THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
Lobbying for THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME · Organization representing home-based providers of hospice, palliative & home health care.
Issues concerning access to and reimbursement for the Medicare Hospice benefit. H.R. 3467, to amend Title XVIII to reform the Medicare Advantage program as it relates to hospice services. Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. Issues regarding program integrity. The Hospice Special Focus Program. Issues related to regulatory relief and audit burden. H.R. 1720, Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act. Issues regarding telehealth and hospice care. S. 1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025; H.R. 5081 / S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act. Policies related to implementation of the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool. S. 1935, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act.
Issues related to health care workforce shortages. H.R. 4425 / S. 2287, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act and issues regarding palliative care and hospice education and training. S.1935, Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. Issues related to Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS).
Implementation of the Dole Act as it relates to access for veteran use of hospice services and VA burial benefits.