Governmental Affairs & Lobbying.

Governmental Affairs & Lobbying

Our team works with all levels and branches of government on behalf of our clients. We offer governmental affairs and lobbying services in Louisiana and Washington, D.C., keeping decision makers informed and engaged, while ensuring that our clients' needs are are addressed promptly and effectively.

Full-service lobbying & advocacy

Local, state, & federal levels of government

Legislative & regulatory issues

Building & strengthening relationships with government stakeholders

Detailed bill tracking & analysis

Strategy development

“Uncertainty is the rule in health policy and regulation. Shifting rules, sudden turns, and unpredictable pressures are constant in healthcare. The Picard Group meets them with clarity and discipline, turning what others see as chaos into a map forward. That work is not only valuable; it is essential to our mission. Equally important to me is how The Picard Group does the work. They bring strength without arrogance, conviction without contempt. They have shown me that influence grounded in respect carries more weight than any amount of noise."

- Joe Spell

Tides Medical

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City of West Monroe

The City of West Monroe was seeking federal funding assistance for two projects, a street safety improvement project and a drainage project.

VieMed

In 2020, Louisiana was working through the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency order and needed ventilators for patients across the state.

Rural Specialty Hospitals Advocacy

HHS announced a disbursement from the Provider Relief Fund of $10 billion to almost 4,000 rural health care providers. This distribution left out other rural providers – specifically, long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

UL Lafayette Lab School

Lab schools are associated with a higher education institution, and one major component to its viability was operational funding.

Alliance of the Public-Private Partnerships

In 2012, Louisiana was unable to support the state-ran safety net hospital system responsible for providing healthcare to nearly 1 million indigent and uninsured people statewide and employing over 8,000 people.

St. Landry Parish Government

St. Landry Parish needed assistance with funding for the rehabilitation, restriping, and removal of obstructions along multiple runways at the St. Landry Parish Airport – Ahart Field.

Veterans Affairs Payment Collections

The Veterans Affairs (VA) claim payment process has been backlogged, delaying payments to healthcare providers for services rendered.

Lafayette Regional Airport Commission

The Lafayette Airport Commission needed a strategy for constructing a new airport terminal, and the price tag was calculated at $90 million.

The Rural Hospital Coalition, Inc.

The Coalition needed to secure funding for member hospitals’ uncompensated costs associated with providing healthcare to Medicaid and indigent residents in rural areas served by their member facilities.

LHC Group, Inc.

In Fall 2014, LHC Group recognized its revenue cycle needed redesigning to optimize performance and lower operational costs.