RED+BLUE STRATEGIES for COMMUNITY CATALYST

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2- The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act 2015 - work related to the reauthorization of the Children's Heath Insurance Program. Issues related to the Medicare Advantage Call letter as it impacted risk adjustment for patients with multiple chromic illnesses as well as the inclusion of socioeconomic status as a measurement for quality and outcomes. Delivery system reform as related to Medicare, Medicaid and the private insurance market. Issues related to the development of programs, regulations and guidance in the implementation of the health reform law, including the creation of state exchanges, development of policies surrounding subsidies, treatment of charity care in hospitals, policies surrounding Medicaid expansion and demonstration projects for dual eligible. Promulgation of regulations related to Navigators and Assisters in the new health care Marketplaces. Development of policies designed to improve quality and perhaps garner savings in the Medicare program.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2- The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act 2015 - work related to the reauthorization of the Children's Heath Insurance Program. Issues related to the Medicare Advantage Call letter as it impacted risk adjustment for patients with multiple chromic illnesses as well as the inclusion of socioeconomic status as a measurement for quality and outcomes. Delivery system reform as related to Medicare, Medicaid and the private insurance market. Issues related to the development of programs, regulations and guidance in the implementation of the health reform law, including the creation of state exchanges, development of policies surrounding subsidies, treatment of charity care in hospitals, policies surrounding Medicaid expansion and demonstration projects for dual eligible. Development of policies designed to improve quality and perhaps garner savings in the Medicare program.

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2 (114th)