4th Quarter - Report

AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS for AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$460,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 White House FY 2018 Budget request HR1 Tax cuts and Jobs Act H.J. Res123 Continuing Resolution H.R. 1892, The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Medicaid DSH)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH FELDPUSH —
CARLOS MIQUEL JACKSON —
AMANDA WALSH —
JOCELYN WILES —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1892 (115th), H.J.Res. 123 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Repeal of the Affordable Care Act H.R. 1628 The American Health Care Act Development of legislation to protect essential hospitals Issues related to telehealth Mental Health Essential Health Benefits created by the Affordable Care Act Access to hospital emergency services Issues related to the 340B Drug Pricing Program HR1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act ACA Cost Sharing Reduction Subsidies Graham-Cassidy Amendment to HR 1628 340B drug pricing program HR3545-Overdose, Prevention and Patient Advocacy Act HR4392 CMS OPPS 340b rule moratorium HR4710 340b PAUSE Act Bipartisan Healthcare Stabilization Act of 2017 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 42 CFR Part 2 IMD Exclusion Prescription drug monitoring programs H.R. 5197, S. 2516, Alternatives to opioids in the emergency dept Act H.R. 5102, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Opioid Addiction Act Poison Center Network Enhancement Act A Bill to support the peer support specialist workforce HR6 Support for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 4710 PAUSE Act HELP Act S. 2312 HR6378 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act S.974 CREATES Act S.2843 Opioid Workforce Act HEAL Act S.3120 SERV Communities Act H. R. 6071 S.428, H.R. 3325 The Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act Cassidy Surprise Billing Draft H.R.6 Support for Patients and Communities Act Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Hassan Surprise Billing-S. 3592, No more Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 7328, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH FELDPUSH —
CARLOS MIQUEL JACKSON —
AMANDA WALSH —
JOCELYN WILES —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3545 (115th), H.R. 6378 (115th), H.R. 7328 (115th), H.R. 5102 (115th), H.R. 4392 (115th), H.R. 4710 (115th), S. 2312 (115th), S. 974 (115th), H.R. 3325 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 2843 (115th), H.R. 5197 (115th), S. 3592 (115th), S. 2516 (115th), H.R. 6071 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), S. 3120 (115th), H.R. 5261 (115th), S. 428 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues pertaining to Medicaid reform, block grant proposals, per capita caps Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Medicaid provider taxes Medicare bad debt payments Medicaid Waivers Medicaid Expansion Issues Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Meaningful use Stage 2 and 3 Legislation related to chronic care treatment Legislation related to Medicare reimbursement for telehealth service Medicaid managed care policies rulemaking Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals Medicare site neutral payments for hospital outpatient departments Legislation related to health care disparities Medicaid- State flexibility Medicaid 1115 & 1332 Waivers Upper Payment Limit payments State Financing of Medicaid Medicare Part B Cuts-OPPS proposed rule to 340 B covered entities Medicaid Pediatric Health Homes Hospital Price Transparency Question: add money follows the person? Empower Act (S.227/H.R. 5306)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH FELDPUSH —
CARLOS MIQUEL JACKSON —
AMANDA WALSH —
JOCELYN WILES —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5306 (115th), S. 227 (115th)

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.