THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA for HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
340B Drug Pricing Program Opioid issues (S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act; H.R. 5009, Jessies Law; H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act; H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act; H.R. 6082/H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act; S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act; S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act; H.R. 5582, the Abuse Deterrent Access Act; H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act; Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act; S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act; S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act; S.2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options) Draft Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing 21st Century Cures Act implementation Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 2852 / H.R. 6378, H.R. 7328, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2018) S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 Health workforce reauthorizations (H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness (EMPOWER) Act; H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Liver allocation policy S.2554, Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act Consumer-directed health care proposals (Associations Health Plans, Short-term Limited Duration Insurance plans, Section 1332 waivers) Maternal health legislation (H.R. 315, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act and H.R. 1318, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
| TIMOTHY OHRUM | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Rural hospital policies (H.R. 741/S. 243, H.R. 1955/S. 872, S. 1130, straight policy extension of Medicare dependent hospital and low volume adjustment payments, H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018); H.R. 5678, Rural Emergency Medical Center (REMC) Act of 2018) Disproportionate share hospital payments (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; implementation of the S-10 worksheet) H.R. 2267 / S. 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, Opioid Workforce Act Telehealth payment (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act) Stark law reform Hospital outpatient payment policy Site neutral payment policy included in outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule Physician fee schedule rule Evaluation and management coding and payment policy in physician fee schedule rule S. 2597 / H.R. 5385, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 Requirement for public posting of chargemaster in electronically readable form
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
| TIMOTHY OHRUM | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 6157, Appropriations for DOD, Labor/HHS/Education and Continuing Appropriations for all other Agencies NIH funding (FY 2019 appropriations, HR 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 ) Opioid funding (CARA implementation; S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act; H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Behavioral health funding (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 6157)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
Immigration IMM
Public Charge proposed rule
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
Agriculture AGR
Nutrition policy in the Farm Bill (H.R. 2 / S. 3042, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAURA STEVENS KENT | — |
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