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What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Issues related to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policy, including the Home Health Patient Driven Groupings Model, hospice benefit quality and payment policy proposals, and home and community-based services; Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit; Support H.R. 8581 and S. 4605, Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022, a bill that delays the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from decreasing payments for Medicare home health services based on certain adjustments until 2026; Support of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022, a bill that modifies the extension of certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Sec. 7 - use of telehealth to conduct face-to-face encounter prior to recertification of eligibility for hospice care during emergency period; Support H.R. 1332 and S.368, Telehealth Modernization Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, as it relates to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit; Support for S. 1512/H.R. 2903, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes, Sec. 109 - use of telehealth in recertification for hospice care; Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-260/H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes, Title IV - Health Care Offsets; Support of H.R. 2471/P.L. 117-703, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, a bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes, Sections 306 and 307, and monitor section 312; Monitor issues related to the implementation P.L. 117-2/H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5, Section 9817 - additional support for Medicaid home and community-based services during the COVID-19 emergency.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KATE PROCTOR New | — |
| STACEY SMITH | Legislative Assistant, Senator Bill Nelson (FL) |
Health Issues HCR
Support for S. 2565, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act, a bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the testing of a community-based palliative care model; Support for S. 2890, Provider Training in Palliative Care Act, a bill to allow participants in the National Health Service Corps to defer their obligated service in order to receive training in palliative care services.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KATE PROCTOR New | — |
| STACEY SMITH | Legislative Assistant, Senator Bill Nelson (FL) |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Monitor issues related U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STACEY SMITH | Legislative Assistant, Senator Bill Nelson (FL) |
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