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Government Issues GOV

Postal Reform;

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Pharmacy PHA

COVID-19 Testing; COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy and Treatment; Vaccine Rollout; Rx reform;

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ACA Tax Credits; H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1868 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA Reform; ACA Coverage Improvement; Health Reform; Lower Health Care Costs; Transparency; Surprise Billing, Maternal Health; COVID-19 Response/Relief Packages, COBRA subsidies; Telehealth/ Audio-Only; COVID-19 ; Black Maternal Health; COVID-19 Disaster Relief; Age adjustment; Health disparities; Implementation timetables/deliverables; Health Equities; Budget; Cost and Affordability; SEP; Public Law 116-260 (H.R. 133) Covid-19 Relief and Fiscal 2021 Omnibus Sponsor: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) Public Law 117-2 (H.R. 1319) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 133 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicaid Maternal Health; Medicare Advantage Audio Only; Medicaid FMAP; Medicare; Medicare Advantage; S. 748 - Medicare Sequester Relief Act Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) S. 150 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 Sponsor: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) H.R. 4996 - Helping MOMS Act of 2020 Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) S. 4840 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) H.R. 7659 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 2166 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 4840 (117th), S. 748 (117th), S. 150 (117th), H.R. 2166 (117th), H.R. 4996 (117th), H.R. 7659 (117th)