FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS for FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Monitored Congressional Proposals concerning health price transparency. H.R. 1384 - "Medicare For All Act of 2019" - Oppose legislation to impose single payer health care delivery. S.1129 - "A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program" - Oppose legislation to impose single payer health care delivery. H.R. 2000/S.981 - "Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019" - Oppose legislation to impose a Medicare public option. H.R. 728 - "Title VIII Nursing Workforce Re-authorization Act of 2019" - Urge support for legislation to provide loan repayment for nurses to practice in any care setting. S. 1895 - "Lower Health Care Costs Act" - Support protecting patients from surprise bills. Telehealth - Supports expanded access to telehealth services and payment parity for such services. H.R. 2328 - Support re-authorization of National Quality Forum. S. 1379 - "Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019" - Advocated in support. H.R. 3417 - "Health Care Extenders" - Supported legislation. H.R. 3429 - "HEARTS and Rural Relief Act" - Supported legislation. H.R. 3436 - "Chronic Care Management Improvement Act" - Supported legislation. H.R. 3414 - "The Opioid Workforce Act of 2019" - Advocated in support of adding Medicare supported GME positions to hospitals that have established or are establishing substance use disorder treatment and prevention programs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JEFFREY COHEN | — |
| JONATHAN JAGODA | — |
| CHARLES N KAHN | — |
| PAUL KIDWELL | — |
| STEVE SPEIL | — |
| PATRICK VELLIKY | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
H.R. 3062 - "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019" - Oppose efforts to repeal certain provisions relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. Bad Debt Payments to Hospitals - Oppose any effort to lower bad debt payments to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries who fail to pay their cost-sharing obligations for treatments provided by the hospital. Oppose any additional site neutral cuts. H.R. 506 - "Hospital Competition Act" - Oppose legislation as it adversely affects hospitals. H.R. 1763/ S. 348 - "Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019" - Support GME legislation to reduce resident physician shortage. Support access to affordable prescription drugs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JEFFREY COHEN | — |
| JONATHAN JAGODA | — |
| CHARLES N KAHN | — |
| PAUL KIDWELL | — |
| STEVE SPEIL | — |
| PATRICK VELLIKY | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
FCC Rural Broadband Parity - Support investor-owned access to grants under the FCC for rural broadband.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JEFFREY COHEN | — |
| JONATHAN JAGODA | — |
| CHARLES N KAHN | — |
| PAUL KIDWELL | — |
| STEVE SPEIL | — |
| PATRICK VELLIKY | — |
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.