HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit and palliative care. 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 related to hospice coding as it relates to telehealth and spiritual care. Issues related to hospice telehealth flexibilities. Issues regarding program integrity. Issues regarding bereavement care. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues regarding in-patient and in-home respite care. Issues related to the extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Issues related to regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Issues related to children's access to hospice and palliative care. The extension of sequestration relief provided under the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (H.R. 610). The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); H.R. 2471 (P.L. 117-103), The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 4260); Hospice Telehealth flexibilities, including H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth BeyondCovid-19 Act of 2021; S. 368 / H.R. 1332, the Telehealth Modernization Act; S. 1512 / H.R. 2903, The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act, and H .R.8505 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes, as they relate to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. H.R. 2617 (P.L. 117-328), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and issues concerning hospice reimbursement, and bereavement care.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1332 (117th), H.R. 2471 (117th), H.R. 4952 (117th), H.R. 2617 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), S. 4260 (117th), S. 368 (117th), H.R. 2903 (117th), H.R. 4040 (117th), H.R. 610 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues affecting hospice providers. Issues regarding healthcare work force shortages. Palliative Care and Hospice Education & Training Act (S. 2460). Issues related to community based palliative care and advanced care illness management. The Grief Resilience Investment and Education Fund (GRIEF) Act (H.R. 9109) and issues regarding bereavement care. The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The extension of sequestration relief provided under the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (H.R. 610). Issues regarding the PHE extension. H.R. 2617 (P.L. 117-328), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, as it relates to PCHETA and bereavement care.

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

Bills named: H.R. 610 (117th), S. 2565 (117th), H.R. 2617 (117th), H.R. 9109 (117th), S. 2460 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget Sequestration. FY 2023 Appropriations. H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (117th)