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What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to community-based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. Issues involving in-patient and in-home respite care, bereavement funding, palliative care and community-based palliative care. Issues related to COVID-19. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design and the hospice benefit. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Medicare sequestration relief. Monitored issues related to sequester. Issues related to childrens access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. Issues related to program integrity. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for health care providers. Monitored implementation of (P.L. 117-71) The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315) as it regards to Medicare sequestration; the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332); The Creating Opportunies Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); H.R. 2471 (P.L. 117-103), The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, as it relates to telehealth flexibilities, sequestration, and hospice reimbursement; The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) as related to Medicare sequester relief, telehealth flexibilities, and hospice payment rate; Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act as it relates to home and community-based services and palliative care. S. 3593, The Telehealth Extension & Evaluation Act(S. 3593) the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). CMS Proposed Rule for Hospice.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LOGAN MATTHEW HOOVER | Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed |
| HANNAH MOORE | — |
| LUCY SCHMITZ | — |
Health Issues HCR
Monitored the implementation of The American Rescue Plan Act (PL 117-2) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868 and the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332);The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903); The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (No Bill Number); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 2890) The Palliative Care Training for Providers Act (H.R. 5376); The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) as related to Medicare sequester relief, telehealth flexibilities, and hospice payment reimbursement; Issues related to bereavement care; Issues related to regulatory relief; Issues involving hospice providers and COVID relief; Issues related to the Corona Virus; Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (S. 3593); the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). Issues related to healthcare workforce shortages; Issues related to community based palliative care & advanced care illness management.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LOGAN MATTHEW HOOVER | Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed |
| HANNAH MOORE | — |
| LUCY SCHMITZ | — |
Affiliated organisations
| Organisation | Location |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION | Alexandria, VA, US |
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.