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THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for VITAS HEALTHCARE · Hospice care.

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Income

$50,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Florida

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 3

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 10

HR 1720
Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act
HR 3467
To amend title XVIII to reform the Medicare Advantage program.
S 1261
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
HR 5081
Telehealth Modernization Act
S 2709
Telehealth Modernization Act
S 1935
Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act
HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions …
HR 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
S 4118
Hospice CARE Act of 2026
HR 7966
Hospice CARE Act of 2026

Lobbying activity 3

Medicare/Medicaid

Issues concerning access to and reimbursement for the Medicare Hospice benefit. Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. Monitored the Hospice Special Focus Program. Issues regarding program integrity. Issues related to regulatory relief. H.R.1720, Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act. H.R. 3467, to amend Title XVIII to reform the Medicare Advantage program as it relates to hospice services. Issues regarding telehealth and hospice care. S.1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025; H.R. 5081 / S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act. S. 1935, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. H.R. 5371 (P.L. 119-37), Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, as it relates to Medicare extenders. H.R. 7148 (P.L. 119-75), Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, as it relates to Medicare extenders. S. 4118 / H.R. 7966, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act of 2026.

Health Issues

Issues related to health care workforce shortages.

Veterans

Monitored implementation of the Dole Act and access to hospice services for Veterans.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.