RYAN SPAIN

Supported additional payment grandfathering of HOPDs currently under development. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals. Opposed cuts to the 340B program. Called for delay of Hospital Star Ratings

Supported grandfathering of HOPD reimbursement for facilities currently under development. Urged flexibility in OPPS regulations. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals. Opposed cuts to the 340B program. Encouraged preservation of existing Medicaid payments to Illinois hospitals.

Supported grandfathering of HOPD reimbursement for facilities currently under development. Urged flexibility in OPPS regulations. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals. Opposed cuts to the 340B program. Called for delay of Hospital Star Ratings and improvement to ratings of high acuity healthcare centers.

Supported additional payment grandfathering of HOPDs currently under development. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals. Opposed cuts to the 340B program. Called for delay of Hospital Star Ratings and improvement to ratings of high acuity healthcare centers.

Supported additional payment grandfathering of HOPDs currently under development. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals. Opposed cuts to the 340B program. Called for delay of Hospital Star Ratings

Supported additional payment grandfathering of HOPDs currently under development. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals. Opposed cuts to the 340B program. Supported additional NIH funding.

Opposed site neutral payments as part of Congressional budget agreement. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals. Opposed changes to the 340B program.

Supported RAC reform and development of a short stay payment classification to replace the two midnight rule. Opposed site neutral payments between HOPD and APCs. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools. Advocated for improved reimbursement to critical access hospitals.

Advocated for permanent SGR fix. Advocated for extension of CHIP funding. Supported RAC reform and development of a short stay payment classification. Opposed site neutral payments between HOPD and APCs. Pursued legislation to maintain Medicare pass through payments for hospital-based nursing schools.

Advocated for healthcare improvements within the CRomnibus. Supported delays to supervision requirements for CAH. Supported development of s short stay payment classification. Advocated for RAC reform. Pursued legislation to resolve payment of MEdicaire pass through fudning for hospital based nursing schools (HR 5227).

Supported improvements to 2-Midnight Rule (HR 3698) and permanent SGR fix. Opposed changes to 340-B drug discount program and APC payment reductions. Advocated for improvement to CAH 96-Hour rule (HR 3991). Supported changes to ensure Medicare pass-though payments to hospital-based nursing schools (HR 5227).

Lobbied the House and Senate for hospital rate protection, physician payment reform, and nursing school pass-through rates.

Lobbied the House and Senate for support of physician payment reform and shared concerns regarding impact of extender payments to hospitals.