1st Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Period 1st Quarter 2019 Filed Apr 17, 2019 Signed by Mary Beth Savary Taylor

Official filing
Firm
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
Client
HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Issues related to the We Honor Veterans program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER —
JEFF CHOUDHRY —
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitored issues related to the conference report accompanying H.J. Res 31.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER —
JEFF CHOUDHRY —
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.J.Res. 31 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning access to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues related to advanced care illness management. H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act and issues regarding access to palliative care. Issues related to regulatory relief.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER —
JEFF CHOUDHRY —
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 647 (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.