BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ACA Tax Credits; H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) S. Con. Res. 14 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031. Sponsor: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 14 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA Reform; ACA Coverage Improvement; Health Reform; Surprise Billing, Maternal Health; COVID-19; Telehealth/ Audio-Only; COVID-19 ; Black Maternal Health; Age adjustment; Health disparities; Implementation Health Equities; CAA Implementation; Extending Exchange Subsidies; Health Equity Issues; Reconciliation; Health Care Spending: No Surprises Act; H.R. 19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) Public Law 117-2 (H.R. 1319) - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) Public Law 117-7 (H.R. 1868)- To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) H.R. 1878 - State Health Care Premium Reduction Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) H.R. 5260 - Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act Sponsor: Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52) H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) H.R. 3894 - CARING for Social Determinants Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large) H.R. 4387 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) H.R. 4026 - Social Determinants of Health Data Analysis Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Mike Burgess (R-TX-26)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3894 (117th), H.R. 5260 (117th), H.R. 1878 (117th), H.R. 4026 (117th), H.R. 4387 (117th), H.R. 19 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 959 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare; Medicare Advantage Reform; Medicaid; Part D Reform; Medicaid Coverage Gap; Public Law 117-7 (H.R. 1868) - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) H.R. 2166 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 2166 - Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 4406 - Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1868 (117th), H.R. 4406 (117th), H.R. 2166 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

Postal Reform; H.R. 3076 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12) S. 1720 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1720 (117th), H.R. 3076 (117th)

Pharmacy PHA

COVID-19 Testing; COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy and Treatment; Vaccine Rollout; Rx reform; Prescription drugs; Prescription Drug Reform; H.R. 550 - Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) H.R. 951 - Maternal Vaccination Act Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) H.R. 2347 - Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) H.R. 3742 - Vaccine INFO Act Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) H.R. 2355 - Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Rodney David (R-IL-13)

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (117th), H.R. 2355 (117th), H.R. 3742 (117th), H.R. 951 (117th), H.R. 550 (117th), H.R. 2347 (117th)