HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Health Issues HCR

Monitored the implementation of The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868, the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315) and Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (H.R. 610); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R.1332) and the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) as it relates to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit; The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 4260); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 2890) The Palliative Care Training for Providers Act (H.R. 5376); The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) as related to Medicare sequester relief, telehealth flexibilities, and hospice payment reimbursement; Issues regarding bereavement care; Issues related to regulatory relief; Issues involving hospice providers and COVID relief; Issues related to coronavirus; Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (S. 3593); the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). Issues related to healthcare workforce shortages; Issues related to community-based palliative care and advanced care illness management. S. 2938, The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and issues concerning bereavement care.

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

Bills named: S. 1024 (117th), H.R. 4952 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), S. 368 (117th), S. 4260 (117th), H.R. 315 (117th), S. 2565 (117th), H.R. 6202 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), H.R. 2471 (117th), S. 2938 (117th), H.R. 610 (117th), H.R. 2903 (117th), S. 2890 (117th), H.R. 2255 (117th), S. 3593 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and palliative care. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to community-based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. Issues regarding in-patient and in-home respite care, bereavement care, palliative care and community-based palliative care. Issues related to COVID-19. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design and the hospice benefit. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to children's access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to program integrity. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for healthcare providers. Monitored implementation of The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315), and Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (H.R. 610); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332) and the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) as it relates to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit; The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); H.R. 2471 (P.L. 117-103), The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (H.R. 2471), as it relates to telehealth flexibilities, sequestration, and hospice reimbursement; The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 4260); Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act as it relates to home and community-based services and palliative care. S. 3593, The Telehealth Extension & Evaluation Act (S. 3593); the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). Medicare Hospice Payment Rule. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. FY 2023 Appropriations requests as they relate to bereavement and Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2471 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), H.R. 2903 (117th), H.R. 4952 (117th), S. 368 (117th), H.R. 315 (117th), S. 4260 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), S. 2565 (117th), H.R. 610 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), S. 3593 (117th), H.R. 6202 (117th)