mr SEAN HOPKINS

Imputed rural floor Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Demonstration program funding Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 S. 348) - Increased funding for Medicare GME slots Surprise Medical Bills (pending legislation) Medicaid DSH cuts Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R. 1682/S. 753) - Addressing the Medicare 3-Day Rule for nursing home care Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S. 433) - Limit Medicare rate changes to 2 percent per year Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act (H.R. 1385)

Imputed rural floor Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Demonstration program funding Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 S. 348) - Increased funding for Medicare GME slots Surprise Medical Bills (pending legislation) Medicaid DSH cuts Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R. 1682/S. 753) - Addressing the Medicare 3-Day Rule for nursing home care Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S. 433) - Limit Medicare rate changes to 2 percent per year Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act (H.R. 1385)

Imputed rural floor Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Demonstration program funding Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 S. 348) - Increased funding for Medicare GME slots Surprise Medical Bills (pending legislation) Medicaid DSH cuts Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R. 1682/S. 753) - Addressing the Medicare 3-Day Rule for nursing home care Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S. 433) - Limit Medicare rate changes to 2 percent per year Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act (H.R. 1385)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392) Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516) ACA Stabilization (Standalone as well as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [H.R. 1892] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 [H.R. 1625])

Imputed Floor (FY 19 IPPS rule) 340B Drug Pricing Program Opioids SUD patient record sharing (H.R. 3545/S. 1850) 190-day limit on inpatient psychiatric care under Medicare (HR 2509) IMD exclusion (H.R. 2938/S. 1169) Veterans mental health and SUD at non-VA facilities (no specific bill) Observation status (H.R. 1421/S. 568) MISSION ZERO (H.R. 880/S. 1022) ALTO (H.R. 5197/S. 2516)

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

ACA Repeal and Replace: The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act (ORRA), the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson; House and Senate FY 2018 Budget Resolutions; ACA Market Stabilization (Senate HELP Committee); Extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Reductions to Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program (OPPS Rule); Imputed Rural Floor for all-urban states; DSH cut delay; Home Health Grouping Model delay; CHRONIC Care Act; Opioid State of Emergency; White House Opioid Commission; Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act (H.R. 2663); Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (observation bill) (H.R. 1421/S. 568); Delay move of Medicare post-acute payments to value-based purchasing; Protecting provider payments from cuts to fund tax reform, deficit reductions, and other priorities; Site-neutral payments for Hospital outpatient department (HOPDs) (Section 603 of BBA 2015) (oppose in general; oppose FY 2018 PFS cuts specifically) Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545); Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017; Removing requirement that requires the HHS Secretary to continue to make meaningful use standards more stringent over time (H.R. 3120); Extension of Medicare Independence at Home Medical demonstration (H.R. 3263); Spending cuts in exchange for raising the Debt Ceiling; FDA User Fees; Medicare and Medicaid Extenders; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; Final rule: Revising the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for long-term care (LTC facilities).

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, resident caps for Medicare Graduate Medical Education program, legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016, legislation to address the opioid epidemic, legislation to create a value based purchasing program for post acute providers.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, resident caps for Medicare Graduate Medical Education program, legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, legislation to create a value-based purchasing program for post-acute providers, the 21st Century Cures Act. Medicaid coverage of mental health inpatient services, chronic care legislation, H.R. 6226, the Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors' Health Act, the Affordable Care Act.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016.

Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicare legislation regarding the face-to-face documentation requirement for home health payments, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act (S. 763), the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 (H.R. 4428), legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.688 - the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act, H.R.2156 - the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, S.1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 1604, the Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education, including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.2124 / S.1148). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; New Jersey Medicaid Gainsharing Initiative; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model.

Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy; reductions in Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education; physician payment reform including H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; enhanced reimbursement for primary care physicians; efforts to further delay transition to the ICD-10 coding system; Medicare imputed floor policy. Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) - Held a meeting with Eliot Fishman, Stephan Cha., M.D., Manning Pellanda and Paul Boben, CMS, to request an extension for Stage 3 & 4 reporting deadline for the DSRIP Program and to scale back Stage 4 reporting measures from 45 to 21 for New Jersey participating hospitals. Extension of the Imputed Wage Index Floor - Held a conference call with Sean Cavanaugh and Marc Harcstein, CMS, to discuss NJHA's perspective on why CMS should extend the Imputed Wage Index Floor provision and to maintain support for that budget-neutral provision out of a national budget-neutral pool.

Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy; reductions in Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education; physician payment reform including H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; Medicare imputed floor policy; NJ Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP), 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicare observation status policy for short inpatient stays; New Jersey Medicaid Gainsharing Initiative; Medicare sequestration; telemedicine; HIPAA Eligibility Transaction System; Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education, including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.2124 / S.1148). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; New Jersey Medicaid Gainsharing Initiative; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model.

Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education, including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.2124 / S.1148). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; New Jersey Medicaid Gainsharing Initiative; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model.

Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education, including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.2124 / S.1148). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; New Jersey Medicaid Gainsharing Initiative; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model.

Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education, including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.2124 / S.1148). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; New Jersey Medicaid Gainsharing Initiative; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model.