Medicare hospice benefit, access to palliative care, hospice payment reform and program integrity.
Duration: December 19, 2017
to
April 30, 2021
General Issues: Health Issues , Medicare/Medicaid
Spending: about $570,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
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Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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.
Lobbyist
Covered positions?
Stacey Smith
Legislative Assistant, Senator Bill Nelson (FL); Economist, JEC, Senator Connie Mack (FL)
Andrew L. Woods
n/a
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.
2nd Quarter, 2021
Liberty Partners Group, LLC terminated an engagement in which they represented Hospice Action Network on July 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301281694.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare hospice benefit, access to palliative care, hospice payment reform and program integrity.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $40,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2021.
Original Filing: 301264736.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare hospice benefit, access to palliative care, hospice payment reform and program integrity.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301237371.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; Hospice Care Improvement Act (S. 2807); the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act, H.R. 5821); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800); Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit; COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8322/S. 4423); the CONNECT for Health Act of 2019(H.R.4932/S. 2741).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2020.
Original Filing: 301221199.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; Hospice Care Improvement Act (S. 2807); the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act, H.R. 5821); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800); Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit; COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8322/S. 4423); the CONNECT for Health Act of 2019(H.R.4932/S. 2741).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2020.
Original Filing: 301199093.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647/ S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; S. 2807, the Hospice Care Improvement Act; H.R. 5821, the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law No: 116-136); the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act/H.R. 6800).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
1st Quarter, 2020
In Q1, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2020.
Original Filing: 301173631.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647 / S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190 / H.R. 2594); Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921); Hospice program integrity; S. 2807/ , the Hospice Care Improvement Act; H.R. 5821, the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act (HOSPICE Act); Issues impacting the hospice provider community related to COVID-19; H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
4th Quarter, 2019
In Q4, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2020.
Original Filing: 301122608.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647 / S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190 / H.R. 2594); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act; Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921). Hospice program integrity; S. 2807, the Hospice Care Improvement Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Original Filing: 301078251.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647 / S. 2080); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190 / H.R. 2594); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act; Provider Training in Palliative Care Act (S. 1921).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 22, 2019.
Original Filing: 301054095.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190 / H.R. 2594); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190 / H.R. 2594); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act; Rural Access to Hospice Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2019.
Original Filing: 301031223.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647); Rural Access to Hospice Act; Patient Choice & Quality Care Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
Original Filing: 301006963.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 (H.R. 1284); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 693/H.R. 1676); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 980/H.R. 1828); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act (S. 1334/H.R. 2797).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2018.
Original Filing: 300993008.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 (H.R. 1284); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 693/H.R. 1676); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 980/H.R. 1828); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act (S. 1334/H.R. 2797).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
2nd Quarter, 2018
In Q2, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2018.
Original Filing: 300976326.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 (H.R. 1284); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 693/H.R. 1676); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 980/H.R. 1828); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act (S. 1334/H.R. 2797).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network , earning $10,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2018.
Original Filing: 300954656.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 (H.R. 1284); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 693/H.R. 1676); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 980/H.R. 1828); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act (S. 1334/H.R. 2797).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
4th Quarter, 2017
In Q4, Liberty Partners Group, LLC lobbied for Hospice Action Network . The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2018.
Original Filing: 300928940.xml
Lobbying Issues
Issues related to reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit; Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 (H.R. 1284); Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S. 693/H.R. 1676); Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 980/H.R. 1828); Patient Choice & Quality Care Act (S. 1334/H.R. 2797).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate