1st Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)

Period 1st Quarter 2020 Filed Apr 20, 2020 Signed by William Dolive

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES
Client
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)
Income
—
Expenses
$920,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding proposed Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issues regarding streamlined eligibility and renewal processes in Medicaid Issue regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding legislative extensions of expiring Medicaid policies Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding surprise medical billing Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families FY 2021 Senate and House Labor-HHS appropriations provisions - Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program funding Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program appropriations and Quality Bonus System Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, drug shortages, and prescription drug pricing Issues regarding e-cigarette and tobacco use among teens Issues regarding health information technology interoperability H.R. 4004 - The Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue regarding implementation of national three-digit suicide hotline H.R. 6159 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 6151 - Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act Issues regarding FY 2021 funding for the Pediatric Disaster Care Pilot Program Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA COOK —
M. JAMES KAUFMAN —
JOHN KNAPP —
ELISE NICOLE PLANCHET New —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 6151 (116th), H.R. 5900 (116th), H.R. 6148 (116th), H.R. 6159 (116th), H.R. 4004 (116th)

Defense DEF

Issues regarding efforts to improve health care delivery for children covered by TRICARE Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act Issues regarding pharmaceutical access and plan benefit design

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA COOK —
M. JAMES KAUFMAN —
ELISE NICOLE PLANCHET New —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 6148 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding proposed Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation regulation revisions Issue regarding Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Issues regarding streamlined eligibility and renewal processes in Medicaid Issues regarding legislative extensions of expiring Medicaid policies Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act H.R. 5900 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act Issues regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. Issue regarding solutions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA COOK —
M. JAMES KAUFMAN —
JOHN KNAPP —
ELISE NICOLE PLANCHET New —

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 5900 (116th)

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.