1st Quarter - Amendment — THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK (2020)

Firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Client

HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Income

$40,000

Expenses

—

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report	Apr 20, 2020	$40,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page)	Jul 19, 2020	$40,000	Yes

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit. S. 1190 / H.R. 2594, Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 and issues involving access to hospice for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) patients. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act, and issues regarding hospice program integrity. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Cares Act, P.L. 116-136, as it relates to COVID-19 funding for hospices.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER	—
JEFF CHOUDHRY	—
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1190 (116th), H.R. 5821 (116th), S. 2807 (116th), H.R. 2594 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 2080 / H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act and issues regarding access to palliative care.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER	—
JEFF CHOUDHRY	—
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 647 (116th), S. 2080 (116th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to the We Honor Veterans program and bereavement services for Veterans. FY21 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE BADGER	—
JEFF CHOUDHRY	—
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.