BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies; Telehealth; Mental Health, Mental Health Rule, Youth Mental Health Access; Site Neutrality/Site neutral payment reform and Fair Hospital Billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Rural healthcare access; Prior Authorization; Provider Workforce Shortages; Telehealth payment parity requirements; Parity; Provider Directory Accuracy S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] S.3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] H.R.2708 - Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2023 To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] H.R.6412 - Down Syndrome Diagnosis Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide certain informational resources related to Down syndrome. Sponsor: Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19] S.644 - Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act To expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies. Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] H.R.7702/S.754 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] - To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a craniofacial, oral, or maxillofacial congenital anomaly or birth defect. Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R. 485 - Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs. Sponsor: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID ADAMS | — |
| KEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| ALYSSA PALISI | — |
| THOMAS RADDER New | — |
| AMANDA SCHWARTZ | — |
| BENJAMIN STEINHAFEL | — |
| KRISTIN STUART | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Provider Directories; Medicaid Redeterminations & renewals; Same-day billing restrictions in Medicaid; Medicare Advantage Health Equity Index; Star Ratings in Medicare Advantage; Payment under the Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) process; Medicare Advantage; Transitional Coverage of Emerging Technologies (TCET); Site Neutral Payments and Payment Accuracy; MA RADV Rule; Medicare Advantage Advance Rate Notice; H.R.5746 - Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees. Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] H.R.5386 - Cutting Copays Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for adjustments to the Medicare part D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals. Sponsor: Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] H.R.5380 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage. Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] H.R.2880 - Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements for pharmacy benefit managers under part D of the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R.5385 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements with respect to prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under Medicare part D. Sponsor:Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] S.1002 - No UPCODE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.5388 - Supporting Innovation for Seniors Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of certain technologies and medical devices under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] H.R.5393 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fair assessment of pharmacy performance and quality under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fair assessment of pharmacy performance and quality under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H.R.4881 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the Medicare program. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] H.R.5396 - Coverage Determination Clarity Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare local coverage determinations from restricting access to care, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] H.R.6364 - Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to maintain certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish requirements relating to pharmacy benefit managers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| ALYSSA PALISI | — |
| THOMAS RADDER New | — |
| AMANDA SCHWARTZ | — |
| BENJAMIN STEINHAFEL | — |
| KRISTIN STUART | — |
Pharmacy PHA
Insulin Out of Pocket Costs; Covid Therapeutics; Generics Access; Gene Therapy S. 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) S. 127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 A bill to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) S.1269 - INSULIN Act of 2023 To reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin. Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] S.1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act To provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] S. 148 - Stop STALLING Act A bill to enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) S. 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products. Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) S. 954 - Affordable Insulin Now Act of 2023 A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans, and to establish a program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals. Sponsor: Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) H.R.5372 - Expanding Seniors' Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act of 2023 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate midyear formulary changes for biosimilars. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID ADAMS | — |
| KEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| ALYSSA PALISI | — |
| AMANDA SCHWARTZ | — |
| BENJAMIN STEINHAFEL | — |
| KRISTIN STUART | — |
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