1st Quarter - Report

CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION for CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

Support for continued and enhanced funding for CHGME, and for financial relief for childrens hospitals/high-Medicaid providers related to COVID-19 out of the Provider Relief Fund. Advocating for the potential reconciliation package and infrastructure packages include funding for childrens mental health programs, infrastructure and provider training programs, and for pediatric infrastructure funding. These policies are set forth in the following bills: The Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021 (H.R. 4943), The Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021 (H.R. 4944), and H.R. 5131 and S. 2762, the Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act and H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY BLUMBERG New Director of Government Relations

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4943 (117th), H.R. 4944 (117th), H.R. 5131 (117th), S. 2762 (117th), H.R. 7236 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for continued and enhanced funding for CHGME, and for financial relief for childrens hospitals/high-Medicaid providers related to COVID-19 out of the Provider Relief Fund. Advocating for the potential reconciliation package and infrastructure packages include funding for childrens mental health programs, infrastructure and provider training programs, and for pediatric infrastructure funding. These policies are set forth in the following bills: The Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021 (H.R. 4943), The Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021 (H.R. 4944), and H.R. 5131 and S. 2762, the Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act and H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY BLUMBERG New Director of Government Relations

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4943 (117th), H.R. 5131 (117th), S. 2762 (117th), H.R. 7236 (117th), H.R. 4944 (117th)

Education EDU

Support for continued and enhanced funding for CHGME.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY BLUMBERG New Director of Government Relations

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Support for continued and enhanced funding for CHGME, and for financial relief for childrens hospitals/high-Medicaid providers related to COVID-19 out of the Provider Relief Fund. Advocating for the potential reconciliation package and infrastructure packages include funding for childrens mental health programs, infrastructure and provider training programs, and for pediatric infrastructure funding. These policies are set forth in the following bills: The Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021 (H.R. 4943), The Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021 (H.R. 4944), and H.R. 5131 and S. 2762, the Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act and H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY BLUMBERG Director of Government Relations

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 5131 (117th), H.R. 4943 (117th), H.R. 7236 (117th), S. 2762 (117th), H.R. 4944 (117th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.