2nd Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Period 2nd Quarter 2019 Filed Jul 22, 2019 Signed by Mary Beth Savary Taylor

Official filing
Firm
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
Client
HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Issues related to the We Honor Veterans program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER —
JEFF CHOUDHRY —
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to advanced care illness management. H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act and issues regarding access to palliative care. Issues related to regulatory relief. Issues regarding program integrity. Issues regarding co-location of healthcare entities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER —
JEFF CHOUDHRY —
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1190 (116th), H.R. 2594 (116th), H.R. 647 (116th)

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.