• Advocate for FY 2021 appropriations of of all programs related to aging and disability programs. Within the stimulus/Covid-19 relief legislation, advocate for the following policies to be included: Greater flexibility with Electronic Visit Verification policy in any upcoming Cures Act modification; Further increase the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to a total of 12%; Provide targeted support to assist states enhance and sustain their home and community-based services (HCBS) infrastructure; Allow states to provide Medicaid retainer payments to additional provider categories and for extended periods of time as warranted by the emergency; Provide additional supports to ensure that older adults and people with disabilities have access to food; Delay the 21st Century Cures Acts Electronic Visit Verification penalties.
• Advocate for funding all programs related to aging and disabilities. These programs are generally administered by the HHS Administration of Community Living.

Duration: January 25, 2016 to December 31, 2020

General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues

Spending: about $367,500 (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 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives