4th Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

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 healthcare work force shortages. Monitored the implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan, as it relates to the provider relief fund.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to community based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. Issues involving inpatient and in home respite care. Issues related to COVID. S. 368 / H.R. 1332, the Telehealth Modernization Act, as it relates to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit. S. 1512 / H.R. 2903, The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act. Medicare sequestration relief. Monitored implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan, as it relates to the provider relief fund. Issues regarding program integrity. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act as it relates to home and community-based services and palliative care. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. S. 2565, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. Issues regarding PAYGO. S. 610 (P.L. 117-71), the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act. as it relates to Medicare sequestration.

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

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), S. 2565 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), S. 610 (117th), S. 368 (117th), H.R. 2903 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitored S.Con.Res 14, FY 2022 Budget Resolution.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 14 (117th)

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.