Site-neutral payment policy proposals, including the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378), Telehealth Modernization Act of 2023 (H.R. 7623), Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, including the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366).
Duration: January 1, 2015
to
present
General Issues: Health Issues , Medicare/Medicaid
Spending: about $1,700,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
1st Quarter, 2024
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 22.
Original Filing: 301573150.xml
Lobbying Issues
Site-neutral payment policy proposals, including the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378), Telehealth Modernization Act of 2023 (H.R. 7623), Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, including the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
4th Quarter, 2023
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 10.
Original Filing: 301523192.xml
Lobbying Issues
Site-neutral payment policy proposals, including the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) and the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840)
Healthcare workforce shortage
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6205/ S. 3211)
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act (S. 111/H.R. 2530)
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R. 2389/ S. 1302)
Payment reductions to the Medicaid DSH program
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
3rd Quarter, 2023
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2023.
Original Filing: 301509695.xml
Lobbying Issues
Site-Neutral Payment (Sec. 603 of the Balanced Budget Act of 2015); To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information (H.R. ____); To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote transparency of common ownership interests under Parts C and D of the Medicare Program (H.R. ____); To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department services furnished off-campus (H.R. ____); To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payment for all hospital-owned physician offices located off-campus be paid in accordance with the applicable payment system for the items and services furnished (H.R. ____); To amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for site neutral payments under the Medicare program for certain services furnished in ambulatory settings (H.R. ____); To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identification number on claims for services, and to require hospitals with an outpatient department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each outpatient department (H.R. ____); To phase out certain services designated as inpatient-only services under the Medicare program (H.R. ____); Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3561); To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program (H.R. 3290); Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584); Doctors of Community (DOC) Act (H.R. 2569); Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (H.R. 1359); Transparent PRICE Act (H.R. 2691); Transparent PRICE Act (H.R. 3281); Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 3875); Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 (H.R. 824); National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023 (H.R. 2411); Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (S. 1302).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2nd Quarter, 2023
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 18, 2023.
Original Filing: 301480120.xml
Lobbying Issues
Site-Neutral Payment (Sec. 603 of the Balanced Budget Act of 2015); To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information (H.R. ____); To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote transparency of common ownership interests under Parts C and D of the Medicare Program (H.R. ____); To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department services furnished off-campus (H.R. ____); To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payment for all hospital-owned physician offices located off-campus be paid in accordance with the applicable payment system for the items and services furnished (H.R. ____); To amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for site neutral payments under the Medicare program for certain services furnished in ambulatory settings (H.R. ____); To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identification number on claims for services, and to require hospitals with an outpatient department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each outpatient department (H.R. ____); To phase out certain services designated as inpatient-only services under the Medicare program (H.R. ____); Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3561); To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program (H.R. 3290); Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584); Doctors of Community (DOC) Act (H.R. 2569); Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (H.R. 1359); Transparent PRICE Act (H.R. 2691); Transparent PRICE Act (H.R. 3281); Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 3875); Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 (H.R. 824); National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023 (H.R. 2411); Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (S. 1302).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1st Quarter, 2023
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on April 10, 2023.
Original Filing: 301450036.xml
Lobbying Issues
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020 (H.J. Res. 7); Charitable Act (S. 566); Medicaid DSH Cuts; KEEP Telehealth Options Act (H.R. 1110); Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (H.R. 1359); Better Care Better Jobs Act (H.R. 547/S. 100); Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173/S. 3018); Site-Neutral Payment (Sec. 603 of the Balanced Budget Act of 2015); Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Pub. L. 116-22) reauthorization; Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 (H.R. 824); GME Slot Distribution (Resident Physician Reduction Act, Pub. L. 116-260, Sec. 126); HELP Committee health care workforce hearing - request for comments; Freedom for Health Care Workers Act (H.R. 497); Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act (H.R. 468); Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (CMS-9903-P); Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Disclosures of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities (CMS-6084-P); Nome-Compete Clause Rule (FTC-2023-0007); Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Third-Party Payer Rule (CMS-2445); Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Eligible Clinicians, and Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (CMS-0057-P); Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction Standard (CMS-0053-P); Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records (HHS-OCR-2022-0018-0001); Request for Information: Essential Health Benefits (CMS-9898-NC); Medicare Program: Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, etc. (CMS-4201-P); Home health wage index (42 CFR 484); OMB Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas (86 FR 37770)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
4th Quarter, 2022
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on Jan. 9, 2023.
Original Filing: 301425690.xml
Lobbying Issues
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328); Area Wage Index for Post-Acute Providers; Medicare Sequestration; PAYGO Sequestration; Preserving Access to Home Health Act (H.R. 8581/S. 4605); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053/S. 3792); Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act (H.R. 7744); Supporting Medicare Providers Act (H.R. 8800); Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173/S. 3018); Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666); Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act (H.R. 8163/S. 3566); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961); Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040); ALTO Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4846/S. 2538); Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 4587); Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 (H.R. 8542/S. 515); Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program (CMS-4201-P); Programs; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations (CMS-0057-P); Hospital IPPS and ASC Rule (CMS-1773-FC); CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1770-F); CY 2023 Home Health PPS (CMS-1766-F); Implementing Certain Provisions of the CSA 2021 (CMS-4199-F); Hospital IPPS Rule (CMS-1771-F).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
3rd Quarter, 2022
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on Nov. 1, 2022.
Original Filing: 301421631.xml
Lobbying Issues
Public Health Emergency Extension; HRSA Provider Relief Fund Phase 4; Medicare Area Wage Index - New Brunswick-Lakewood CBSA (CMS-1752-F); Surprise Billing - Qualified Payment Amount, Good Faith Estimates (CMS-9908-IFC)/No Surprises Act (P. L. 116-260); Site-neutral payment/BBA 2015 Sec. 603 (P.L. 114-74); CY 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (CMS-1766-P); FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (CMS-1771-P); FY 2023 SNF Prospective Payment System (CMS-1765-P); Radiation Oncology (RO) Model (CMS-5527-P2); FY 2023 IRF Prospective Payment System (CMS-1767-P); FY 2023 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (CMS-1769-P); FY 2023 Hospice Wage Index (CMS-1773-P); Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117-159); FY 2023 Appropriations - Labor-HHS; Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act of 2022 (H.R. 7961); ALTO Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4846/S. 2538); Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act (H.R. 8163/S. 3566); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053/S. 3792); PREVENT Pandemics Act (S. 3799); Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 7814/S. 4268); Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666); Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act (S. 4352); Medicare Sequestration.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2022
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on July 11, 2022.
Original Filing: 301378627.xml
Lobbying Issues
Public Health Emergency Extension; HRSA Provider Relief Fund Phase 4; Medicare Area Wage Index - New Brunswick-Lakewood CBSA (CMS-1752-F); Surprise Billing - Qualified Payment Amount, Good Faith Estimates (CMS-9908-IFC)/No Surprises Act (P. L. 116-260); Site-neutral payment/BBA 2015 Sec. 603 (P.L. 114-74); CY 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (CMS-1766-P); FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (CMS-1771-P); FY 2023 SNF Prospective Payment System (CMS-1765-P); Radiation Oncology (RO) Model (CMS-5527-P2); FY 2023 IRF Prospective Payment System (CMS-1767-P); FY 2023 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (CMS-1769-P); FY 2023 Hospice Wage Index (CMS-1773-P); Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117-159); FY 2023 Appropriations - Labor-HHS; Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act of 2022 (H.R. 7961); ALTO Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4846/S. 2538); Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act (H.R. 8163/S. 3566); Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053/S. 3792); PREVENT Pandemics Act (S. 3799); Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 7814/S. 4268); Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666); Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act (S. 4352); Medicare Sequestration.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2022
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2022.
Original Filing: 301368262.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Area Wage Index - New Brunswick-Lakewood CBSA; Radiation Oncology Model; Surprise Billing - Qualified Payment Amount; Site-neutral payment/BBA 2015 Sec. 603; Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376); Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (S. 610); Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act (S. 3344); Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act (H.R. 6143); Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021 (S. 3314); Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S.834); Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (H.R. 3537/S. 1813); Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021 (H.R. 6311/S. 3418); Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 801/S. 3422); Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 (H.R. 6279); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667); Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2021 (H.R. 6228/S. 3339); No COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Act of 2021 (H.R. 6170); Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000); Respecting Our Frontline Workers Act (S. 3225); Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act (H.R. 5963); Inpatient Opioid Safety Act of 2021 (H.R. 5932); LOCAL HEALTH Act (H.R. 5898); Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act (H.R. 5860); Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 2168/S. 3193); Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (S. 3139); Hospital Revitalization Act of 2021 (S. 3105); Choose Home Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 5514/S. 2562); Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 (H.R. 5239/S. 2941); 340B Accountability Act of 2021 (S. 2837).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2021
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on Jan. 4, 2022.
Original Filing: 301319920.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Area Wage Index - New Brunswick-Lakewood CBSA; Radiation Oncology Model; Surprise Billing - Qualified Payment Amount; Site-neutral payment/BBA 2015 Sec. 603; Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376); Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (S. 610); Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act (S. 3344); Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act (H.R. 6143); Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021 (S. 3314); Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S.834); Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (H.R. 3537/S. 1813); Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021 (H.R. 6311/S. 3418); Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 801/S. 3422); Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 (H.R. 6279); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667); Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2021 (H.R. 6228/S. 3339); No COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Act of 2021 (H.R. 6170); Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000); Respecting Our Frontline Workers Act (S. 3225); Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act (H.R. 5963); Inpatient Opioid Safety Act of 2021 (H.R. 5932); LOCAL HEALTH Act (H.R. 5898); Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act (H.R. 5860); Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 2168/S. 3193); Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (S. 3139); Hospital Revitalization Act of 2021 (S. 3105); Choose Home Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 5514/S. 2562); Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 (H.R. 5239/S. 2941); 340B Accountability Act of 2021 (S. 2837).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2021
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2021.
Original Filing: 301315803.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare annual payment rules; Graduate Medical Education; COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act (H.R. 1349); Provider Relief Fund; Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S. 748 / H.R. 1868) ; Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 1364); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S.834); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 610 / H.R. 1667); H.R. 2903, the CONNECT for Health Act; Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor, Core Based Statistical Areas; H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 202
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2021
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301283349.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare annual payment rules; Graduate Medical Education; COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act (H.R. 1349); Provider Relief Fund; Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S. 748 / H.R. 1868) ; Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 1364); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S.834); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 610 / H.R. 1667); H.R. 2903, the CONNECT for Health Act; Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor, Core Based Statistical Areas; H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 202
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2021.
Original Filing: 301265745.xml
Lobbying Issues
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R.1319); Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 352); Workforce Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S. 834); Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 (H.E. 366); Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 (H.R. 2503); "An Act to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes" (H.R. 1868); The Resetting the Impact Act (TRIA) of 2021 (H.R. 8826); Forthcoming Infrastructure Legislation (health care impact); Statutory PAYGO Sequester relief (re: American Rescue Plan Act); 340B COVID relief (S. 773), Price Transparency (HHS rule and re: No Surprises Act); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor; Medicare Area Wage Index - creation of new CBSA in New Jersey; telehealth (post-PHE expansion and waivers); CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (general and rural allocation).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on Jan. 12, 2021.
Original Filing: 301230136.xml
Lobbying Issues
Telehealth 1135 waivers, Provider Relief Fund, Medicare Advance and Accelerated Payments, Employer Liability, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, HEROES Act 2.0 (H.R. 6800), Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, Price Transparency, annual Medicare/Medicaid payment rules, Surprise Billing, Imputed Rural Floor
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on Nov. 6, 2020.
Original Filing: 301226221.xml
Lobbying Issues
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R.266); CARES Act (H.R.748); Loan Forgiveness Bill (HR 7292); Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S. 3599); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2020.
Original Filing: 301192176.xml
Lobbying Issues
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R.266); CARES Act (H.R.748); Loan Forgiveness Bill (HR 7292); Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S. 3599); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $100,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2020.
Original Filing: 301192179.xml
Lobbying Issues
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R.266); CARES Act (H.R.748); Loan Forgiveness Bill (HR 7292); Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S. 3599); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2020
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 23, 2020.
Original Filing: 301203643.xml
Lobbying Issues
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R.266); CARES Act (H.R.748); Loan Forgiveness Bill (HR 7292); Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S. 3599); Medicare Area Wage Index - Imputed Rural Floor.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2019
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2020.
Original Filing: 301123512.xml
Lobbying Issues
Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Demonstration program funding, Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 S. 348) - Increased funding for Medicare GME slots, Surprise Medical Bills (pending legislation), Medicaid DSH cuts, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R. 1682/S. 753) - Addressing the Medicare 3-Day Rule for nursing home care, Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S. 433) - Limit Medicare rate changes to 2 percent per year, Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act (H.R. 1385), Pandemic All-Hazards legislation, Medicare area wage index
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Dec. 13, 2019.
Original Filing: 301092357.xml
Lobbying Issues
Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Demonstration program funding, Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 S. 348) - Increased funding for Medicare GME slots, Surprise Medical Bills (pending legislation), Medicaid DSH cuts, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R. 1682/S. 753) - Addressing the Medicare 3-Day Rule for nursing home care, Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S. 433) - Limit Medicare rate changes to 2 percent per year, Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act (H.R. 1385), Pandemic All-Hazards legislation, Medicare area wage index
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 8, 2019.
Original Filing: 301043462.xml
Lobbying Issues
Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Demonstration program funding, Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 S. 348) - Increased funding for Medicare GME slots, Surprise Medical Bills (pending legislation), Medicaid DSH cuts, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R. 1682/S. 753) - Addressing the Medicare 3-Day Rule for nursing home care, Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S. 433) - Limit Medicare rate changes to 2 percent per year, Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act (H.R. 1385), Pandemic All-Hazards legislation, Medicare area wage index
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 16, 2019.
Original Filing: 301026226.xml
Lobbying Issues
Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Demonstration program funding, Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 S. 348) - Increased funding for Medicare GME slots, Surprise Medical Bills (pending legislation), Medicaid DSH cuts, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R. 1682/S. 753) - Addressing the Medicare 3-Day Rule for nursing home care, Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S. 433) - Limit Medicare rate changes to 2 percent per year, Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) - Federal privacy rules (42 CFR Part 2), Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act (H.R. 1385)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
Original Filing: 301007025.xml
Lobbying Issues
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019, Network Adequacy and Surprise Billing, Imputed Rural Floor, Site-neutral Payment for E/M Services at Off-Campus HOPDs.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2018.
Original Filing: 300990373.xml
Lobbying Issues
Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Stark law reform, telehealth, Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, CY Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Rule, CMS RFI on Anti-Kickback Statute & Stark Law
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2018
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 6, 2018.
Original Filing: 300962465.xml
Lobbying Issues
Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Stark law reform, opioid legislation, telehealth
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2018.
Original Filing: 300952843.xml
Lobbying Issues
legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicaid coverage of mental health inpatient services
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2017
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2018.
Original Filing: 300924754.xml
Lobbying Issues
legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicaid coverage of mental health inpatient services
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2017
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2017.
Original Filing: 300910771.xml
Lobbying Issues
The American Health Care Act and other legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicaid coverage of mental health inpatient services
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2017
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2017.
Original Filing: 300885875.xml
Lobbying Issues
The American Health Care Act and other legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicaid coverage of mental health inpatient services
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2017
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 18, 2017.
Original Filing: 300867578.xml
Lobbying Issues
The American Health Care Act and other legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; Protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, Medicaid coverage of mental health inpatient services
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2016
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2017.
Original Filing: 300846533.xml
Lobbying Issues
Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; Medicare sequestration; telemedicine, Extending and protecting the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016, the Affordable Care Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2016
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2016.
Original Filing: 300828336.xml
Lobbying Issues
Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; Medicare sequestration; telemedicine, Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2016
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2016.
Original Filing: 300811018.xml
Lobbying Issues
Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; Medicare sequestration; telemedicine, Extending the imputed floor policy for all-urban states, legislative proposals to require a field for unique device indicators on health insurance forms, legislation to alter Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, efforts to eliminate Medicare Sequestration, efforts to oppose site-neutral Medicare payments, S.524 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Hospital Compare Star Rating System, Stark Law reform, mental health reform, H.R. 5273 - the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2016
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 18, 2016.
Original Filing: 300793421.xml
Lobbying Issues
Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model, telemedicine, and the imputed floor policy
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2015
In Q4, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $40,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2016.
Original Filing: 300774893.xml
Lobbying Issues
Behavioral Health policy, including the The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S.1945) and The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R.2646). Veterans health issues, including Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 1604). Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model, telemedicine.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2015
In Q3, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua . The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2015.
Original Filing: 300755209.xml
Lobbying Issues
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy;; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicare sequestration; proposed outpatient cuts for CY 2016; value based purchasing program for Post Acute Care; and the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement payment model, telemedicine.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2015
In Q2, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 14, 2015.
Original Filing: 300733842.xml
Lobbying Issues
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy; reductions in Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education; physician payment reform including H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; post-acute care payment reform; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; Medicare imputed floor policy; 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicare observation status policy for short inpatient stays; Medicare sequestration; telemedicine.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2015
In Q1, WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING lobbied for Virtua , earning $10,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2015.
Original Filing: 300726111.xml
Lobbying Issues
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs including the Medicare Audit Improvement Act; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy; reductions in Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education; physician payment reform including H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; enhanced reimbursement for primary care physicians; efforts to further delay transition to the ICD-10 coding system; Medicare imputed floor policy.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Legislative proposals to authorize care for veterans by non-VA health providers.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2015
Washington Strategic Consulting filed a lobbying registration on Jan. 20, 2015 to represent Virtua, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
Original Filing: 300703526.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program; Two-Midnight admissions policy; reductions in Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education; physician payment reform; post-acute care payment reform including certain reimbursement policies including the face-to-face requirement and site-neutral payment policies; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program including the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions program Act; enhanced reimbursement for primary care physicians; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate