• S. 3393 - The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment Reauthorization Act of 2023 (The SUPPORT Act). Issues relating to providing treatment options to children and families impacted by substance use disorder. HR 2882 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act FY2024- Support for critical government programs remaining operational and available for children, providers and hospitals that serve them. HR 4366 - Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2024 and other Extensions Act - Support for the appropriation of funds for the Department of Health and Human Services. S. 3430 Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Prescription Drugs and Extenders Act of 2023- Issues related to improving pediatric mental health care and supports, support for the Medicaid DSH program and other issues critical to providing health care for children and youth. S. 2840 - The Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act of 2023 - Issues related advancing health care workforce priorities for pediatric care. H.R. 3841 - A bill to amend Title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments for children's hospitals with graduate medical education programs. House and Senate Appropriations work focused on funding Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education. Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization work focused on protecting children and their families. Issues related to Medicaid and CHIP coverage for children. Issues related to enhancing pediatric health care workforce Issues related the unwinding of the public health emergency as it relates to children maintaining access to coverage.
• HR 2882 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act FY2024- Support for critical government programs remaining operational and available for children, providers and hospitals that serve them including DSH, CHCs and other important Medicaid-supported programs. HR 4366 - Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2024 and other Extensions Act - Support for the appropriation of funds for the Department of Health and Human Services' operations of Medicaid, CHIP and other related programs that support children's health. S. 3430 Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Prescription Drugs and Extenders Act of 2023- Issues related to improving pediatric mental health care and supports, support for the Medicaid DSH program and other issues critical to providing health care for children and youth. H.R. 5378 - Lower Cost More Transparency Act of 2023 - Issues related to Hospital programs and payments including 340b and Site Neutral reimbursements. Support for reauthorizations of programs such as Medicaid DSH, Community Health Centers and other key programs focused on supporting quality patient care for all people. Regulatory issues related to Medicaid and CHIP coverage for children in all aspects. Issues related to access to pediatric mental health specialists covered by Medicaid and CHIP and support for children suffering from mental and behavioral health issues. Issues related to coverage redeterminations after the public health emergency as it relates to children, access to Medicaid and CHIP coverage and their health.

Duration: January 14, 2011 to present

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid

Spending: about $3,784,000 (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 2011: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),, U.S. Senate,, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),, White House Office