ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE D/B/A ASCENSION for ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE D/B/A ASCENSION
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Affordable prescription drugs; 340B Drug pricing program; Health care privacy; Patient privacy issues; Issues related to the American Rescue Plan Act, PL 117-2; Issues related to expanding health care coverage, including in non-Medicaid expansion states; Issues related to improving social determinants of health; Issues related to extending and expanding flexibilities for virtual care; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19, including funding for the Provider Relief Fund; Issues related to affordable health care coverage; H.R. 2228 - Rural Behavioral Health Access Act; Issues related to drug pricing; Issues related to Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; Issues related to telehealth; Efforts to extend Medicare sequester delay, including H.R.1868; Issues related to Medicare policy on virtual care; Issues related to vaccine mandates; S. 168/H.R. 708 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act; S. 346/H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; S. 773/H.R. 3203 - Legislation related to 340B eligibility; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; S. 368/H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act ; S. 1512/H.R. 2903 - CONNECT for Health Act; S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act; H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; S.773/H.R. 3203 - A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program; H.R. 4943 - Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act ; H.R. 1667 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; Issues related to workforce retention; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (FY 2022 Omnibus); H.R. 7007 - Covid-19 Supplemental Appropriations Act; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act; issues related to the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver; H.R. 4407/S. 1568 - Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act; S. 3493 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; Issues related to coverage of spiritual care as a supplemental benefit under Medicare Advantage plans
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARK HAYES | — |
| PETER LEIBOLD | — |
| JOSEPH LUSTIG New | — |
| DANIELLE WHITE | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and Medicaid disproportionate share program; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19; coverage of COVID-19 related conditions; access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19, including funding for the Provider Relief Fund; PL 117-2; Issues related to Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; Issues related to telehealth; Efforts to extend Medicare sequester delay, including H.R.1868; Issues related to Medicare policy on virtual care; Childrens Health Graduate Medical Education; issues related to drug pricing; Issues related to hospital DSH eligibility; Issues related to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid waiver-related issues; Childrens transplant program issues; S. 346/H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; S.773/H.R. 3203 - legislation to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program; S. 834/H.R. 2256 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; S. 1024/H.R. 2255 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; S. 368/H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act; S. 1512/H.R. 2903 - CONNECT for Health Act ; S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act; H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act Efforts to delay statutory PAYGO payment reductions; Efforts to offset physician payment reductions; Issues related to cuts to Medicaid DSH; Issues related to cuts to uncompensated care pools; Issues related to hospital at home programs; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (FY 2022 Omnibus); H.R. 7007 - Covid-19 Supplemental Appropriations Act; H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act; issues related to the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver; S. 3493 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act; H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act; Issues related to coverage of spiritual care as a supplemental benefit under Medicare Advantage plans
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARK HAYES | — |
| PETER LEIBOLD | — |
| JOSEPH LUSTIG New | — |
| DANIELLE WHITE | — |
Pharmacy PHA
340B Drug Pricing Program; Issues related to 340B contract pharmacies; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, including funding for the Provider Relief Fund; coverage of COVID-19 related conditions; S. 168/H.R. 708 - Temporary; Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act; S. 346/H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; S. 773/H.R. 3203 - Legislation related to 340B eligibility; S. 368/H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act; S. 1512/H.R. 2903 - CONNECT for Health Act; S. 1988 -Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act; H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; S.773/H.R. 3203 - A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program; - S.773/H.R. 3203;H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R. 853 - Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (FY 2022 Omnibus); H.R. 7007 - Covid-19 Supplemental Appropriations Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARK HAYES | — |
| PETER LEIBOLD | — |
| JOSEPH LUSTIG New | — |
| DANIELLE WHITE | — |
Insurance INS
Issues related to ACA marketplace; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; Issues related to ACA Marketplace approvals; Issues related to coverage of spiritual care as a supplemental benefit under Medicare Advantage plans
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARK HAYES | — |
| PETER LEIBOLD | — |
| JOSEPH LUSTIG | — |
| DANIELLE WHITE | — |
Immigration IMM
To enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas; S. 1024/H.R. 2255 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARK HAYES | — |
| PETER LEIBOLD | — |
| JOSEPH LUSTIG | — |
| DANIELLE WHITE | — |
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