GOLDEN HORIZONS for GOLDEN HORIZONS

Veterans VET

Monitor issues impacting Vetrans Community Nursing Home Program & Ancillarly Program Benefits

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health Care issues related to Medicare/Medicaid Long Term Care and Post Acute Care services and benefits H.R. 713/S. 367 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013; H.R.1179/S. 569 - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013; H.R. 351/S. 351 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013; H.R. 574 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013

Contacted: SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 351 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th), S. 367 (113th), H.R. 574 (113th), H.R. 1179 (113th), S. 569 (113th), S. 351 (113th)

Housing HOU

Monitor issues impacting Government Financing of Nursing Homes at HUD/FHA.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 Budget Continuing Resolutions; FY 2013 Federal budget and appropriations relating to HHS/CMS/Medicare/Medicaid funding and appropriations; HR 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; H CON RES 25 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023;S CON RES 8 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Monitor and advocate regarding Labor issues impacting Long Term Care and Post Acute Care providers and monitor issues at Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 1252/S. 602 - The Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013; S.169 - I-Squared Act of 2013

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Bills named: S. 602 (113th), S. 169 (113th), H.R. 1252 (113th)

Pharmacy PHA

Monitor and advocate regarding pharmacy issues impacting Long Term Care and Post Acute Care providers and patients. H.R. 1285/S. 621 - To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug; H.R. 1366 - Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2013

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 1366 (113th), S. 621 (113th), H.R. 1285 (113th)