THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA for HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Market-based insurance proposals (H.R. 1425, the State Health Care Premium Reduction Act; H.R.1386, the Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act of 2019; H.R.1385, the State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act) Coverage proposals (Medicare X-Choice Proposal; H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019; S. 1129, Medicare-for-all national health insurance program) Market stabilization/Insurance Coverage Policies (H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019; H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs; H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force; Oversight of final rules on short-term, limited duration insurance (STLDI) and Association Health Plans) Hospital Price Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges; ONC/CMS Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Interoperability; Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First) Surprise balance billing legislation (S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; S. 1531, the Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act; S. 1266, the Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act; S. 1497, the Health Care Price Check Act; H.R.861, the End Surprise Billing Act of 2019; No Surprises Act discussion draft; S.1688 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the full disclosure of billing and service information to patients) 340B Drug Pricing Program S. 824/H.R. 1767, Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 1379/H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act) Drug pricing policy and drug shortages (Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act; Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act; S. 340/H.R. 965, CREATES Act; H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act; H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act; H.R. 2374, the Stop STALLING Act; H.R. 2376, Prescription Pricing for the People Act; H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019) HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing (H.R. 2062, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act) H.R. 3439, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title XI of the Social Security Act to extend appropriations and transfers to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and to extend certain health insurance fees for such transfers, and for other purposes S. 1173, Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
| TIMOTHY OHRUM | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Rural hospital policies (S. 586/H.R. 1041, Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019; H.R. 1052; S. 895, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019; S. 948/H.R. 2895, Conrad 30 and Physician Access Act; H.R. 3429, the HEARTS and Rural Relief Act) Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (S. 348/H.R. 1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019; H.R. 2349/H.R. 3414, Opioid Workforce Act) Extending the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics (H.R.3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019; S. 824/H.R. 1767, Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act) Delay of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment cuts (H.R. 3022, Patient Access Protection Act) Telehealth payment (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 3417 Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act) Stark law reform Hospital outpatient payment policy Site neutral payment policy included in outpatient prospective payment system rule (H.R.2552, Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act of 2019) H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 3436, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act Proposed AWI changes in inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
| TIMOTHY OHRUM | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
NIH funding Title VII health professions education and training programs FY 2020 Appropriations bills
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
Immigration IMM
Public Charge proposed rule
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
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