Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

S.J.Res.198 and S.J.Res.192 Congressional Review Act resolution, CMSs Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model S.4086/H.R.8310, Patient Safety and Whistleblower Protections Act H.R.8484/ S.4357Hazard Pay for Healthcare Heroes Act Fund health care over attacks on immigrants and communities Monitor the following: H.R.7985, CHATBOT Act H.R.7858 Data Center Community Impact Act H.R.6984, The Data Center Transparency Act S.4085, Taking Back Our Hospitals Act Healthcare funding H-1B fees and the healthcare workforce U.S. Vaccine schedule Private equity and healthcare S.3480, SMARTER Care Act H.R.6361, Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act S.3323, Family Vaccine Protection Act Discharge Petition No: 119-10, related to a three-year extension of the ACA tax credits H.R.6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act S.1562/H.R.1197, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621/H.R.1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Repeal healthcare provisions of H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act S.2556/H.R.4849, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act Preserve the United States Preventive Services Task Force H.R.1197/S.1562, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Healthcare related provisions. Medicaid, Medicare, ACA cuts H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act H.R.3907/S.2024, ENROLL Act Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act Justice Department anticompetitive regulations related issues H.R.3063, Rural Hospital Stabilization Act H.R.3262, NURSE Act Restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services H.R.593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Healthcare workforce issues Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Impact of private equity on healthcare Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals Healthcare high school apprenticeships Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Medicare drug negotiation program PBM reform Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Telehealth issues Mental health supports for educators Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act Workplace violence related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues Healthcare cybersecurity related issues Safe staffing levels Department of Health and Human Services, WiSER model H.R.1834, Breaking the Gridlock Act, ACA Tax Credits Healthcare Affordability

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (PL 119-21), provisions related to Medicare payment reform, Medicaid reforms, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R.1317 - I CAN Act, all provisions H.R.1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R.2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (PL 114-10) H.R.2120 - ROCR Value Based Program Act, all provisions H.R.2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2757 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2757 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2902 - SOAR Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3069 - Medicare for All Act, all provisions H.R.3108 - RPM Access Act, all provisions, all provisions H.R.3514 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3878 - RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4002 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4206 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.483 - Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R.483 - Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R.4977 - Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R.5081 - Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R.5178 - Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, all provisions H.R.5281 - REAL Health Providers Act, all provisions H.R.5347 - Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R.539 - Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.5467 - PAAT Act, all provisions H.R.5940 - Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.6160 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R.6280 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.7520 - Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, all provisions H.R.786 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R.786 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R.7905 - Diabetes Foot Health Access and Modernization Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8129 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a full risk ACO program, all provisions H.R.8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8261 - Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8375 - Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8487 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act, all provisions H.R.8500 - Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8622 - Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S.1031 - ROCR Value Based Program Act, all provisions S.106 - Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S.1105 - No UPCODE Act, all provisions S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions S.1399 - Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions S.141 - Connected MOM Act, all provisions S.1460 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S.1535 - Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S.1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S.1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S.1996 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 202, all provisions S.1996 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S.2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S.3480 - Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions S.3607 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2026, all provisions S.3750 - REAL Health Providers Act, all provisions S.3762 - Prior Authorization Relief Act, all provisions S.4070 - Diabetes Foot Health Access and Modernization Act of 2026, all provisions S.4384 - Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026, all provisions S.665 - Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S.721 - Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, all provisions S.891 - Bipartisan Health Care Act, all provisions Comment Letter: [CMS 0057 F] 2024 CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule Comment Letter: [CMS-0062-P] Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges Comment Letter: [CMS-1849-P] Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes Comment Letter: [CMS-9874-NC] Request for Information; Comprehensive Review of the Essential Health Benefits Framework and Typical Employer Plan Standard Statement for the Record: Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms Draft: Artificial intelligence in prior authorization denials by Medicare Advantage organizations Draft: GOLD CARD Act Draft: MACRA/MIPS program reform Draft: Medicare bonus payment for alternative payment model (APM) participation Draft: Medicare Budget Neutrality and MIPS reform Medicaid program: Changes in Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces Medicaid program: Community engagement/medical frailty exemption Medicaid program: Practice of Medicine Medicaid program: Work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) changes Medicare and Medicaid programs: LEAD (Long-term Enhanced ACO Design) Model Reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: ACO REACH (Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health) Model Reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model reform. Medicare and Medicaid programs: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare and Medicaid programs: CMMI reform/Physician AI use Medicare and Medicaid programs: Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes Medicare and Medicaid programs: High-cost disposable supplies/billing codes Medicare and Medicaid programs: Indirect Practice Expense Relative Value Updates (RVU) changes Medicare and Medicaid programs: Interoperability Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: Prior authorization Medicare and Medicaid programs: TEAM (Transforming Episode Accountability Model) changes Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth and Digital Health Medicare program: ACO (Accountable Care Organization) REACH Model Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: AI chatbots/Medicare Advantage preventive screens Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Aligned Networks and interoperability Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Certified electronic health record and PI Medicare program: CJR-X (Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded) Model Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: Data-Driven Performance Payment System Medicare program: Digital quality measures Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Health Information Technology/physician burdens Medicare program: Indirect practice expense Medicare program: Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model Medicare program: Medicare Advantage provider networks/physician experience Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare Part D issues Medicare program: Medicare physician payment/budget neutrality Medicare program: MEI Update Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms and penalties Medicare program: MIPS quality and cost measures Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) reform Medicare program: Organ transplantation access Medicare program: Prior authorization/Medical billing transition Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Review Choice Demonstration (RCD)/Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare program: RVS Update Committee (RUC) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) issues Medicare program: Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Medicare program: Traditional Medicare/Medicare Advantage enrollment difficulties Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) and Ambulatory Specialty Model

H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (PL 119-21), provisions related to Medicare payment reform, Medicaid reforms, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R.1317 - I CAN Act, all provisions H.R.1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R.2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (PL 114-10) H.R.2120 - ROCR Value Based Program Act, all provisions H.R.2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2757 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2757 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2902 - SOAR Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3069 - Medicare for All Act, all provisions H.R.3108 - RPM Access Act, all provisions, all provisions H.R.3514 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3878 - RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4002 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4206 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.483 - Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R.483 - Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R.4977 - Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R.5081 - Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R.5178 - Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, all provisions H.R.5281 - REAL Health Providers Act, all provisions H.R.5347 - Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R.539 - Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.5467 - PAAT Act, all provisions H.R.5940 - Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.6160 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R.6280 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.7520 - Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, all provisions H.R.786 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R.786 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R.7905 - Diabetes Foot Health Access and Modernization Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8129 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a full risk ACO program, all provisions H.R.8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8261 - Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8375 - Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8487 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act, all provisions H.R.8500 - Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8622 - Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S.1031 - ROCR Value Based Program Act, all provisions S.106 - Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S.1105 - No UPCODE Act, all provisions S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions S.1399 - Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions S.141 - Connected MOM Act, all provisions S.1460 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S.1535 - Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S.1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S.1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S.1996 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 202, all provisions S.1996 - Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S.2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S.3480 - Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions S.3607 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2026, all provisions S.3750 - REAL Health Providers Act, all provisions S.3762 - Prior Authorization Relief Act, all provisions S.4070 - Diabetes Foot Health Access and Modernization Act of 2026, all provisions S.4384 - Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026, all provisions S.665 - Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S.721 - Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, all provisions S.891 - Bipartisan Health Care Act, all provisions Comment Letter: [CMS 0057 F] 2024 CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule Comment Letter: [CMS-0062-P] Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges Comment Letter: [CMS-1849-P] Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes Comment Letter: [CMS-9874-NC] Request for Information; Comprehensive Review of the Essential Health Benefits Framework and Typical Employer Plan Standard Statement for the Record: Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms Draft: Artificial intelligence in prior authorization denials by Medicare Advantage organizations Draft: GOLD CARD Act Draft: MACRA/MIPS program reform Draft: Medicare bonus payment for alternative payment model (APM) participation Draft: Medicare Budget Neutrality and MIPS reform Medicaid program: Changes in Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces Medicaid program: Community engagement/medical frailty exemption Medicaid program: Practice of Medicine Medicaid program: Work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) changes Medicare and Medicaid programs: LEAD (Long-term Enhanced ACO Design) Model Reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: ACO REACH (Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health) Model Reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model reform. Medicare and Medicaid programs: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare and Medicaid programs: CMMI reform/Physician AI use Medicare and Medicaid programs: Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes Medicare and Medicaid programs: High-cost disposable supplies/billing codes Medicare and Medicaid programs: Indirect Practice Expense Relative Value Updates (RVU) changes Medicare and Medicaid programs: Interoperability Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: Prior authorization Medicare and Medicaid programs: TEAM (Transforming Episode Accountability Model) changes Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth and Digital Health Medicare program: ACO (Accountable Care Organization) REACH Model Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: AI chatbots/Medicare Advantage preventive screens Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Aligned Networks and interoperability Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Certified electronic health record and PI Medicare program: CJR-X (Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded) Model Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: Data-Driven Performance Payment System Medicare program: Digital quality measures Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Health Information Technology/physician burdens Medicare program: Indirect practice expense Medicare program: Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model Medicare program: Medicare Advantage provider networks/physician experience Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare Part D issues Medicare program: Medicare physician payment/budget neutrality Medicare program: MEI Update Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms and penalties Medicare program: MIPS quality and cost measures Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) reform Medicare program: Organ transplantation access Medicare program: Prior authorization/Medical billing transition Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Review Choice Demonstration (RCD)/Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare program: RVS Update Committee (RUC) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) issues Medicare program: Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Medicare program: Traditional Medicare/Medicare Advantage enrollment difficulties Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) and Ambulatory Specialty Model

- Joined a coalition letter from the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities' (CCD's) Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Task Force to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding implementation of a new Home and Community-Based Services waiver authorized under HR 1. - Joined a letter led by the Rights, Health, and LTSS Task Forces of CCD to CMS, opposing a proposed rule (CMS-2451-P, 90 Fed. Reg. 59441 (Dec. 19, 2026)) to prohibit Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement for gender transition-related health care for minors. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) to CMS requesting that they not follow the drug treatment policies of other countries that use Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) as a standard for determining the worth of a drug treatment, because the QALY inherently discriminates against the lives and worth of disabled people. - Joined a letter led by CCD's Health and LTSS taskforces and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) to Congressional leadership, stressing the importance of home and community-based care to disabled people and refuting the overly broad accusations of waste, fraud, and abuse being leveled against home and community-based services (HCBS), disabled persons, and family caregivers. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR)/Habilitation Benefits Coalition (HAB) to CMS with comments on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Proposed Rule put out by the Dept of Health and Human Services. - Joined a letter led by CCD and DAC to CMS, responding to a Request for Information from CMS seeking public comments on a series of questions concerning the presence and impact of fraud in the Medicaid program ("Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare"). - Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Congress supporting HR 5940/S 3480, which reverses the scheduled implementation of a spending & review model for original Medicare beneficiaries in a few pilot states.

United Spinal continued to advocate for H.R. 4206, the CONNECT for Health Act. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4206 United Spinal continues to advocate with members of Congress for increased federal funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems as well as the Burn Model Systems and the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Increased funding at all three Model Systems, including the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center is needed to translate data, research, and clinical knowledge into resources to benefit the SCI, TBI and burn injury communities. United spinal continues to advocate about the concerns we have about proposals for major restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services programs. We want to make sure that critical programs, services, and funding for the disability and aging communities, such as the Centers for Independent Living, Home and Community-Based Services and the National Institute for Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) are not negatively impacted. United Spinal continues to support timely wheelchair repairs legislation that is currently being drafted in the Senate. United Spinal continues to support S.247 and H.R.1703, Improving access to lightweight carbon fiber and titanium wheelchairs, which will allow individuals with mobility challenges to choose the wheelchair that is best suited for their medical, functional, and lifestyle needs and preferences, without increasing costs to the Medicare program. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1703/all-info United Spinal continues advocating for restoring federal appropriations for the Department of Defenses Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP). Advocated for Congress extending the current telehealth provisions before the last deadline and also support H.R. 1614 to make physical therapists and occupational therapists permanently authorized providers of telehealth under Medicare. H.R. 1614, the Expand Practitioners Eligible to Furnish Telehealth Services Under the Medicare Program Act, introduced by Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Adrian Smith (R-NE) has bipartisan support to eliminate the need for continued extensions, instructing Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to permanently adopt the temporary waiver of restrictions on payment for telehealth services delivered by physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other qualified healthcare. United Spinal provided a letter of support for research proposal addressing chronic pain for submission to the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) PLACER mechanism. United Spinal, as a member of the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition, along with numerous other organizations, wrote to the bipartisan leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to express strong support for H.R. 5343, the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated breakthrough devices and technologies are covered under Medicare during a four-year transitional period, while also establishing a pathway to make a permanent coverage determination. The ITEM Coalition believes this bill would be a positive step in the right direction towards ensuring timely access to breakthrough devices and technologies for millions of Medicare beneficiaries. The letter urged the House Energy & Commerce Committee to hold a markup on H.R. 5343 as soon as possible in the second session of the 119th Congress. https://itemcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/item-letter-to-ec-re-h.r.5343-the-ensuring-patient-access-to-critical-breakthrough-products-act-final.pdf United Spinal, as a member of the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition steering committee, along with numerous other organizations, submitted comments of support in response to the U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) proposal to revoke rulings that currently allow certain portable aluminum ramps from China to enter the United States duty-free under subheading 9817.00.96 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule pursuant to the Nairobi Protocol. United Spinal, along with numerous other steering committee members of the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR), wrote to thank the bipartisan leadership of the House of Representatives and their appropriations colleagues for including critical funding for programs that are essential to individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and injuries in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Education) appropriations conference report. The letter urged the House of Representatives to pass the important legislative package as expeditiously as possible to avoid another federal government shutdown on February 1, 2026. https://preserverehab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cpr-letter-to-house-leadership-re-fy-2026-labor-hhs-education-appropriations-package-final.pdf United Spinal and other members of the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR),wrote the sponsors of H.R. 5940/S. 3480, the Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient, Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025 to express strong support for this bipartisan legislation. The letter read in part, CPR believes this important legislation is urgently needed to protect Medicare beneficiaries from harmful disruptions in care by preventing the implementation of the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model, scheduled to begin on January 1, 2026. https://preserverehab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cpr-letter-of-support-for-h.r.5940-the-seniors-deserve-smarter-care-act-final.pdf United Spinal staff attended Unite2Fights 20th Annual Science & Advocacy Symposium Congressional briefing to advocate for spinal cord injury research and related issues. United Spinal and other members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Health Task Force, submitted comments in response to the Department of Educations Request for Information about Artificial Intelligence, HHS Health Sector AI RFI, RIN 0955-AA13. The comments read in part, People with disabilities and their caregivers have significant concerns about the adoption and use of AI in clinical care. These concerns include a lack of transparency that make it hard or impossible to understand the basis for treatment reductions or denials, or even whether technology is being used, inadequate testing and auditing of the data and algorithms that drive AI decisions, and the absence of meaningful federal regulation and oversight. We urge the Department to review and consider the growing body of research and lived experience which shows that AI poses serious risks of harm,especially to people with disabilities. HHS must prioritize protecting people by carefully collecting, analyzing, and publicly sharing disaggregated data from all developers and deployers and by evaluating long-term patient outcomes before rapidly deploying new technology. HHS should not sacrifice these essential safeguards for health and safety for the sake of administrative convenience and speed. https://c-c-d.org/fichiers/CCD-Health-HHS-RFI-on-AI-2.23.2026.pdf

Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 - H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act of 2026 - H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. 2433, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 - H.R. 3514/S. 1816, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Permanently Extending Telehealth Flexibilities Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project WISeR Model - H.R. 5940/S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 - H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act of 2026 - H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. 2433, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 - H.R. 3514/S. 1816, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act Federal Funding for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Permanently Extending Telehealth Flexibilities Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project WISeR Model - H.R. 5940/S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

H.R.7985, CHATBOT Act Political attacks on Medicaid under guise of fraud prevention H.R.7858 Data Center Community Impact Act H.R.6984, The Data Center Transparency Act S.4085, Taking Back Our Hospitals Act Healthcare funding H-1B fees and the healthcare workforce U.S. Vaccine schedule Private equity and healthcare Opposing two HHS rules on gender affirming care (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Service) Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children (RIN 0938-AV73) and Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children (RIN 0938-AV87) Monitor the following: S.3480, SMARTER Care Act H.R.6361, Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act S.3323, Family Vaccine Protection Act Extending the Affordable Care Act Enhanced Tax Credits Discharge Petition No: 119-10, related to a three-year extension of the ACA tax credits H.R.6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act S.1562/H.R.1197, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621/H.R.1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Repeal healthcare provisions of H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act S.2556/H.R.4849, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act Preserve the United States Preventive Services Task Force H.R.1197/S.1562, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Healthcare related provisions. Medicaid, Medicare, ACA cuts H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act H.R.3907/S.2024, ENROLL Act Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act Justice Department anticompetitive regulations related issues H.R.3063, Rural Hospital Stabilization Act H.R.3262, NURSE Act Restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act, Draft H.R.593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Healthcare workforce issues Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Impact of private equity on healthcare Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals Healthcare high school apprenticeships Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Medicare drug negotiation program PBM reform Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Telehealth issues Mental health supports for educators Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act Workplace violence related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues Healthcare cybersecurity related issues Safe staffing levels Department of Health and Human Services, WiSER model H.R.1834, Breaking the Gridlock Act, ACA Tax Credits

H.R. 879, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S, 891, Bipartisan Health Care Act, all provisions H.R. 786, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S. 1460, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R. 539, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1317, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 665, Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R, 4977, Connected MOM Act, all provisions S. 141, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1105, No UPCODE Act, all provisions H.R. 5081, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 2483, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicare payment reform, Medicaid reforms, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, all provisions H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to APM bonus extension/incentive payments/qualifying provider revenue thresholds freeze H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions related to APMs H.R. 8163, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 2120, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1031, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 483, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 5347, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 8129, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a full risk ACO program, all provisions H.R. 1614, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 3108, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 2725, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3878, RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5199, Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5467, Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments (PAAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5940, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3480, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, provisions related to the ACA H.R. 498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 1692, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 5737, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 3164, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 3934, Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions No Fees for EFTs Act, all provisions Drafts/Chronic Care Management Improvement Act Drafts/Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act Drafts/GOLD CARD Act Drafts/Medicare Advantage Improvement Act Draft/Value in Health Care Act Draft/Medicare Budget Neutrality and MIPS reform Draft/MACRA/MIPS program reform Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare physician payment/budget neutrality Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms and penalties Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) reform Medicare program: MIPS quality and cost measures Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: ACO (Accountable Care Organization) REACH Model Medicare program: Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) and Ambulatory Specialty Model Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Medicare program: AI chatbots/Medicare Advantage preventive screens Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: MEI Update Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Indirect practice expense Medicare program: Telehealth and Digital Health Medicare program: Medicare Advantage provider networks/physician experience Medicare program: Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Data-Driven Performance Payment System Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Certified electronic health record and PI Medicare program: Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: Digital quality measures Medicare program: Aligned Networks and interoperability Medicare program: Health Information Technology/physician burdens Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: Review Choice Demonstration (RCD)/Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare program: Organ transplantation access Medicare program: Prior authorization/Medical billing transition Medicare program: Traditional Medicare/Medicare Advantage enrollment difficulties Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Medicare and Medicaid programs: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare and Medicaid programs: CMMI reform/Physician AI use Medicare and Medicaid programs: High-cost disposable supplies/billing codes Medicaid program: Gender affirming care Medicaid program: Work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, FMAP changes Medicaid program: Community engagement/medical frailty exemption

H.R. 879, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S, 891, Bipartisan Health Care Act, all provisions H.R. 786, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S. 1460, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R. 539, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1317, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 665, Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R, 4977, Connected MOM Act, all provisions S. 141, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1105, No UPCODE Act, all provisions H.R. 5081, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 2483, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicare payment reform, Medicaid reforms, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, all provisions H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to APM bonus extension/incentive payments/qualifying provider revenue thresholds freeze H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions related to APMs H.R. 8163, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 2120, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1031, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 483, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 5347, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 8129, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a full risk ACO program, all provisions H.R. 1614, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 3108, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 2725, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3878, RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5199, Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5467, Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments (PAAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5940, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3480, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, provisions related to the ACA H.R. 498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 1692, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 5737, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 3164, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 3934, Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions No Fees for EFTs Act, all provisions Drafts/Chronic Care Management Improvement Act Drafts/Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act Drafts/GOLD CARD Act Drafts/Medicare Advantage Improvement Act Draft/Value in Health Care Act Draft/Medicare Budget Neutrality and MIPS reform Draft/MACRA/MIPS program reform Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare physician payment/budget neutrality Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms and penalties Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) reform Medicare program: MIPS quality and cost measures Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: ACO (Accountable Care Organization) REACH Model Medicare program: Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) and Ambulatory Specialty Model Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Medicare program: AI chatbots/Medicare Advantage preventive screens Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: MEI Update Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Indirect practice expense Medicare program: Telehealth and Digital Health Medicare program: Medicare Advantage provider networks/physician experience Medicare program: Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Data-Driven Performance Payment System Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Certified electronic health record and PI Medicare program: Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: Digital quality measures Medicare program: Aligned Networks and interoperability Medicare program: Health Information Technology/physician burdens Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: Review Choice Demonstration (RCD)/Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare program: Organ transplantation access Medicare program: Prior authorization/Medical billing transition Medicare program: Traditional Medicare/Medicare Advantage enrollment difficulties Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Medicare and Medicaid programs: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare and Medicaid programs: CMMI reform/Physician AI use Medicare and Medicaid programs: High-cost disposable supplies/billing codes Medicaid program: Gender affirming care Medicaid program: Work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, FMAP changes Medicaid program: Community engagement/medical frailty exemption

H.R. 1834 - Break the Gridlock Act H.R. 5940 - Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act S. 3480 - Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act S. 2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). H.R.5437 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act H.R.6145, Experts Protect Effective Rules, Transparency, and Stability (EXPERTS) Act H.R. 142- The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act S. 485 - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act Meeting with staff from House Committee on Education and Workforce -Minority staff HR 8100 Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act S. 3866 Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Repeal of Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Request for Information: Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence as Part of Clinical Care

Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. 2433, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 - H.R. 3514/S. 1816, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act Federal Funding for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Extending Telehealth Flexibilities Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project WISeR Model - H.R. 5940/S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. 2433, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 - H.R. 3514/S. 1816, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Extending Telehealth Flexibilities Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project WISeR Model - H.R. 5940/S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 539, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1317, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 665, Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4977, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21), provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Medicaid Reform (work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, and FMAP changes), Alternative Payment Models (APMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Medicaid biannual redetermination requirements S. 141, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1105, No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, Or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act, all provisions H.R. 5081, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 879, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 786, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S. 1460, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R. 2120, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1031, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to APMs H.R. 483, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, provisions relating to APMs H.R. 3890, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1614, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 3108, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act, all provisions S. 2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act, all provisions H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3878, RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5199, Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5467, Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments (PAAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5940, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credit S.J.Res.84, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and Affordability,/Congressional Review Act repeal effort S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 5737, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, all provisions S. 1692, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5813, Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5347, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 5269, Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2761, Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act of 2025, all provisions Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act/draft GOLD CARD Act/drafts Medicare Access to Radiology Care (MARCA) Act/drafts Data-Driven Payment Performance System (DPPS) Act/draft Value in Health Care Act/draft Legislation to reform the MACRA and MIPS Programs/draft Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/Physician inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare Physician Payment System/Budget Neutrality reforms Medicare program: MEDPAC/physician practice 2027 payment update/full MEI update recommendation Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms/penalties/replacement proposal Medicare program: CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/implementation phase-in/indirect practice expense Medicare program: APMs/bonuses/incentive payments Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Private practice physician issues/benchmark survey Medicare program: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare program: Payer and EHR developers/proprietary technology and electronic prior authorizations Medicare program: Prior Authorization/AI Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/prior authorization Medicare program: Site neutral payment Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/preventive screens/AI Chatbots Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: HIPAA/Electronic health records Medicare program: Certified electronic health record technology and PI Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program/Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Value-based care delivery Medicare program: Telehealth/digital health/budget neutrality Medicare program: Medicare Telehealth waiver extension Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISER) payment model Medicare program: Modifier 25/appropriate use Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: ACO/MIPS/skin substitutes/clinicians increased spending Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Local Coverage Determination/peripheral nerve blocks/chronic pain procedures Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: ACA/Enhanced tax credit extension Medicare program: Digital health and wearables Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health IT/physician burdens

S.3480, SMARTER Care Act H.R.6361, Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act S.3323, Family Vaccine Protection Act Extending the Affordable Care Act Enhanced Tax Credits Discharge Petition No: 119-10, related to a three-year extension of the ACA tax credits H.R. 6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act Private equity and healthcare Monitor the following: S.1562/H.R.1197, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621/H.R.1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Repeal healthcare provisions of H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act S.2556/H.R.4849, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act Preserve the United States Preventive Services Task Force H.R.1197/S.1562, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act S.Res.198, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should withdraw a reduction in public notice and comment opportunities. Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Healthcare related provisions. Medicaid, Medicare, ACA cuts H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act H.R.3907/S.2024, ENROLL Act S.2032, Choose Medicare Act Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act Justice Department anticompetitive regulations related issues H.R.3063, Rural Hospital Stabilization Act H.R.3262, NURSE Act Restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act, Draft H.R.593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Healthcare workforce issues Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Impact of private equity on healthcare Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals Healthcare high school apprenticeships Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Medicare drug negotiation program PBM reform Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Telehealth issues Mental health supports for educators Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act Workplace violence related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues Healthcare cybersecurity related issues Safe staffing levels Department of Health and Human Services, WiSER model