VIZIENT INC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Not-for-Profit Hospital Tax-exemption - Provided education and information on hospital tax exemption and what is required to justify and maintain tax-exempt status.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid

Medicaid Disproportionate Hospital (DSH) payment cuts - Urged Congress to avoid Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payment cuts scheduled to begin in FY 2024. Urged passage of Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665). Supported temporary delay of Medicaid DSH cuts in continuing resolution (H.R. 5860). Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) - Supported inclusion of provision to delay Medicaid DSH payment cuts and provisions similar to those in the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act to update requirements for the use of prior authorization by Medicare Advantage organizations. Opposed adoption of site-neutral payment policies for drug administration and increased fines related to price transparency requirements for hospitals. Medicare-supported Graduate Medical Education - Supported passage of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 2389/S. 1302). Medicare Home Infusion - Supported passage of the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (S. 1976/H.R. 4104). Rural health care - Developed and provided feedback to the House Ways and Means Committee RFI related to improving care access in rural and underserved areas. Supported passage of the SAVE Rural Hospitals Act (S. 803/H.R. 3635); the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (S. 1571); the Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 1110); the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4924/S. 665). Urged further changes to Rural Emergency Hospital designation.