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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1731 King Street |
Address2 | Suite 400 |
| City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 319038-12
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6. House ID# 394410000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Logan Hoover |
Date | 7/19/2022 11:26:58 AM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues concerning the Medicare Hospice Benefit and palliative care. Issues concerning hospice payment and alternative payment models. Issues related to community-based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues related to regulatory relief. Issues regarding in-patient and in-home respite care, bereavement care, palliative care and community-based palliative care. Issues related to COVID-19. Issues related to COVID-19 emergency funding, extension of the public health emergency, testing, vaccines, and COVID-19 related legislation. Issues related to telehealth flexibilities and regulatory flexibilities granted under the public health emergency. Issues related to the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design and the hospice benefit. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Medicare sequestration relief. Issues related to children's access to hospice and palliative care. Issues related to program integrity. Issues involving mandatory COVID vaccines for healthcare providers.
Monitored implementation of The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315), and Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (H.R. 610); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R. 1332) and the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) as it relates to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit; The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565); H.R. 2471 (P.L. 117-103), The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (H.R. 2471), as it relates to telehealth flexibilities, sequestration, and hospice reimbursement; The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 4260); Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act as it relates to home and community-based services and palliative care. S. 3593, The Telehealth Extension & Evaluation Act (S. 3593); the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). Medicare Hospice Payment Rule. Issues related to the implementation of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act and the Rural Access to Hospice Act. FY 2023 Appropriations requests as they relate to bereavement and Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Hannah |
Yang Moore |
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Logan |
Hoover |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed |
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Lucy |
Schmitz |
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Natalie |
Williams |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitored the implementation of The American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) as it relates to the Provider Relief Fund; the extension of sequestration relief provided under H.R.1868, the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315) and Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (H.R. 610); the Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368/H.R.1332) and the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) as it relates to use of telehealth in the certification of a beneficiary for the hospice benefit; The Childrens Program of All-inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4952); The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 4260); The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) as it relates to Home and Community Based Services and palliative care training and education; The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 2890) The Palliative Care Training for Providers Act (H.R. 5376); The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) as related to Medicare sequester relief, telehealth flexibilities, and hospice payment reimbursement; Issues regarding bereavement care; Issues related to regulatory relief; Issues involving hospice providers and COVID relief; Issues related to coronavirus; Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (S. 3593); the Telehealth Extension Act (H.R. 6202). Issues related to healthcare workforce shortages; Issues related to community-based palliative care and advanced care illness management. S. 2938, The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and issues concerning bereavement care.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Hannah |
Yang Moore |
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Logan |
Hoover |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed |
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Schmitz |
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Natalie |
Williams |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: https://www.nhpco.org/
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| National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization |
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |