2nd Quarter - Report

HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$280,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues affecting hospice providers. Issues regarding healthcare work force shortages. S. 2243, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). S. 1845 Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues regarding bereavement care.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LOGAN MATTHEW HOOVER Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed
LUCY SCHMITZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2243 (118th), S. 1845 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit and palliative care. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit and alternative payment models. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. Issues regarding community based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues regarding program integrity. Issues regarding regulatory relief. Issues regarding hospice telehealth flexibilities. Issues regarding hospice coding as it relates to telehealth and spiritual care. Issues regarding bereavement care. Issues regarding in-patient and in-home respite care. Issues regarding the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Issues related to children's access to hospice and palliative care. The FY23 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LOGAN MATTHEW HOOVER Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed
LUCY SCHMITZ —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

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.