NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)

Health Issues HCR

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid, CHIP, the Exchanges, and private insurance Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act S.1544/H.R. 3089 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act Issues regarding childrens health included in Build Back Better Act H.R. 4934, the Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act, H.R. 4944, the Helping Kids Cope Act, S.1902, the Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act, H.R. 5772, Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Neurological Impact Act, H.R. 5703, the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act, Issues regarding childrens mental health, the national emergency in childrens mental health, and the Surgeon General Advisory on youth mental health. Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements and DSH third party policy implementation S.2762/H.R. 5131, the Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act, and issues regarding pediatric health care infrastructure and capacity Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families FY 2022 Senate and House Labor-HHS appropriations provisions - Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program funding Issues regarding Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program appropriations Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program, prescription drug pricing, drug shortages, and pharmaceutical supply chain, including H.R. 4390, the PROTECT 340B Act of 2021 Issues regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages, increased FMAP funding, and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs Issues regarding COVID-19 vaccination efforts for children Issues regarding surprise billing in health care H.R. 1397 - Telehealth Improvement for Kids Essential Services (TIKES) Act Mental health funding provided in Consolidated Appropriations Act and ARPA

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2762 (117th), H.R. 4944 (117th), H.R. 3089 (117th), S. 1902 (117th), H.R. 4390 (117th), H.R. 4934 (117th), H.R. 1397 (117th), H.R. 5131 (117th), H.R. 5703 (117th), S. 1544 (117th), H.R. 5772 (117th)

Education EDU

H.R. 4198 - Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 4198 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues regarding childrens health care coverage and access to care under Medicaid and CHIP. Issues related to implementation of aspects of childrens health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP. Issues regarding childrens health included in Build Back Better Act Issue regarding Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements and implementation of DSH third party policy Issues regarding the implementation of the ACE Kids Act S.1544/H.R. 3089 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families Issue regarding the passage and implementation of COVID-19 relief packages, increased FMAP funding, and the impact of COVID-19 on childrens hospitals, the pediatric supply chain, and pediatric residency programs. H.R. 1397 - Telehealth Improvement for Kids Essential Services (TIKES) Act

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3089 (117th), S. 1544 (117th), H.R. 1397 (117th)

Defense DEF

Issues regarding efforts to improve health care delivery for children covered by TRICARE Issues regarding the importance of Medicaid to military and veteran families

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)