Mental Health Justice Act of 2021

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328); Area Wage Index for Post-Acute Providers; Medicare Sequestration; PAYGO Sequestration; Preserving Access to Home Health Act (H.R. 8581/S. 4605); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053/S. 3792); Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act (H.R. 7744); Supporting Medicare Providers Act (H.R. 8800); Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173/S. 3018); Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666); Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act (H.R. 8163/S. 3566); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961); Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040); ALTO Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4846/S. 2538); Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 4587); Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 (H.R. 8542/S. 515); Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program (CMS-4201-P); Programs; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations (CMS-0057-P); Hospital IPPS and ASC Rule (CMS-1773-FC); CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1770-F); CY 2023 Home Health PPS (CMS-1766-F); Implementing Certain Provisions of the CSA 2021 (CMS-4199-F); Hospital IPPS Rule (CMS-1771-F).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328); Area Wage Index for Post-Acute Providers; Medicare Sequestration; PAYGO Sequestration; Preserving Access to Home Health Act (H.R. 8581/S. 4605); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053/S. 3792); Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act (H.R. 7744); Supporting Medicare Providers Act (H.R. 8800); Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173/S. 3018); Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666); Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act (H.R. 8163/S. 3566); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961); Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040); ALTO Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4846/S. 2538); Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 4587); Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 (H.R. 8542/S. 515); Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program (CMS-4201-P); Programs; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations (CMS-0057-P); Hospital IPPS and ASC Rule (CMS-1773-FC); CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1770-F); CY 2023 Home Health PPS (CMS-1766-F); Implementing Certain Provisions of the CSA 2021 (CMS-4199-F); Hospital IPPS Rule (CMS-1771-F).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328); Area Wage Index for Post-Acute Providers; Medicare Sequestration; PAYGO Sequestration; Preserving Access to Home Health Act (H.R. 8581/S. 4605); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053/S. 3792); Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act (H.R. 7744); Supporting Medicare Providers Act (H.R. 8800); Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173/S. 3018); Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666); Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act (H.R. 8163/S. 3566); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961); Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040); ALTO Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4846/S. 2538); Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 4587); Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 (H.R. 8542/S. 515); Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program (CMS-4201-P); Programs; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations (CMS-0057-P); Hospital IPPS and ASC Rule (CMS-1773-FC); CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1770-F); CY 2023 Home Health PPS (CMS-1766-F); Implementing Certain Provisions of the CSA 2021 (CMS-4199-F); Hospital IPPS Rule (CMS-1771-F).

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

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328); Area Wage Index for Post-Acute Providers; Medicare Sequestration; PAYGO Sequestration; Preserving Access to Home Health Act (H.R. 8581/S. 4605); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053/S. 3792); Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act (H.R. 7744); Supporting Medicare Providers Act (H.R. 8800); Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173/S. 3018); Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666); Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act (H.R. 8163/S. 3566); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961); Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040); ALTO Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4846/S. 2538); Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 4587); Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 (H.R. 8542/S. 515); Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program (CMS-4201-P); Programs; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations (CMS-0057-P); Hospital IPPS and ASC Rule (CMS-1773-FC); CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1770-F); CY 2023 Home Health PPS (CMS-1766-F); Implementing Certain Provisions of the CSA 2021 (CMS-4199-F); Hospital IPPS Rule (CMS-1771-F).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

To maximize the return on the federal research investment with the goal of improving the ability of Americans with disabilities, United Spinal as a member of the the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), along with numerous other disability organizations, signed onto DRRC comments on the draft Strategic Plan for the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke. To support federal funding for assistive technology through supporting the Assistive Technology Act and to share with members of Congress how AT plays a role in people with disabilities lives, the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Telecommunications and Technology Task Force promoted National Assistive Technology Awareness Day to be held April 14, 2021. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff met with ACL Acting Administrator Alison Barkoff and staff to discuss the Paralysis Resource Center grant and United Spinals support of increased funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems program, which is funded through ACL. United Spinal signed a letter to HHS supporting moving forward with a Request for Information regarding disability rights, withdrawing and revising a proposed rule on HIPAA, and revisiting a final rule on the ACAs nondiscrimination provisions. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff participated in a meeting with Marcella Nunez-Smith, Chair of the COVID-19 Equity Task Force, and officials from HHS and the White House Domestic Policy Council to discuss COVID-19 equity issues for the disability community. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff met with Rep. Lucy McBath and staff to discuss support for United Spinals application for the Paralysis Resource Center, a funding increase for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems program at the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and a Congressional resolution marking United Spinals 75th anniversary. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff met with Rep. Grace Meng and staff to discuss support for United Spinals application for the Paralysis Resource Center, a funding increase for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems program at the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and a Congressional resolution marking United Spinals 75th anniversary. United Spinal signed a Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities letter of support for the Mental Health Justice Act (H.R. 1368/S. 515). Signed on to a Consortium for Citizens with Letter to the House and Senate thanking them for dedicated HCBS funding. Signed onto letters of support for protections for durable medical equipment, complex rehab technology and rehabilitation. United Spinal supports: * Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Peter Welch (VT-AL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Doris Matsui (D-CA * Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 2168), a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and David McKinley (R-WV). To promote healthcare of wheelchair users, United Spinal submitted comments in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Physical Activity and Health for Wheelchair Users draft (Draft) report.

To maximize the return on the federal research investment with the goal of improving the ability of Americans with disabilities, United Spinal as a member of the the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), along with numerous other disability organizations, signed onto DRRC comments on the draft Strategic Plan for the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke. To support federal funding for assistive technology through supporting the Assistive Technology Act and to share with members of Congress how AT plays a role in people with disabilities lives, the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Telecommunications and Technology Task Force promoted National Assistive Technology Awareness Day to be held April 14, 2021. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff met with ACL Acting Administrator Alison Barkoff and staff to discuss the Paralysis Resource Center grant and United Spinals support of increased funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems program, which is funded through ACL. United Spinal signed a letter to HHS supporting moving forward with a Request for Information regarding disability rights, withdrawing and revising a proposed rule on HIPAA, and revisiting a final rule on the ACAs nondiscrimination provisions. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff participated in a meeting with Marcella Nunez-Smith, Chair of the COVID-19 Equity Task Force, and officials from HHS and the White House Domestic Policy Council to discuss COVID-19 equity issues for the disability community. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff met with Rep. Lucy McBath and staff to discuss support for United Spinals application for the Paralysis Resource Center, a funding increase for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems program at the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and a Congressional resolution marking United Spinals 75th anniversary. United Spinal advocacy and policy staff met with Rep. Grace Meng and staff to discuss support for United Spinals application for the Paralysis Resource Center, a funding increase for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems program at the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and a Congressional resolution marking United Spinals 75th anniversary. United Spinal signed a Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities letter of support for the Mental Health Justice Act (H.R. 1368/S. 515). Signed on to a Consortium for Citizens with Letter to the House and Senate thanking them for dedicated HCBS funding. Signed onto letters of support for protections for durable medical equipment, complex rehab technology and rehabilitation. United Spinal supports: * Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Peter Welch (VT-AL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Doris Matsui (D-CA * Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 2168), a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and David McKinley (R-WV). To promote healthcare of wheelchair users, United Spinal submitted comments in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Physical Activity and Health for Wheelchair Users draft (Draft) report.