• Issues impacting the ability of Colleges and Universities to offer student health insurance policies in compliance with the ACA. Issues affecting the ablility of student health centers to provide quality care to their population. HHS Office Civil Rights proposed regulations regarding discrimination based on race, sex or gender identity Issues and policies related to expanding consumer access to health plan information health plan transparency issues H.R. 6275 and S. 3489, the Supporting Students in Response to Corona Virus Act. Supplemental Appropriations - H.R. 6074 putting additional money into coronavirus testing, detection and treatment. CARES Act Education Stabilization Fund support for federal efforts to expand telehealth and related efforts to encourage states to allow for out-of-state telehealth care by health professionals licensed in states other than the state in which the patient is located. Mental Health and the ability to engage with patients across state lines via telehealth HHS/CMS telehealth waivers due to COVID-19
• Medicaid Program Assistance - Medicaid would pay premiums for student health insurance in lieu of Medicaid-eligible students enrolling in traditional Medicaid. Issues surrounding short-term limited duration health plans and confusion with student health insurance. HHS Office of Civil Rights proposed regulations dealing with discrimination based on race, sex or gender identity. Mental Health issues related to students in higher education Proposed policies dealing with health plan transparency and increasing consumer information about health plan pricing and payments to providers. COVID-19 Medicare telehealth waivers Medicare and Medicaid coverage of telehealth visits across state lines The ability for a University-employed or contracted mental health professional to engage with a student away from campus in another state via telehealth
• Proposed changes in Title IX regulations and enforcement Issues that impact the ability of educational institutions to offer health insurance and provide health services to students Proposed HHS/OCR regulations regarding discrimination by health professionals based on a patients race, sex or gender identity
• Proposed changes to Title IX Definition of sexual assault Obligations of educational institutions to act on claims of sexual assault or sexual harassment. Victims rights Mental Health issues on college campuses

Duration: October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $155,000 (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 2018: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Education - Dept of