MARTHA KENDRICK

Funding opportunities, including Community Project Funds, Provider Relief Funds. COVID, PHE, ERC, FEMA, and relief funding and regulatory issues. Post- acute care and Skilled Nursing Legislative and Regulatory Issues. Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement. Telehealth and PACE program. Workforce and nursing home staffing issues. CMS proposed rule 88 FR 61352: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting.

Funding opportunities, including Community Project Funds. COVID, PHE, ERC, FEMA, and relief funding and regulatory issues. House and Senate Labor-HHS FY24 Appropriations and Continuing Resolutions. H.R.2872: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024. H.R.7463: Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024. H.R.4366: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. H.R.2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. House and Senate Labor-HHS FY25 Appropriations Requests.

Funding opportunities, including Community Project Funds. COVID, PHE, ERC, FEMA, and relief funding and regulatory issues. Post-acute care and Skilled Nursing Legislative and Regulatory Issues. Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement. Telehealth and PACE program. Workforce and nursing home staffing issues. H.R.468, the Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act. H.R.3227/S.1749, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Quality Care Act. CMS proposed rule 88 FR 61352: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting. LPN Apprenticeship Program.

Seeking removal of barriers and co-pays for colon cancer screening; maintain fair and adequate reimbursement of GI procedures; support for step therapy reform legislation, and opposition to scheduled Medicare physician payment reductions.

Issues regarding Accountable Care Organizations and Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Issues regarding Pill Penalty caused by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) P.L. No: 117-169, drug pricing and efforts to create a Neuroscience Center of Excellence at FDA. PBM Issues, including S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act and H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act.

LORETTO HEALTH AND REHABILITATION

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

COMMUNICARE HEALTH SERVICES

LORETTO HEALTH AND REHABILITATION

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

LUNDBECK PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

LORETTO HEALTH AND REHABILITATION

AMGEN INC.

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

LUNDBECK PHARMACEUTICALS LLC