FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS for FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Health Reform Implementation -The Affordable Care Act enacted comprehensive reform of the health care delivery and payments systems in the United States. Specifically, FAH is advocating on implementation issues related to delivery reform affecting hospitals and insurance reform. HITECH Act - Implementation of meaningful use and privacy and security provisions in HITECH Act of 2009. Realignment - educate policymakers on the driving factors, benefits and implications of hospital realignment. H.R.776 -- Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 -- supports legislation that would allow for simplified single civil monetary penalty as an alternative sanction to those already established for compensation arrangements between a physician (or an immediate family member) and a person or entity that is in violation of the limitation on certain physician referrals (Stark Law) solely due to technical noncompliance. It also requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to accept the voluntary disclosure of a technically non-complaint compensation arrangement by a person or entity in violation of the Stark Law under certain circumstances. Telemedicine Reforms - Support programs to encourage and properly reimburse telemedicine. Hospital Preparedness Funds - Advocate for increased appropriations for the Hospital Preparedness Program to ensure hospitals are adequately prepared for emerging public health emergencies. UDI - Provide guidance on appropriate use and implementation of any changes to the Unique Device Identifier. Opioid - Provide guidance on legislation that would reduce the abuse of opioids. Mental Health - Support and provide guidance on mental health legislation that would provide Medicaid access for adults to stand-alone behavioral health facilities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAYNE HART CHAMBERS | — |
| JEFFREY COHEN | — |
| CHARLES N KAHN | — |
| PAUL KIDWELL | — |
| SRINU SONTI | — |
| STEVE SPEIL | — |
| KATHRYN WISE | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
H.R. 2513 "PACE Act of 2015" - Oppose efforts to repeal certain provisions relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests. Bad Debt Payments to Hospitals - Lawmakers have proposed lowering the amount of Medicare Bad Debt payments to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries who fail to pay their cost-sharing obligations for treatments provided by the hospital. Direct and Indirect Graduate Medical Education Payments - Lawmakers have proposed changes to the way that hospitals are reimbursed for the costs of training physicians and other medical professionals. H.R. 663/S.332 "Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015" - Advocate for the extension the Medicare Dependent Hospital (MDH) and current Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) programs. Oppose the lowering of Medicare outpatient site neutral rates. Oppose the proposal of lowering Medicare reimbursements to Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities. Sequestration - against extending the Medicare Sequester and oppose Medicare sequester increase and extension as an offset. Provided guidance on Medicare hospital payment reform legislative drafts: Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015, Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015, Medicare Crosswalk IME Pool Act of 2015, and the Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015-under consideration by the House Ways and Means Committee. H.R. 2156, "Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015" supports legislation to improve Medicare audits and provided comments to Senate Finance Committee to improve draft legislation. Price Transparency - advocate for meaningful price transparency for consumers by ensuring they have access to out of pocket price information. Meaningful Use - Advocate for reasonable Stage 3 meaningful use requirements as part of the EHR Incentive Program. Worked to restore funding for AHRQ and CMMI in the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill, H.R. 3020. Chronic Care - provided comments and policy suggestions on Senate Finance Committee efforts to improve chronic care outcomes and treatments. Under Development - Advocate for technical change to the HOPD policy in the BBA15 (H.R. 1314/P.L. 114-74) to allow for an under development exception. Ensure appropriate implementation of exempt off-campus provider-based emergency departments from the hospital outpatient site neutral policy. Advocated for Medicaid expansion and the role hospitals have in caring for patients in Medicaid populations. Advocated for Medicaid Supplemental Payments, to support an adequate Medicaid payment rate. Commented on potential policy changes to both the Hospital Acquired Conditions Program and the Readmissions Program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAYNE HART CHAMBERS | — |
| JEFFREY COHEN | — |
| CHARLES N KAHN | — |
| PAUL KIDWELL | — |
| SRINU SONTI | — |
| STEVE SPEIL | — |
| KATHRYN WISE | — |
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