VIZIENT, INC. for VIZIENT INC
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Not-for-Profit Hospital Tax Exemption - conducted outreach and education on hospital tax-exemption and community benefit requirements.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHOSHANA KRILOW | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
Health Issues HCR
Hospital Group Purchasing - Advocated in support of hospital group purchasing organizations and maintaining the GPO safe harbor. Prescription Drug Pricing - Engaged to clarify provisions in the House (H.R. 3) and Senate (S. 2543) drug pricing bills. Supported passage of legislation that would promote competition among prescription drug manufacturers: The CREATES Act (H.R. 965; S. 340); the FAST Generics Act (H.R. 985); the Biologic Patent Transparency Act (S.659); the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (S. 1416). 340B Drug Pricing Program - Supported maintaining adequate reimbursement for hospitals purchasing prescription drugs through the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Advocated for preserving the current structure of the program and retaining the current prime vendor. Surprise Billing - Supported inclusion of provisions to provide for an independent dispute resolution process in legislation to address surprise bills (H.R. 3630; H.R. 2328; S. 1895). Health Care Costs - Monitored the development and release of the S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act. Health Care Data Utilization - conducted an educational briefing to illustrate how hospitals utilize data resources to identify health care quality improvement opportunities. Rural Health Care Issues - Offered support for the following legislation that would make improvements to rural health care access: Critical Access Hospital Regulatory Relief (S. 586/H.R. 1041) Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act (S. 895/H.R. 3416) Rural Health Clinic Modernization Act (S. 1037/H.R. 2788) Telehealth Across State Lines Act (S. 2408/H.R.4900) CONNECT For Health Act (S. 2741/H.R.4932) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S. 948/H.R.2895)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHOSHANA KRILOW | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments - Urged Congress to approve legislation to delay implementation of Medicaid DSH payment cuts. Site-neutral Payments - Supported passage of the PLACE Act (H.R. 2552) which would reverse site-neutral payments cuts implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 348) - Supported passage of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act to support an increase in the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education residents. Opioid Workforce Act (S. 2892) - Supported passage of the Opioid Workforce Act. Rural ACO Improvement Act (S. 2642/H.R. 5212) - Supported passage of the Rural ACO Improvement Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHOSHANA KRILOW | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
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