AVANCER HEALTH POLICY for MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM
No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Access to trusted, reliable, and sources of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and disinfecting items, or sufficient funding for the acquisition of PPE Clarity on Exchange billing policies and procedures for telehealth services (medical/dental/behavioral health) within an FQHC setting
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KOPPEN | Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Charlie Norwood |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Improving delivery of telehealth services at community health center sites in Medicare Ensuring Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 related expenses Emergency stabilizing funding to replace lost Medicaid and Medicare revenue due to current patients not accessing health care (all) services Clarity on Medicare and Medicaid billing policies and procedures for telehealth services (medical/dental/behavioral health) within an FQHC setting
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KOPPEN | Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Charlie Norwood |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Extension of ACA Community Health Center funding Funding to underwrite the cost of locum tenens providers (providers fill in for other physicians on a temporary basis) providing coverage for Health Center providers who become infected with COVID-19 and can no longer treat patients Adequate funding to underwrite the cost of any mandated federal or state program requiring paid leave due to COVID-19
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KOPPEN | Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Charles Norwood |
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