2nd Quarter - Report

BETTER MEDICARE ALLIANCE, INC. for BETTER MEDICARE ALLIANCE, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$630,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3514--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans--Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage S. 1816--To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans--Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act--Improving Supplemental Benefits for MA beneficiaries Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act--Supplemental Benefits for chronically Ill enrollees Gold Card Act of 2023--Exemptions to Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage S.1105--No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act--An act to improve the way Medicare Advantage plans assess patients health risks and reduce overpayments for care. Issues related to data collection and sharing among health plans, providers, and community-based organizations issues In-home Heath Risk Assessments issues Issues related to mental and behavioral health issues in Medicare Advantage Rural Network Adequacy Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MACKENZIE BANKS —
CHRISTOPHER M. LONG —
JENNIFER NORD MALLARD —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1816 (119th), H.R. 3514 (119th), S. 1105 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act--An act to further extend the regulatory flexibilities initiated as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic that have allowed telehealth to become more widespread in medicine. Diversifying health care workforce issues Payer provider directories and accuracy of information issues General Telemedicine Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MACKENZIE BANKS —
CHRISTOPHER M. LONG —
JENNIFER NORD MALLARD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.