1st Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Firm
Client
Income
$43,749
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Issues related to We Honor Veterans program.

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1334 and H.R. 2797, Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 and issues related to advanced illness care and management. S. 980 and H.R. 1828, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017. S. 693 and H.R. 1676, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. H.R. 1284 and S. 2214, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017. Issues related to regulatory relief. H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 and issues concerning patient access to hospice. H.R. 5041, The Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act and issues regarding the disposal of unused controlled substances.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 980 (115th), S. 1334 (115th), H.R. 5041 (115th), S. 2214 (115th), H.R. 1284 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1676 (115th), H.R. 1828 (115th), H.R. 2797 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), S. 693 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, as they relate to access to hospice care.

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 1625 (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.