THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA for HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Market stabilization/Insurance Coverage Policies (H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019; H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs; H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force; Oversight of final rules on short-term, limited duration insurance (STLDI) and Association Health Plans) Coverage proposals (Medicare X-Choice Proposal; H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019; S. 1129, Medicare-for-all national health insurance program) Hospital Price Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges; Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First) Surprise Medical Bills (S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act; S. 1266 the Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act; S. 1497, the Health Care Price Check Act; H.R.861, the End Surprise Billing Act of 2019; S. 1688 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the full disclosure of billing and service information to patients; H.R. 3502 the Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act; H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act; H.R. 2328, the Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act) 340B Drug Pricing Program Drug pricing policy and drug shortages (S. 340/H.R. 965, CREATES Act; H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act; H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act; H.R. 2296, the More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers (METRIC) Act) HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing (H.R. 2062, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act) BLOCKING Act of 2019 (H.R. 938) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title XI of the Social Security Act to extend appropriations and transfers to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and to extend certain health insurance fees for such transfers, and for other purposes (H.R. 3439) Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S. 1173/H.R. 776) Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019 (S. 1199) H.R. 2781, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act Hospital Star Ratings
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
| TIMOTHY OHRUM | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Rural hospital policies (S. 586/H.R. 1041, Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019; H.R. 1052; S. 895, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019; S. 948/H.R. 2895, Conrad 30 and Physician Access Act; H.R. 3429, the HEARTS and Rural Relief Act) Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (S. 348/H.R. 1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019; H.R. 2349/H.R. 3414 Opioid Workforce Act) Delay of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment cuts (H.R. 3022, Patient Access Protection Act) Telehealth payment (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 3417 Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act) Extending the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics (H.R.3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019; S. 824/H.R. 1767, Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act) Stark law reform Hospital outpatient payment policy Site neutral payment policy included in outpatient prospective payment system rule (H.R.2552, Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act of 2019) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) Chronic Care Management Improvement Act (H.R. 3436) Proposed AWI changes in inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule OPPS and physician fee schedule proposed rules
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
| TIMOTHY OHRUM | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
NIH funding Title VII health professions education and training programs FY 2020 Appropriations bills H.R. 4378 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
Immigration IMM
Public Charge proposed and final rule
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
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