1st Quarter - Report

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for RESCARE INC (DBA BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES)

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 2172 Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (all sections of full text)(support) S 1058 Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (all sections of full text)(support) Discussions involving funding for state Medicaid programs to improve home- and community-based services Discussions involving CMS finalized physician fee schedule Discussions involving home health Discussions pertaining to proposed legislation regarding Pharmacy Benefit Managers Discussions involving Medicare prescription drug proposals Discussions involving hospice proposals Discussions related to implementation of P.L. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and effects on the long-term care pharmacy industry Monitored H.Con.Res.14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Monitored Further Continuing Approprations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 Monitored nominations to executive branch agencies and federally authorized commissions Monitored Health Care Price Transparency Act proposals Monitored discussions involving Medicaid access rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY MAXWELL BECKER —
JOHN CHRISTIE —
JACK S DEUSER —
MICHAEL A. GAFFIN —
TREVOR W. KOLEGO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2172 (119th), H.Con.Res. 14 (119th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Monitored provisions pertaining to Use of Funds for Employment and Training Activities Monitored discussions pertaining to proposed Department of Labor rule on overtime

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY MAXWELL BECKER —
JOHN CHRISTIE —
JACK S DEUSER —
MICHAEL A. GAFFIN —

Veterans VET

Montiored discussions involving VA reimbursement rates

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A. GAFFIN —

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitored discussions involving tax policy negotiations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —

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.