RED+BLUE STRATEGIES for COMMUNITY CATALYST
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Issues related to the Finance Committee's activities surrounding improving chronic care coverage, specifically around the importance of factoring socioeconomic status into key measures. S. 704 - The Community Based Independence for Seniors Act - Requires CBI-SNP demonstration programs intended to prevent or delay low-income Medicare beneficiaries from needing institutional services. H.R. 2- The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act 2015 - work related to the reauthorization of the Children's Heath Insurance Program. Issues related to the Medicare Advantage Call letter as it impacted risk adjustment for patients with multiple chromic illnesses as well as the inclusion of socioeconomic status as a measurement for quality and outcomes. Delivery system reform as related to Medicare, Medicaid and the private insurance market. Issues related to the development of programs, regulations and guidance in the implementation of the health reform law, including the creation of state exchanges, development of policies surrounding subsidies, treatment of charity care in hospitals, policies surrounding Medicaid expansion and demonstration projects for dual eligible. Promulgation of regulations related to Navigators and Assisters in the new health care Marketplaces. Development of policies designed to improve quality and perhaps garner savings in the Medicare program. Issues related to state Medicaid expansion.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN HAUCK MARSHALL | — |
| MELANIE JAN NATHANSON | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Issues related to the Finance Committee's activities surrounding improving chronic care coverage, specifically around the importance of factoring socioeconomic status into key measures. S. 704 - The Community Based Independence for Seniors Act - Requires CBI-SNP demonstration programs intended to prevent or delay low-income Medicare beneficiaries from needing institutional services. H.R. 2- The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act 2015 - work related to the reauthorization of the Children's Heath Insurance Program. Issues related to the Medicare Advantage Call letter as it impacted risk adjustment for patients with multiple chromic illnesses as well as the inclusion of socioeconomic status as a measurement for quality and outcomes. Delivery system reform as related to Medicare, Medicaid and the private insurance market. Issues related to the development of programs, regulations and guidance in the implementation of the health reform law, including the creation of state exchanges, development of policies surrounding subsidies, treatment of charity care in hospitals, policies surrounding Medicaid expansion and demonstration projects for dual eligible. Development of policies designed to improve quality and perhaps garner savings in the Medicare program. Issues related to state Medicaid expansion.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN HAUCK MARSHALL | — |
| MELANIE JAN NATHANSON | — |
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