Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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2025 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicaid State Directed Payments; 340B Modernization; Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act; H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act; and H.R. 4392, Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2025.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicaid State Directed Payments; 340B Modernization; Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act; H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act; and H.R. 4392, Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2025.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicaid State Directed Payments; 340B Modernization; Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| MA |
| John Fetterman | Democratic | PA |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic | CO |
| Joni Ernst | Republican | IA |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Markwayne Mullin | Republican | OK |
| Pete Ricketts | Republican | NE |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act; H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act; and H.R. 4392, Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2025.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8247, the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2024; H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Practice Support/Grants to Practice H.R. 10331, Anesthesia for All Act: prohibit time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services H.R.1173, Patients Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023: prescription drug labeling H.R. 9572, No Surprises Enforcement Act: strengthen compliance with the No Surprises Act H.R. 3595, Safe Prescribing Through Reporting Act of 2025: disclosure of certain records relating to substance use disorder medications to State prescription drug monitoring programs S.3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act: Ambulatory Surgical Centers H.R.6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: physician workforce H.R.7591, National Patient Safety Board Act of 2024: patient safety S.1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023: residency positions S.665, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act: Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability S. 705, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act: physician shortages in rural areas Public Law No. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA): preparedness for public health Lorna Breen Reauthorization H.R.27, HALT Fentanyl Act: fentanyl scheduling and registration requirements H.R. 1227, Alternatives to PAIN Act of 2025: access to non-opioid pain management options S. 475, Alternatives to PAIN Act of 2025: access to non-opioid pain management options H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids H.R. 7961, SAVE Act: To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes. H.R.833, Save America's Rural Hospitals: rural pass through H.R. 7725, Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act: medical school funding H.R. 2671, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (the SPARC Act): student loan repayment programs to support specialty medical care in rural areas Pre-authorization; prior authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone access FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Provider Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Long COVID research Anesthesia workforce shortages CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline 2024 Labor/HHS/Education appropriations bill Defense Health Agency anesthesia policy Maternal Mortality/Maternal Care Deserts Change Healthcare, Change Healthcare data breach Insurance reform, shared savings, insurer accountability NIH: Funding, Indirect Costs, Indirect Grants, Overhead
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2025 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8247, the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2024; H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Practice Support/Grants to Practice H.R. 10331, Anesthesia for All Act: prohibit time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services H.R.1173, Patients Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023: prescription drug labeling H.R. 9572, No Surprises Enforcement Act: strengthen compliance with the No Surprises Act S.3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act: Ambulatory Surgical Centers H.R.6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: physician workforce H.R.7591, National Patient Safety Board Act of 2024: patient safety S.1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023: residency positions S.665, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act: Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability S. 705, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act: physician shortages in rural areas Public Law No. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA): preparedness for public health Lorna Breen Reauthorization H.R.27, HALT Fentanyl Act: fentanyl scheduling and registration requirements H.R. 1227, Alternatives to PAIN Act of 2025: access to non-opioid pain management options S. 475, Alternatives to PAIN Act of 2025: access to non-opioid pain management options H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids H.R. 7961, SAVE Act: To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes. H.R.833, Save America's Rural Hospitals: rural pass through H.R. 7725, Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act: medical school funding H.R. 2671, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (the SPARC Act): student loan repayment programs to support specialty medical care in rural areas Pre-authorization; prior authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Provider Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Long COVID research Anesthesia workforce shortages CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline 2024 Labor/HHS/Education appropriations bill Defense Health Agency anesthesia policy Maternal Mortality/Maternal Care Deserts Change Healthcare, Change Healthcare data breach Insurance reform, shared savings, insurer accountability NIH: Funding, Indirect Costs, Indirect Grants, Overhead
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8247, the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2024; H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Increased patient access and reimbursement to procedures in ambulatory surgical centers including in H.R. 972/S. 312 - Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2023. Price Transparency Legislation: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) and Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0(S. 3548) Issues regarding TRICARE reimbursement Proposed prior authorization demonstration project (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Client expense: $105,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) and Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act (S. 3548). ASCA is advocating for changes to the ASC price transparency provision to make it more valuable to patients and the general public.
Client expense: $105,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R.7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024. Sustainability of safety net health systems. Social determinants of health. Support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services. 340B Protect Act, H.R.4390. H.R.3290, To amend Title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. H.R.2665, Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act. H.R.3561, Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023. Support for policies to enhance health care workforce programs. H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. S.3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act. S.3450, Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023. H.R. 10337, Expanding the Healthcare Workforce Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber-attack & Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; ACA fraud; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; CMS Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model; Data Equity; No surprises enforcement S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. S.2415 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. S. 127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 To prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, and for other purposes. S.1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to S. 113, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act; S. 127, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act; S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act; S.1542/H.R. 6283, the Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2666, the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023 (previously H.R. 2691, Transparent PRICE Act); H.R. 3281, To promote hospital and insurer price transparency; H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act; H.R. 2679, The PBM Accountability Act; H.R.3285, the Fairness for Patient Medications Act, to establish patient protections with respect to highly rebated drugs; H.R. 3262, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 2666, the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act; H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act; S. 1967 the Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act; Protect Patients Access to Pharmacies Act; S. 2406, PBM Oversight Act of 2023; S. 2973, Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act; S. 2436, the Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBMs) Act; S. 2405, the Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act; S. 2254, the Medicare PBM Accountability Act; S. 2052, the Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act; H.R. 4508, the Hidden Fee Disclosure Act; H.R. 4507, the Transparency in Coverage Act of 2023; H.R. 4895, the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act; H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 4527, Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability Act (DATA) Act; H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act; S. 2973 Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act; S. 3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act (Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0); H.R.3285 - Fairness for Patient Medications Act; H.R. 3008, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023; H.R. 3810, the Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 3793, the Ensuring Access to Lifesaving Drugs Act of 2023; H.R. 167, the Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2023; H.R. 7535, Prescription Drug Supply Chain Pricing Transparency Act; S. 2305, Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act; H.R. 6986/S.3583, to address patent thickets; H.R. 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act; Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act); S.150, the Affordable Prescription Drug for Patients Act; S. 142, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act; S. 5503, H.R. 10362, the Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act; P.L. No: 118-158 and draft FY2025 Continuing Resolution, issues related to PBMs.
Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency, S 3548 Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained (PRICE) Transparency Act, and HR 9572 Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency, S 3548 Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained (PRICE) Transparency Act, and HR 9572 Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8247, the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2024; H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023; and H.R. 10337, Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care innovation; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA and the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education payment program, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; research and scholarly communication policy; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; artificial intelligence/machine learning; algorithm transparency; health disparities; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; digital health; Sect. 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; cardiomyopathy education and awareness; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) education and awareness; VA Mission Act implementation; COVID-19 and implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, and clinician mental health and wellbeing; patient identification; Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness; MCIT/TCET/Breakthrough devices; Heart Health Enhancement through Access to Research and Training (HEART) Act (H.R. 880); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768); Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act (H.R. 2663/S.1176); the Access to AEDs Act (H.R. 2370/S. 1024); Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 4261); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1202) South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act (H.R. 4914); Lower Costs More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378); Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R. 6829); No Fees for EFTs Act (H.R. 6487/S. 3805); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7153/S. 3679); Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7189); Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0 (S. 3548); Physician Led and Rural Access to Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 9001)
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber attack & Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; ACA fraud; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; CMS Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model; Data Equity; No surprises enforcement S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.2407 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R. 1843 - Telehealth Expansion Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4093, Remote Opioid Monitoring Act (House only) To provide for a study on the effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] S.2415 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] S. 1384 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] H.R. 2923 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] H.R. 5163 TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] S.3193 - TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 This act provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including various public health programs. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Client expense: $269,075 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber attack & Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; ACA fraud; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; CMS Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model; Data Equity; No surprises enforcement H.R. 7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] S.3679 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.2407 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R. 1843 - Telehealth Expansion Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4093, Remote Opioid Monitoring Act (House only) To provide for a study on the effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] S.2415 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] S.2647 - SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023 To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] S. 1384 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] H.R. 2923 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] S. 1573 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] H.R. 5163 TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] S.3193 - TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 This act provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including various public health programs. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Client expense: $1,760,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to healthcare price transparency, including H.R. 3561, Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023, S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act, and S. 3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber attack & Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Maternal Health; ; 2026 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; CMS Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model; No surprises enforcement S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.2407 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R. 1843 - Telehealth Expansion Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] S.2415 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] S. 1573 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] H.R. 5163 TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] S.3193 - TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 This act provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including various public health programs. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 3290) Rural health care innovation (PA Rural Health Model) Public Health Emergency designation SAVE Act (H.R. 2584) Fairness for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act (H.R.2433) Public Service Loan Forgiveness program/physician federal loan forgiveness Healthcare Workforce Behavioral health PATIENT Act of 2023 (H.R.3561) Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act (S.1113, H.R.2530) CHGME Youth behavioral health Electronic health records Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S.2840) Transparent PRICE Act (H.R.3281) Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R.833) Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R.2665) Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act (H.R.977/S.470) FEMA Covid-19 reimbursement Health Care Price Transparency Act (H.R.4822) Providers and Payers Compete Act (H.R.3284) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R.5378) Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act (S.3548) Medical and Nurse Licensure Compact Health care consolidation, mergers and acquisitions Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 4758, S.2372)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to legislative and regulatory advocacy on Medicare, Medicaid and hospital related issues - no specific legislation. H.R. 5378 - The Lower Costs More Transparency Act - issues impacting hospitals. S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act - issues impacting hospitals. S. 3548 - Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act - issues impacting hospitals. H.R.10545 - American Relief Act - issues impacting hospitals. H.R. 10086 - Save Struggling Hospitals Act - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to legislative and regulatory advocacy on Medicare, Medicaid and hospital related issues - no specific legislation. H.R. 5378 - The Lower Costs More Transparency Act - issues impacting hospitals. S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act - issues impacting hospitals. S. 3548 - Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act - issues impacting hospitals. H.R.10545 - American Relief Act - issues impacting hospitals. H.R. 10086 - Save Struggling Hospitals Act - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Engaging in the federal appropriations process to ensure our members' needs are considered. Support for appropriations priorities that are relevant to our members, pushing for CR instead of govt shutdown. Advocating for workers, families as part of the regular budget process. S.3548, HR 748, HR 6074, HR 6201, S2210
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. S.2840 Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act. S.3430 Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. Issue -- Cell and Gene Therapy. S.3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0. S.3597 Promoting Dental Health Act. S.4357 Comprehensive Dental Care Reform Act. DRAFT Senate Finance Committee Outline to Improve Medicare Physician Training to Reduce Workforce Shortages. S.1302 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. Issue Healthcare Workforce Shortage. H.R.5009 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. DRAFT Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Practice Support/Grants to Practice H.R. 10331, Anesthesia for All Act: prohibit time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services H.R.1173, Patients Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023: prescription drug labeling H.R. 9572, No Surprises Enforcement Act: strengthen compliance with the No Surprises Act S.3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act: Ambulatory Surgical Centers H.R.6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: physician workforce H.R.7591, National Patient Safety Board Act of 2024: patient safety S.1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023: residency positions S.665, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act: Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.Res. 734: Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as "National Latino and Latina Physician Day" S. 705, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act: physician shortages in rural areas Public Law No. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA): preparedness for public health Lorna Breen Reauthorization H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids H.R. 7961, SAVE Act: To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes. H.R.833, Save America's Rural Hospitals: rural pass through H.R. 7725, Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act: medical school funding H.R. 2671, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (the SPARC Act): student loan repayment programs to support specialty medical care in rural areas Pre-authorization; prior authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Long COVID research Anesthesia workforce shortages CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline 2024 Labor/HHS/Education appropriations bill Defense Health Agency anesthesia policy Maternal Mortality/Maternal Care Deserts Change Healthcare, Change Healthcare data breach Insurance reform, shared savings, insurer accountability
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support increased transparency in the healthcare system, particularly for hospitals, and codify current CMS regulations in S.3548 Healthcare PRICE Transparency Act 2.0. and H.5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber attack & Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; ACA fraud; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; CMS Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model; Data Equity; No surprises enforcement S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.2407 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R. 1843 - Telehealth Expansion Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4093, Remote Opioid Monitoring Act (House only) To provide for a study on the effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] S.2415 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] S.2647 - SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023 To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] S. 1384 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] H.R. 2923 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] S. 1573 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] H.R. 5163 TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] S.3193 - TREATS Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 This act provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including various public health programs. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Client expense: $140,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and regulation related to health care delivery and health insurance coverage, mental health and substance use disorder care and coverage, the transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic and electronic health information/technology. H.R. 4527 Health DATA Act S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 5378 the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act S.3548 - Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act S.3430 - An original bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. HR 3305 & S. 1606 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act HR 4822 Health Care Price Transparency Act HR 3284 Providers and Payers COMPETE Act HR 2840 Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act HR 4818 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 S. 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R. 4421 Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act of 2023 H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act H.R. 3262, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information H.R. 2868 Association Health Plans Act H.R. 2813 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act H.R. 3432, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R.824, Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 H.R. 4189, S. 2016, CONNECT for Health Act S. 923, Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act H.R. 3120, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act H.R. 1843 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 S.954 - 118th Congress (2023-2024)A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans, and to establish a program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals. H.R.10445 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R.10515 - American Relief Act, 2025 H.R.10545 - American Relief Act, 2025 H.R. 9774 & S. 5194 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2024 H.R. 3120 & S. 1451 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, test coding and pricing, coverage, and payment, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); FDA and CMS policies related to diagnostics and laboratory regulation; price transparency for clinical laboratory services; H.R. 2377/S. 1000, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act; H.R. 8818, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act; H.R. 2369, the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act (VALID Act) of 2023; S. 3548.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, test coding and pricing, coverage, and payment, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); FDA and CMS policies related to diagnostics and laboratory regulation; price transparency for clinical laboratory services. Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act H.R. 2377/S. 1000; H.R. 4882, Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S. 3548, Health Care Prices and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; S. 3545, Improving DATA in Public Health Act.
Client expense: $375,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, test coding and pricing, coverage, and payment, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); FDA and CMS policies related to diagnostics and laboratory regulation; price transparency for clinical laboratory services, FY 2024 budget and appropriations processes, FDA regulation of clinical laboratory services. Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act H.R. 2377/S. 1000; H.R. 3791, Improving Data in Public Health Act; H.R. 3248, Diagnostic Lab Testing Transparency Act; H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S. 3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act.
Client expense: $375,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, test coding and pricing, coverage, and payment, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); FDA and CMS policies related to diagnostics and laboratory regulation; price transparency for clinical laboratory services; H.R. 2377/S. 1000, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act; H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024; Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act; H.R. 2369, the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act (VALID Act) of 2023; S. 3548, Health Care PRICE Transparency Act.
Client expense: $425,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Mental Health Care; Site neutral payment reform; Transparency in coverage; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cybersecurity; Artificial Intelligence; Maternal Health; Hospital Billing. CMS Managed Care Rules, unauthorized enrollments and Data Sharing, surprise balance billing IDR process. S. 1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and Title XXVII of the Public Service Act to ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payment for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. H.R. 3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. H.R. 5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. S. 3548 - Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. S. 127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 To prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, and for other purposes. Efforts to make permanent ACA Enhanced Tax Credits. Efforts related to the use of Artificial Intelligence in decisions about health care benefit eligibility or payment amounts.
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 3290) Rural health care innovation (PA Rural Health Model) Public Health Emergency designation SAVE Act (H.R. 2584) Fairness for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act (H.R.2433) Public Service Loan Forgiveness program/physician federal loan forgiveness Healthcare Workforce Behavioral health PATIENT Act of 2023 (H.R.3561) Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act (S.1113, H.R.2530) CHGME Youth behavioral health Electronic health records Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act Nursing and allied health education (NAHE) program Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S.2840) Transparent PRICE Act (H.R.3281) Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R.833) Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R.2665) Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act (H.R.977/S.470) FEMA Covid-19 reimbursement Health Care Price Transparency Act (H.R.4822) Providers and Payers Compete Act (H.R.3284) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R.5378) Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act (S.3548) Medical and Nurse Licensure Compact Health care consolidation, mergers and acquisitions Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 4758, S.2372)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4527 Health DATA Act S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 5378 the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act S.3548 - Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act S.3430 - An original bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. HR 3305 & S. 1606 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act HR 4822 Health Care Price Transparency Act HR 3284 Providers and Payers COMPETE Act HR 2840 Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act HR 4818 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 S. 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R. 4421 Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act of 2023 H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act H.R. 3262, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information H.R. 2868 Association Health Plans Act H.R. 2813 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act H.R. 3432, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R.824, Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 H.R. 4189, S. 2016, CONNECT for Health Act S. 923, Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act H.R. 3120, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act H.R. 1843 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 Legislation and regulation related to health care delivery and health insurance coverage, mental health and substance use disorder care and coverage, the transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic and electronic health information/technology. S.954 - 118th Congress (2023-2024)A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans, and to establish a program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals. a
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to S. 113, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act; S. 127, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act; S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act; S.1542/H.R. 6283, the Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2666, the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023 (previously H.R. 2691Transparent PRICE Act); H.R. 3281, To promote hospital and insurer price transparency; H.R.2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act; H.R. 2679, The PBM Accountability Act; H.R.3285, the Fairness for Patient Medications Act, to establish patient protections with respect to highly rebated drugs; H.R. 3262, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 2666, the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act; H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act; S. 1967 the Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act; Protect Patients Access to Pharmacies Act; S. 2406, PBM Oversight Act of 2023; S. 2973, Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act; S. 2436, the Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBMs) Act; S. 2405, the Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act; S.2254, the Medicare PBM Accountability Act; S. 2052, the Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act; H.R. 4508, the Hidden Fee Disclosure Act H.R. 4507, the Transparency in Coverage Act of 2023; H.R. 4895, the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act; H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 4527, Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability Act (DATA) Act; H.R.3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act; S.2973 Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act; S. 3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act (Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0); H.R.3285 - Fairness for Patient Medications Act; H.R. 3008, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023; H.R. 3810, the Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 3793, the Ensuring Access to Lifesaving Drugs Act of 2023; H.R. 167, the Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2023; H.R.7535, Prescription Drug Supply Chain Pricing Transparency Act; S. 2780, Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act; S. 2305, Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act; H.R. 6986/S.3583, to address patent thickets; H.R. 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act; Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act); H.R. 8574, 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net Act (340B ACCESS Act); S.150, the Affordable Prescription Drug for Patients Act; S. 142, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act.
Client expense: $1,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support for H.R.7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024. Sustainability of safety net health systems. Social determinants of health. Support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services. 340B Protect Act, H.R.4390. H.R.3290, To amend Title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. H.R.2665, Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act. H.R.3561, Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023. Support for policies to enhance health care workforce programs. H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. S.3548, Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act. S.3450, Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Healthcare: US Senate, US House, FDA, HHS, CMS, OMB, NIH, White House Office/AHRQ Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care innovation; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA and the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education payment program, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; research and scholarly communication policy; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; artificial intelligence/machine learning; algorithm transparency; health disparities; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; digital health; Sect. 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; cardiomyopathy education and awareness; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) education and awareness; VA Mission Act implementation; COVID-19 and implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, and clinician mental health and wellbeing; patient identification; Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness; MCIT/TCET/Breakthrough devices; Heart Health Enhancement through Access to Research and Training (HEART) Act (H.R. 880); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768); Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act (H.R. 2663/S.1176); the Access to AEDs Act (H.R. 2370/S. 1024); Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 4261); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1202) South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act (H.R. 4914); Lower Costs More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378); Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R. 6829); No Fees for EFTs Act (H.R. 6487/S. 3805); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7153/S. 3679); Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7189); Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0 (S. 3548); Physician Led and Rural Access to Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 9001)
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Sustainability of safety net health systems; social determinants of health; promoting coordinated care; support of telehealth policies; 340B Protect Act, H.R. 4390; H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; and H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 8247, the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2024; and H.R. 8574, the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023; H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R. 3561, the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023; H.R.3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; S.3548, the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act; H.R.6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; H.R. 7327, the Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024; and S. 3450, the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2023.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; Healthcare fraud; Food as Medicine; Mental Health Parity S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.2407 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R. 6487 - No Fees for EFTs Act To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] H.R. 1843 - Telehealth Expansion Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4093, Remote Opioid Monitoring Act (House only) To provide for a study on the effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] HR 6465 PLASMA Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a phase-in for plasma-derived products under the manufacturer discount program. Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Client expense: $1,910,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office