THE METHODIST HOSPITAL D/B/A HOUSTON METHODIST

Medicare/Medicaid

Monitor the following: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule, Hospital payment issues Surprise Medical Billing related issues Telehealth issues GME Slots Hospital loss recovery Advanced payment program relief Medicare disproportionate share hospital regulations Affordable Care Act, Healthcare reform proposals Biomedical research and development issues Opioid programs and initiatives Telehealth issues Site neutrality issues 340B issues Organ donation policy Prescription drug issues, generally Health care transparency rules and initiatives Monitor Hospital related issues and implementation, as follows: Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division H, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Division M, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021; Division BB, Private Health Insurance and Public Health Provisions; and Division CC, Health Extenders

Budget/Appropriations

Monitor the following: Implementation of Public Law 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division A -- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, Organ donation policy; Medical research and development and generally Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division H, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, Organ donation policy; Medical research and development and generally; Division M, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, Health provider relief issues; Division BB, Private Health Insurance and Public Health Provisions, Surprise Billing and Prescription Drug issues; and Division CC, Health Extenders, Medicare/Medicaid issues