm reduction activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act (H.R. 6214/S. 3356), all provisions related to awarding grants to increase access to school-based, mental health services. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2019 (H.R. 3591), all provisions related to expanding the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program to include campus efforts to prevent substance misuse. Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 (H.R. 6279), all provisions related to authorizing a study on certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through opioid treatment programs. 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 (H.R. 7116), all provisions related to providing for improvements in the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes. 9-8-8 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022 (H.R.7232), all provisions related to providing for improvements in the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes. Into the Light for MMH and SUD Act of 2022 (H.R. 7073), all provisions related to reauthorizing a grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. Anna Westin Legacy Act (H.R. 7249/S. 3686), all provisions related to providing education and training on eating disorders for health care providers and communities, and for other purposes. Behavioral Health Information Technology Act, (H.R.7427), all provisions related to CMI testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, and for other purposes Safe Step Act (H.R. 2163/S. 464), all provisions related to creating an exception for medication step-therapy. Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act (S. 586), all provisions related to establishing separate payments for certain non-opioid treatments under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services and the payment system for ambulatory surgical center services Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 (S.4348), all provisions related to addressing substance use disorders and the safe disposal of opioids. Telemental Health Access to Care Act (S.2061/H.R. 4058), all provisions related to intended to increase access to tele-mental health care and telehealth. Stop Pills That Kill Act (S.4151), all provisions related to penalizing the manufacture and/or facilitation of manufacturing counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl, or a counterfeit substance. Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666), all provisions related to reauthorizations, expansions, and modifications of programs, grants, and activities that focus on mental and behavioral health. CONNECT Act of 2022 (H.R.8391), all provisions related to awarding grants for crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services. BENEFIT Act of 2021 (H.R.4472), all provisions related to strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs. Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 (H.R.4040), all provisions related to extending telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program Expanding Access to Mental Health Training Act (S. 4461), all provisions related to reauthorizing grants for training teachers and other school personnel to recognize the symptoms of childhood and adolescent mental health disorders. Behavioral Health Network and Directory Improvement Act (S. 5093), all provisions related to protect patients and improve the accuracy of provider directory information by eliminating ghost networks. Any legislation published by the Senate Finance Committee relating to behavioral healthcare, including workforce, mental health integration, and parity policy.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Telemedicine legislation including H.R. 2903, S. 1512 - CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 1332, S. 368 Telehealth Modernization Act; H.R. 366 -Protecting Access to Post-COVID Telehealth Act; H.R. 4058, S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act;H.R. 1647, S. 340 - TREATS Act; H.R. 5981, S. 1704 - Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 7353 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act; H.R. 7573/S. 3593 Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 4040 Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Telemedicine legislation including H.R. 2903, S. 1512 - CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 1332, S. 368 Telehealth Modernization Act; H.R. 366 -Protecting Access to Post-COVID Telehealth Act; H.R. 4058, S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; H.R. 1647, S. 340 - TREATS Act; H.R. 4040 Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Advocated for health care affordability measures, including continuous coverage for children in state Childrens Health Insurance Plans (CHIP) and 12-month post-partum coverage for pregnant women. Advocated for making COVID-19 related telehealth regulatory flexibilities permanent. Advocated for repeal of the in-person requirement for tele-mental health visits (H.R. 4058/S. 2061)) Mental and Behavioral Health: advocated in support of integration, collaborative care and access to mental and behavioral health services; advocated for mental health parity and greater access to mental and behavioral health services overall. Advocated for reimbursement of food security interventions (e.g., Food Farmacies, Medically Tailored Meals) in publicly sponsored programs.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issue: Support policies to close the Medicaid coverage gap, including through ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Educate Congress about the impact of Section 203 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and its changes to the Medicaid DSH cap calculation methodology on academic medical centers. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division FF Issue: Support increased Medicare funding for graduate medical education, including 200 new Medicare-supported GME slots included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. H.R. 2256 / S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support increased Medicare funding for graduate medical education S. 1438 Opioid Workforce Act H.R. 3441 Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act Issue: Support targeted Medicare funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain medicine residency programs S.1893 / H.R. 8508, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas that reduce current DGME/IME payments to teaching hospitals Issue: Provide feedback to CMS on its proposed distribution of the 1,000 new GME slots authorized be the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 as described in the 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule. Support CMS adopting alternative 2 with modifications to allow for more than 1.0 FTE per hospital. Support policy to ensure each qualifying hospital that applies for CAA, 2021 GME positions would receive at least 1 (or a fraction of 1) of the positions before any qualifying hospital receives more than 1 of such positions Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount and cap-setting technical corrections and administrative relief. Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose establishing nationality-based restrictions on medical residencies supported by Medicare Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital, physician, and provider cuts. H.R. 8850, Fair Access In Residency Act Issue: Oppose legislative interference in residency training program requirements and policies requiring the Medicare program to consider specific physician licensing exams for residency program applications. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome Medicaid GME transparency language. Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency or disclosure initiatives H.R.3173 / S.3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Issue: Protecting patients from delays in care by streamlining and standardizing prior authorization under the Medicare Advantage program and providing program oversight and transparency Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs. Draft Medicare Part D benefit re-design legislation Issue: Support policies to reduce prescription drug prices Issue: Support implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures) interoperability and health data sharing provisions. Issue: Support changes and improvements to the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Issue: Support necessary changes and improvements to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Issue: Educate Congress and policymakers on the financial challenges facing teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty practices and the impact on patients access to care and the nations health. Issue: Support expansion of Medicaid and CHIP coverage during the postpartum period. S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Issue: Support extension of Medicare sequester moratorium. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support clearing the PAYGO scorecard to avoid another Medicare sequester due to the use of reconciliation to pass the American Rescue Plan Act. Issue: Oppose use of extended Medicare sequester and repurposing of unused Provider Relief Fund. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division FF H.R.8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Issue: Support a 4.42% increase in the Medicare physician fee schedule that Congress provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to avoid payment cuts due to budget neutrality requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts by states to impose work or other community engagement activities as a requirement for continued Medicaid eligibility or coverage for certain Medicaid beneficiaries. Issue: Support making permanent the interim final rule that allows hospitals that unknowingly trigger their Medicare GME caps and per resident amounts to not have that happen and instead retain the ability to build a new resident cap / PRA so long as the cap / PRA is not above a minimum amount. Issue: Oppose aspects of CMS hospital price transparency rule. Issue: Oppose site-neutral expansion to excepted off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs). Issue: Support waiving budget neutrality requirements associated with the E/M code changes or temporarily holding harmless physicians and other health care professionals. Issue: Oppose finalizing proposed rule for Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and definition of reasonable and necessary. Issue: Oppose enforcement of linking Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) compliance with requiring that hospitals report 38 COVID-19 related measures. Issue: Support continuation of the 3-Day Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Stay waiver after the conclusion of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Issue: Oppose policy of incorporating revenue distinctions into the Medicare Shared Savings Program. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division FF Issue: Support permanent extension of Medicare telehealth waivers, including removing patient location restrictions and rural site requirements, allowing payment for audio-only services, and reimbursing providers for telehealth services as services delivered in-person. Support 2 year or permanent extension of the waivers. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division FF H.R. 7053 / S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act Issue: Support extension of Acute Hospital at Home program waiver of 24/7 nursing requirement. Issue: Support permanent extension of current Covid telehealth flexibilities HR 1332, the Telehealth Modernization Act Issue: Support efforts to expand patient access to telehealth HR 1397, the Telehealth Improvement for Kids Essential Services Act Issue: Support providing states with guidance to increase telehealth access in Medicaid and CHIP Issue: Support efforts to improve access to childrens mental health care H.R. 4040 Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 Issue: Support extension of COVID-19 telehealth waivers for two years beyond the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (SAVE Act)Issue: Support funding for hospital-based violence intervention programs and community violence interventions Issue: Support increased access to behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services under Medicare and Medicaid. Support expanded Medicare reimbursement for integrated behavioral health Medicare payment codes. Support the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). S. 2061 Telemental Health Care Access Act Issue: Support policy to remove requirement for Medicare beneficiaries to be seen in-person every six months for telehealth visits for mental health services Issue: Support creation of new Medicare outpatient IME payment in addition to existing Medicare IME payment inpatient methodology. Oppose policies to create IME payments for outpatient services while remaining budget neutral. Issue: Support efforts to reverse cuts in Medicare OPPS reimbursements to hospitals for drugs acquired under the 340B program. H.R. 4547, Value in Health Care Act Issue: Support changes to alternative payment models (APMs) to increase participation in value-based health programs and promote quality care and improved health outcomes. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support extension of alternative payment model (APM) bonus. H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act Issue: Support improving the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to ensure that all ACOs have an equal opportunity to share in savings regardless of their geographic location. H.R. 4970, Rural Medical Residency Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Support providing funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Support efforts to investigate nurse-staffing agencies conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Client expense: $876,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Regulatory and legislative health care issues impacting pricing and access; Issues related to diagnosis and treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia; Issues related to diagnosis and treatment of Parkinsons Disease. Issues related to Telehealth; S. 2061 Telemental Healthcare Access Act of 2021; H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - issues related to telehealth; H.R. 2507/S.2158, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0.
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3434, Territories Health Equity Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4406, Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 2903, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1512, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7051, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, provisions relating to COVID-19 flexibilities, and telemental health S. 3791, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, provisions relating to COVID-19 flexibilities, and telemental health S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, all provisions H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 2654, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 5067, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, provisions relating to scope of practice S. 2652, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, provisions relating to scope of practice H.R. 8812, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions S. 5212, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 9577, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022, all provisions S. 5272, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8487, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions S. 586, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions H.R. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3441, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions H.R. 3407, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, provisions relating to Medicaid and CHIP, and maternal and infant mortality S. 411, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, provisions relating to Medicaid and CHIP, and maternal and infant mortality H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions S. 346, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4755, Seniors Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6308, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions S. 5249, Preserving Patient Access to Value-Based Care Act, all provisions H.R. 8879, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 8878, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of outpatient mental health services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8910, Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8884, Medicare Opioid Use Disorder Outreach Act, all provisions H.R. 8890, Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 801, Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act, all provisions H.R. 1738, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 1025, Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2256, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7995, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 955, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions S. 285, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4128, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 4043, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 8594, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act, all provisions S. 4750, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act, all provisions H.R. 4014, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2094, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 9378, Sunshine Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 6576, Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program (SURS) Extension Act of 2022, all provisions Medicare program: Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) broad reform Medicare program: MACRA implementation Medicare program: MACRA burdens Medicare program: 21st Century Cures Act implementation Medicare program: Enhancing the Mental Health Workforce Medicare program: Improvement to Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act Medicare program: Medicare program improvement/Physician Services and Education Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/inflation updates Medicare program: 2% Medicare sequester moratorium Medicare program: 4.5% payment rates reduction Medicare program: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor/3% increase extension Medicare program: Global and Professional Direct Contracting alternative payment model/REACH ACOs Medicare program: Medicare physician payment Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) improvement Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Medicare Physician Payment Reform/primary care/specialties Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS)/Revalidation Medicare program: Recovery plan for Americas Physicians Medicare program: Physician-Owned Hospitals/Medicare Moratorium Medicare program: Health IT burdens Medicare program: EHR certification Medicare program: Provider Compliance/Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: National provider directory Medicare program: Self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) devices/benefit category Medicare program: Information blocking Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity Medicare and Medicaid programs: Puerto Rico/Medicaid caps/FMAP Medicaid program: Improving Access to Physical and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth Under Medicaid and CHIP Medicaid program: Ensuring Access to Telemental Health Services Medicaid program: Ensuring Access to Telemental Health Services Medicaid program: Enhancing the Mental Health Workforce Medicaid program: Improving Integration, Coordination, and Access to Care Medicaid program: Maternal mortality and morbidity/Equity
Client expense: $5,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Site Neutrality. Graduate Medical Education Funding. Provider relief fund. H.R.1868/P.L 117-7 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes; sequester relief. Statutory pay-go impact on health care providers; Medicare physician reimbursement. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
General healthcare; health reform; healthcare value and quality; health information technology; clinical trials; tele-health; healthcare costs; healthcare interoperability. Promoting biomedical research. Rural health. Clinical laboratory capacity and reimbursement issues. Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Telehealth. Medicare physician payment; Impact of statutory pay-go on health care providers; Delay of Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) laboratory reimbursement reporting requirements. H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. Public Health Emergency. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
COVID-19 response General hospital policies. Medicare transplant issues. Medicaid waiver policies. Statutory pay-go impact on heath care providers; Medicaid DSH. H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicaid Waiver policies. Medicare sequester and statutory pay-Go impact on health care providers. Medicaid DSH. H.R. 4058/S.2061 - Tele-mental Access to Care Act. Physician-owned hospital issues. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 432 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act H.R. 909 / S. 484 - The Moms Matter Act H.R. 1475/ S. 1795 - Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act H.R. 3173 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 H.R. 3541 / S. 1810 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3753/ S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act H.R. 4058 / S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4122 / S. 3658 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act H.R. 4217 / S. 2779 - TRIUMPH for New Moms Act H.R. 4770 - Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth (EDOT) Act of 2021 H.R. 5218 - Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act H.R. 6000 - Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 - Due Process Continuity of Care Act H.R. 7073 / S. 3824 - Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act H.R. 7116 - 988 Implementation Act of 2022 H.R. 7232 - 988 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022 H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 H.R. 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R. 7857 - Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 H.R. 8180 - Undertaking Needed Investments in Therapy, Education, and De-Escalation (UNITED) Act of 2022 H.R. 8229 - Telemental Health Parity Act H.R. 8391 - CONNECT Act H.R. 8800 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 H.R. 8830 / S. 4003 - Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act H.R. 8878 - Intensive Outpatient Policy H.R. 8879 - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act H.R. 8881 - Mental Health Transparency Act H.R. 8884 - Medicare Opioid Use Disorder Outreach Act H.R. 8885 - Better Health Care Directories Act H.R. 8886 - Promoting Clarity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act H.R. 8889 - Readable Insurance Coverage Enhancement (RICE) Act H.R. 8890 - Physician Wellness Program Act H.R. 8891 - No Surprises for Survivors Act H.R. 8892 - Access to Mental Health Services Act H.R. 8908 - Fighting Stimulant and other Substance Use Disorders Act H.R. 8910 - Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act H.R. 9201 - Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act H.R. 9499 - CCBHC Expansion Act of 2022 S. 2144 - PEERS Act of 2021 S. 2425 - Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act S. 4747 - Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act S. 4965 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology. S.5041 - Training Psychiatrists for the Future Act S.5042 - More Behavioral Health Providers Act S.5043 - Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Act S.5061 - Expand Qualified Psychologist Services Act S.5062 - Protect Our Physicians Act S.5272 - Increasing Mental Health Options of 2022 Senate Finance Kids Mental Health Draft Senate Finance Telehealth Draft Senate Finance Integrated Care Draft Senate Finance Workforce Draft Senate Finance Parity Draft
Client expense: $194,975 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Permanence for Medicare telehealth reform and repeal of the telemental in-person requirement; H.R. 4058/S. 2061 Telemental Health Care Access Act; H.R. 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R.1319; Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, (S.2061/H.R.4058); Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, H.R.3447; Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, S.2069; FY22 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, H.R.4502; FY22 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Appropriations Act, H.R.4502; Build Back Better Act, H.R.5376; Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, H.R.6202 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R.2471; 988 Implementation Act, H.R.7116; 988 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022, H.R.7232; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, S.2938; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, H.R.8295; 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R.2617
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond Covid-19 Act of 2021. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 366 - Protecting Access to Post-Covid-19 Telehealth Act of 2021. H.R. 1332/S. 368 - Telehealth Modernization Act. H.R. 2903 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. H.R. 2807 - Prevent Diabetes Act. H.R. 4008 - Increasing Rural Telehealth Access Act of 2021. S. 1704 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021. S. 2197 - Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act. S. 2173 - Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act. Coverage of telehealth in high deductible health plans. S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. H.R. 7353 - Telehealth Benefits Expansion for Workers Act of 2022. H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond Covid-19 Act of 2021. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Senate drug pricing provisions and Medicare Part D reforms in reconciliation language. Telehealth Medicare physician reimbursement. H.R.4058/S.2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 to remove barriers to telemental health services for Medicare beneficiaries. H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Senate drug pricing provisions and Medicare Part D reforms in reconciliation language. Telehealth Medicare physician reimbursement. H.R.4058/S.2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 to remove barriers to telemental health services for Medicare beneficiaries. H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 2547 Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act (all sections of full text) S 3593 Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (all sections of full text) HR 4390 PROTECT 340B Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(support) P.L. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; discussions involving the extension of ACA subsidies through 2025 Discussions involving 340B Drug Pricing Program Discussions involving Medicare sequestration Discussions involving CMS proposed Physician Fee Schedule Monitored HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Monitored S 2428 False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 Monitored S 748 Medicare Sequester Relief Act Monitored S 2061 Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 Monitored HR 4058 Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 Monitored S 368 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored HR 1332 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored S 155 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored HR 688 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored discussions pertaining to CMS rulemaking on surprise billing ban Monitored discussions pertinent to health care group purchasing organizations (GPOs) Monitored nominations to executive branch agencies and federally authorized commissions Monitored CMS price transparency rule for hospitals, Public Health Service Act Section 2718(e)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Medicare coverage policies and statutes affecting psychologists and psychology trainees practice and reimbursement Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058/ S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 S. 5272 / H.R. 9577, Increasing Mental Health Options Act Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees Response to RFI re: Medicaid and behavioral health access Meeting with CMS staff re: digital therapeutics coding proposal
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Expanding dental health coverage in Medicare by clarifying CMS's interpretation of the statutory dental exclusion. Expanding access to health care for people living with Parkinson's via telehealth by removing Medicare telehealth geographic and originating site restrictions, extending coverage and reimbursement for health care providers who bill Medicare for providing services via telehealth (including seeing new patients and audio-only telehealth for clinically appropriate services/visits), ensuring payment parity for telehealth and in-person services, and removing Medicare in-person requirements for accessing mental health services via telehealth. H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023; S. 2061/H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021; CY 2023 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies Increasing drug affordability and accessibility for people living with Parkinsons via drug pricing, Medicare Part D redesign and benefits, capping out-of-pocket costs and smoothing, and streamlining prior authorization processes. H.R. 5375, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; H.R. 4417, Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act; S. 4011, Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 Establishing separate Medicare payment requirements for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, including DaTscans, so health care providers are adequately reimbursed for furnishing diagnostic tests to help validate patients Parkinsons diagnoses. S. 2609/H.R. 4479, Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics (FIND) Act of 2021 H.R. 3733: Essential Caregivers Act of 2021
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Medicare coverage policies and statutes affecting psychologists and psychology trainees practice and reimbursement Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058/ S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 S. 5272 / H.R. 9577, Increasing Mental Health Options Act Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees Response to RFI re: Medicaid and behavioral health access Meeting with CMS staff re: digital therapeutics coding proposal
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Telemedicine legislation including H.R. 2903, S. 1512 - CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 1332, S. 368 - Telehealth Modernization Act; H.R. 366 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID Telehealth Act; H.R. 4058, S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; H.R. 1647, S. 340 - TREATS Act; H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Telemedicine legislation including H.R. 2903, S. 1512 - CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 1332, S. 368 - Telehealth Modernization Act; H.R. 366 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID Telehealth Act; H.R. 4058, S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; H.R. 1647, S. 340 - TREATS Act; H.R. 5981, S. 1704 - Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 7353 - Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act; H.R. 7573, S. 3593 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
s. 1770, Retirement Savings and Security Act - promote employer sponsorship of retirement savings plans and employees participation in plans H.R. 2954, Secure a Strong Retirement Act - promote employer sponsorship of retirement savings plans and employees participation in plans H.R. 2917/S. 1443, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - allow employers to make matching contributions to a 401(k) plan while their employees make student loan payments 2022 Budget Reconciliation to Build Back Better - retirement security provisions S.1870/H.R. 7146 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act - withdrawal from retirement account for emergency expenses S. 2061 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts - withdrawal from retirement account for emergency expenses S. 4353 - RISE & SHINE Act - wholistic retirement security bill to increase retirement plan adaption, employee participation, and facilitation of lifetime time options. S. 4808- EARN Act - wholistic retirement security bill to increase retirement plan adaption, employee participation, and facilitation of lifetime time options. DOL Fiduciary Rule - build awareness of issues associated with anticipated new rule by Department of Labor revising current standard for advisors to give investment advice SECURE 2.0 incluido in Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 - retirement security enhancement package
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 366 - Protecting Access to Post-Covid-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 HR 1332/S 368 - Telehealth Modernization Act HR 2903 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021 HR 4058/S 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act HR2807 - Prevent Diabetes Act HR 4008 - Increasing Rural Telehealth Access Act of 2021 S 1704 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 S 2197 - Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act S 2173 - Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act Coverage of telehealth in high deductible health plans HR 7353 - Telehealth Benefits Expansion for Workers Act of 2022 HR 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring HR 4058/S 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act HR 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond Covid-19 Act of 2021
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, all provisions S. 586, NOPAIN Act, all provisions H.R. 2903, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2256, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7995, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3407, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions S. 411, MOMMAs Act, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8487, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3441, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions S. 1438, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions H.R. 955, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions S. 285, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2654, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021, provisions related to scope of practice H.R. 6020, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3314, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8850, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions S. 2173, Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies (PREVENT DIABETES) Act, all provisions S. 4873, Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act, all provisions H.R. 4014, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2094, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 8594, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act, all provisions S. 4750, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act, all provisions H.R. 8188, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA), all provisions S. 4449, SALSA Act, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, all provisions H.R. 6048, Medicare Stability for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 3434, Territories Health Equity Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4406, Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act of 2021, all provisions S. 801, Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act, all provisions S. 346, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1738, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 1025, Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 66, Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act, all provisions S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 4043, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4755, Seniors Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6308, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2166, Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2228, Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3447, Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, all provisions H.R. 7051, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions S. 3791, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7573, Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, all provisions S. 3593, Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, all provisions H.R. 7878, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions S. 4307, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 6202, Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7053, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, all provisions S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 7116, 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8879, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 8878, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of outpatient mental health services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 432, Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8910, Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8884, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide outreach and reporting on opioid use disorder treatment services furnished by opioid treatment programs under the Medicare program, all provisions S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 7475, Mamas First Act, all provisions H.R. 5067, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, all provisions S. 2652, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, all provisions H.R. 8812, To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes, provisions related to scope of practice Medicare program: 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Medicare program: EHR Certification Medicare program: Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Reform Medicare program: MACRA implementation Medicare program: Laboratory testing/Diagnostics/PAMA Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) quality/cost/improvement activities/promoting interoperability Medicare program: Merit-based Value Pathway Medicare program: Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) inflation updates/budget neutrality rules Medicare program: 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/4.5% cut Medicare program: Accountable specialty care/payments Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models/incentive payments Medicare program: Telehealth/COVID flexibilities Medicare program: Health IT burdens Medicare program: Self-measured blood pressure devices/benefit category Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Primary Care First models Medicare program: Appropriate Use Criteria Medicare program: Opioids Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Medicare program: Dental benefits Medicaid program: Uninsured and healthcare coverage/COVID-19 Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS)/revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicaid program: Special Enrollment Period Medicaid program: Sickle Cell Disease Medicaid program: Improving Access to Physical and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth Under Medicaid and CHIP/draft Medicare program: Provider compliance and regulatory relief Medicare program: Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)/Downcoding Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health Equity Medicare and Medicaid programs: Modifier 25, Impossible Day Medicare and Medicaid programs: Connected health technologies Medicare and Medicaid programs: Diabetes
Client expense: $4,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Site Neutrality. Graduate Medical Education Funding. Provider relief fund. H.R.1868/P.L 117-7 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes; sequester relief. Statutory pay-go impact on health care providers; Medicare physician reimbursement. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) Public Law No. 117-169. H.R. 6833 - Continuing Resolution.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
General healthcare; health reform; healthcare value and quality; health information technology; clinical trials; tele-health; healthcare costs; healthcare interoperability. Promoting biomedical research. Rural health. Clinical laboratory capacity and reimbursement issues. Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Telehealth. Medicare physician payment; Impact of statutory pay-go on health care providers; Delay of Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) laboratory reimbursement reporting requirements. H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. Public Health Emergency. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) Public Law No. 117-169. H.R. 6833 - Continuing Resolution.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicaid Waiver policies. Medicare sequester and statutory pay-Go impact on health care providers. Medicaid DSH. H.R. 4058/S.2061 - Tele-mental Access to Care Act. Physician-owned hospital issues. Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) Public Law No. 117-169. H.R. 6833 - Continuing Resolution.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
COVID-19 response General hospital policies. Medicare transplant issues. Medicaid waiver policies. Statutory pay-go impact on heath care providers; Medicaid DSH. H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Tele-mental Health Access to Care Act. Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) Public Law No. 117-169.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE