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P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
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H.R.6873, Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act. No bill number - Comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on proposed regulations to revise the Community Reinvestment Act. No bill number - Comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the Funeral Rule.
Filing targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, and government operations, among other issues. No bill number -submitted comments calling for eliminating regulatory barriers to affordable housing. No bill number - Advocated for increased Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), healthy aging, and shared housing.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, and government operations, among other issues. No bill number -submitted comments calling for eliminating regulatory barriers to affordable housing. No bill number - Advocated for increased Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), healthy aging, and shared housing.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R.6873, Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act. No bill number - Comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on proposed regulations to revise the Community Reinvestment Act. No bill number - Comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the Funeral Rule.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, and government operations, among other issues. No bill number -submitted comments calling for eliminating regulatory barriers to affordable housing. No bill number - Advocated for increased Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), healthy aging, and shared housing.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities.
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3163, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3163, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities.
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2019
H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2019
H.R. 3163, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities.
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation and HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2018 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions. Opposed rent reform proposals, Making Affordable Housing Work Act and Promoting Resident Opportunity through Rent Reform Act. Discussed rent reform proposals with House staff. Discussed senior evictions from senior communities for taking in minor grandchildren with Senate staff. Discussed senior evictions from senior communities for taking in minor grandchildren with HUD. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Lobbied to request FHFA finalize and release review of credit scoring models used by GSEs Discussed housing affordability with Senate staff. Discussed Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 (no bill number) with House staff. Discussed Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act (no bill number) and provided feedback.
Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
Submitted comment on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Withdrawal of the Assessment Tool for Local Governments to HUD. H.R. 6509, Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 - Discussed with staff and supported bill. Submitted comments on Disparate Impact Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to HUD. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff. S.3499, Outdoors for All Act of 2018 - Supported bill. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Discussed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program/reverse mortgages with GAO staff. S. 3503, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act - Discussed bill with Senate staff. H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions.
Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
H.J.R. 143, H.R. 695, Short-term Continuing Appropriations Act Resolution, 2019, H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff.
Submitted comment on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Withdrawal of the Assessment Tool for Local Governments to HUD. H.R. 6509, Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 - Discussed with staff and supported bill. Submitted comments on Disparate Impact Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to HUD. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff. S.3499, Outdoors for All Act of 2018 - Supported bill. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Discussed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program/reverse mortgages with GAO staff. S. 3503, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act - Discussed bill with Senate staff. H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions.
H.J.R. 143, H.R. 695, Short-term Continuing Appropriations Act Resolution, 2019, H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation and HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2018 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions. Opposed rent reform proposals, Making Affordable Housing Work Act and Promoting Resident Opportunity through Rent Reform Act. Discussed rent reform proposals with House staff. Discussed senior evictions from senior communities for taking in minor grandchildren with Senate staff. Discussed senior evictions from senior communities for taking in minor grandchildren with HUD. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Lobbied to request FHFA finalize and release review of credit scoring models used by GSEs Discussed housing affordability with Senate staff. Discussed Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 (no bill number) with House staff. Discussed Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act (no bill number) and provided feedback.
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018
H.J.R. 143, H.R. 695, Short-term Continuing Appropriations Act Resolution, 2019, H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff.
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018
Submitted comment on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Withdrawal of the Assessment Tool for Local Governments to HUD. H.R. 6509, Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 - Discussed with staff and supported bill. Submitted comments on Disparate Impact Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to HUD. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff. S.3499, Outdoors for All Act of 2018 - Supported bill. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Discussed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program/reverse mortgages with GAO staff. S. 3503, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act - Discussed bill with Senate staff. H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions.
Submitted comment on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Withdrawal of the Assessment Tool for Local Governments to HUD. H.R. 6509, Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 - Discussed with staff and supported bill. Submitted comments on Disparate Impact Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to HUD. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff. S.3499, Outdoors for All Act of 2018 - Supported bill. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Discussed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program/reverse mortgages with GAO staff. S. 3503, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act - Discussed bill with Senate staff. H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions.
Submitted comment on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Withdrawal of the Assessment Tool for Local Governments to HUD. H.R. 6509, Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 - Discussed with staff and supported bill. Submitted comments on Disparate Impact Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to HUD. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff. S.3499, Outdoors for All Act of 2018 - Supported bill. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Discussed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program/reverse mortgages with GAO staff. S. 3503, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act - Discussed bill with Senate staff. H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions. No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019. H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice. S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill. No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component. H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act. No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles. S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing. H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act. No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.
P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035). No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number, drug pricing. S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research. H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus. H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.; H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.; No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal. S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance. No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation. S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants. H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, and government operations, among other issues. No bill number -submitted comments calling for eliminating regulatory barriers to affordable housing. No bill number - Advocated for increased Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), healthy aging, and shared housing.
Filing targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3055/S.2584 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, Interior Environment, Military Construction, VA,Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2020. H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations FY 2020 - lobbied in support of funding for various programs, including Social Security administrative expenses, senior nutrition (SNAP, Commodity Supplemental Food program and Older Americans Act Title III), caregiving, weatherization, energy assistance, supportive services, housing and volunteer community service programs. Discussed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, including homelessness and age-friendly communities. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council No bill number. Discussed In-Home CARE Act. H.R. 2730/S.1443 - The Credit for Caring Act. S. 995 - The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - discussed implementation and child caregivers with House staff; discussed support for RAISE extension as part of OAA reauthorization. H.R. 4334 - The Dignity in Aging Act - discussed support for bill. S. 3057 - The Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments - endorsed bill. No bill number. Shared AARP family caregiving report. Discussed Advisory Council on Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Administration for Community Living and Elder Justice Coordinating Council. H.R. 2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. S. 1443/H.R. 2730 - The Credit for Caring Act and P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act - Discussed elder care and this legislation with Senate staff. Discussed family caregiving, rural issues, and social isolation.
H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities.
H.R. 2740 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, FY 2020 - lobbied in support of increased funding for CMS' state survey and certification program and opposition to hostile policy riders re Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2150/S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Discussed advancing supportive housing solutions that advance healthy aging in communities. H.R. 3 - Discussed inclusion of dental, hearing, and vision benefit in Medicare. Discussed changes to Medigap policy. S. 1895 - Discussed surprise billing. No bill number - Discussed Medicare late enrollment penalties, eligibility, and financing. S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid managed long-term services and supports, including grievances and appeals, with GAO. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issue. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 and H.R. 1682, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Compare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare and respite. No bill number. Discussed hospice issues and legislation. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act. No bill number. Provided feedback on home and community-based services bill. S. 2574, Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee Background Check Transparency for Seniors Act. H.R. 5757 -The Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018. H.R. 5326 - The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - supported permanent extension of Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections No bill number. Provided feedback on long-term care pharmacy bill. S. 548/H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act, and H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act - supported longer-term extensions of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services spousal impoverishment protections.
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 3163/S.2584, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 3163, H.R. 3164, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-RD Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied for HUD and USDA rental assistance and new construction (Section 8 and 515). S.1772, The Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. Discussed housing programs and issues including healthy aging in place, accessory dwelling units, and shared housing.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Discussed housing programs and issues including the Inclusive Design Act, the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act, and rural housing affordability and funding.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
H.J.R. 143, H.R. 695, Short-term Continuing Appropriations Act Resolution, 2019, H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Submitted comment on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Withdrawal of the Assessment Tool for Local Governments to HUD. H.R. 6509, Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 - Discussed with staff and supported bill. Submitted comments on Disparate Impact Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to HUD. S. 3231, Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act - Supported bill and discussed with Senate staff. S.3499, Outdoors for All Act of 2018 - Supported bill. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Discussed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program/reverse mortgages with GAO staff. S. 3503, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act - Discussed bill with Senate staff. H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation and HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2018 - Lobbied for increased funding for various capital and rental assistance programs and in opposition to proposed changes to minimum rents and elimination of some income deductions. Opposed rent reform proposals, Making Affordable Housing Work Act and Promoting Resident Opportunity through Rent Reform Act. Discussed rent reform proposals with House staff. Discussed senior evictions from senior communities for taking in minor grandchildren with Senate staff. Discussed senior evictions from senior communities for taking in minor grandchildren with HUD. Discussed shared housing with HUD. Discussed accessory dwelling units with HUD. Discussed healthy aging in place with HUD. Lobbied to request FHFA finalize and release review of credit scoring models used by GSEs Discussed housing affordability with Senate staff. Discussed Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 (no bill number) with House staff. Discussed Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act (no bill number) and provided feedback.
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Discussed healthy aging in your home and shared housing issues. Discussed discrimination in housing. Discussed accessory dwellings.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Discussed healthy aging in your home and shared housing issues. Discussed discrimination in housing. Discussed accessory dwellings.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)