BE CONSULTING for MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCATION
What was lobbied
One issue area, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
See Next Page for Narrative.CMS design and implementation of Missouris federally-facilitated health insurance exchange (Marketplace); Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures act of 2013; "Dear Colleague" letter by Congresswoman Jenkins (R-KS) regarding Medicare payments for inpatient rehabilitation services Regulatory standards to create a grace period for the payment of premiums for coverage in a federally-facilitated exchange or qualified health plans; EHR incentives for Rural Health Clinics regarding H.R. 986, the Rural Clinic Fairness Act; Hospital financial performance metrics and trends; Medicare sustainable growth rate formula for determining payments for physician services under the Medicare program; Promote H.R. 1250 and S. 1012, regarding accountability standards for Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors and other program integrity initiatives; Ooppose the DHHS OIGs recommendations for changes in standards for designating critical access hospitals; Promote S. 183 and H.R. 2053, concerning repeal of section 3141 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; Oppose legislative proposals to restrict states ability to use provider taxes to fund their Medicaid programs; Promote reauthorization for an additional year of the Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Oppose legislative efforts to limit the scope of the 340B program, which authorizes price discounts on the purchase of pharmaceuticals by designated safety net providers and make them aware of CMS regulatory actions regarding a grace period for the payment of premiums for coverage in a federally-facilitated exchange or qualified health; Responded to a request from a Missouri congressional office to clarify the number of critical access hospitals in Missouri; Letter to oppose the DHHS OIGs recommendations for changes in standards for designating critical access hospitals; Missouri Hospital Association reports entitled A View of Two Missouris How Insurance Coverage Affects the Health and Productivity of Its People
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BRENT EVANS | — |
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.