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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20001-2399 |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: David B. Moore, Senior Director, Government Relations |
Date | 07/18/2014 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
Draft House and Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Titles II and III
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503.
Issue: Support funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
H.R. 297/S. 1557, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013.
Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME).
Issue: Funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH, Titles VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, and other science funding.
Issue: Funding for Teaching Health Centers under Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments; oppose use of Medicare GME funding for creation of new GME grant program; oppose elimination of Children's Hospitals GME program.
S. 2115, American Cures Act
H.R. 4384, America HEALS ACT
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded and sustained investment in biomedical research.
Issue: Preserve funding for the Primary Care Residency Expansion program.
Issue: Support report languague and efforts of HHS agencies to support efforts of urban-based institutions to improve health equity.
Issue: Implementation of HRSA's 340B Drug Pricing Program.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act.
Issue: Offer comments on primary care.
Issue: Support expanded VA graduate medical education (GME) funding (in conjunction with expanded Medicare GME support).
Draft Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Issue: Educate congressional staff on Academic Medicine's missions including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortage.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David B. |
Moore |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Len |
Marquez |
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Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3309, Innovation Act
S. 1720, Patent Transparency of Improvements Act of 2013
S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013
S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013
S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013
Issues: Support increased protections for institutions of higher education against patent trolls. Oppose joinder and fee shifting provisions.
H.R. 3349, Innovation Protection Act
Issue: Provide reliable funding for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
H.R. 2981, Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013
Issue: Build upon the current Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program by creating grant opportunities for proof-of-concept research and other innovative technology transfer activities at universities.
Draft legislation to clarify publishing grace-period under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (P.L. 11229).
Submitted comments to:
The United States Patent on Trademark Office (USPTO) on requiring identification of attributable owner.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Titles II and III.
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs; Protect uncapped Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (Debt HELP) bill proposal (draft)
Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs.
Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014
Issue: Taxability of Federal loan repayment programs. Higher education and student aid tax benefits.
Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Draft Higher Education Affordability Act (HEAA)
Draft Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
Draft Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act
Draft Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
Draft Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act)
H.R. 1716, Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2013
Issues: Decrease Stafford loan interest rates for medical students; retain graduate/professional student loan benefits. Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools.
S. 1822, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2013
Issue: Transparency for U.S. and foreign medical schools.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Reserve System
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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Len |
Marquez |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
No activity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David B. |
Moore |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for National Institues of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
Draft House and Senate, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps.
Debt in Health Education Loan programs (Debt HELP) bill (draft)
Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs.
S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V
Issue: Reauthorizing National Health Service Corps Fund.
H.R. 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act
Issue: Residency training in community-based settings.
P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Sections 5503 and 5506
Issue: Redistribution of residency positions.
Issue: Implementation of and funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act.
H.R. 297/S. 1557, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act
Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (GME).
P.L. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013.
Issue: Complete reauthorization of preparedness legislation.
Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the
Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 2810/S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013.
Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform.
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
S. 1555/H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Act of 2013
Issue: Repeal/delay cuts for Medicare and Medicaid DSH.
S. 2553/H.R. 4994, Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014
Issue: Standardization of post-acute care assesment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning.
H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments and increase Graduate Medical Education
(GME) accountability and transparency.
Issue: Promote interprofessional education and training of the health care workforce.
Issue: Support funding for the National Healthcare Workforce Commission.
Issue: Implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH, Titles VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, and other science programs.
Issue: Support primary care workforce development
S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act
Issue: Legislation to reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Program and payments.
Issue: Draft legislation on pain education in undergraduate and graduate medical education.
S. 1152, The Building A Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development.
Issue: Draft legislation to support health equity.
Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments on Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) reduction program.
H.R. 3698, Two Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013
S. 2082, Two Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014
Issue: Support delay of enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
Issue: Support expanding AAMC member participation in CMMI's state innovation group activities.
Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) technical corrections and administrative relief.
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program, including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations.
H.R. 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act.
S. 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act.
Issue: Support inclusion of appropriate SES Risk adjustments in Hospital Readmissions program.
Issue: Support graduate medical education (GME) per resident amount and cap trigger technical corrections.
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education
(IME) payments; Oppose use of Medicare GME funding for creation of new GME grant program; oppose elimination of
Children's Hospitals GME program.
Issue: Legislation on educating health profesionals regarding appropriate use of antibiotics.
H.R. 4427, Enrich Act
Draft Senate legislation
Issue: Educating health professionals on nutrition.
Issue: Support report languague and efforts of HHS agencies to support efforts of urban-based institutions to improve health equity.
Issue: Support ACA consumer outreach and enrollment efforts.
Issue: Implementation of the 340B drug discount program.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Issue: Support preservation of funding for the Primary Care Residency Expansion program.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act
Issue: Offer comments on primary care workforce legislation.
Issue: Medical education curricula content pertaining to human trafficking.
Draft Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Instutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 4951, Doctors Helping Heroes Act
Issue: Recruiting foreign physicians with U.S. training to the VA
H.R. 4942, Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
Issue: Support increasing funding for VA GME and Medicare GME.
S. 2450, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparancy Act
H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act
Issue: Addressing VA backlogs by increasing care for veterans provided by non-VA facilities.
S. 2115, American Cures Act
H.R. 4384, America HEALS ACT
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide an expanded and sustained investment in biomedical research.
H.R. 4879, Research for All Act
Issues: Support inclusion of male and female cells, tissues and animals in basic biomedical research. Support update of National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines to increase participation of women in clinical trials.
Submitted comments to:
National Quality Forum (NQF) on sociodemographic/risk adjustment recommendations.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on examining competition in health care.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) on Sunshine Act proposed dispute resolution process.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on the inclusion of military service criteria in certified
Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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J.D. |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Christiane E. |
Mitchell |
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Marquez |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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David B. |
Moore |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues: Permantly reauthorize and expand the J-1 visa waiver program for physicians. Improve the H-1b and National Interest waiver. Exempt Graduate Medical Education (GME) from additional H-1b regulations and fees.
H.R. 4951, Doctors Helping Heroes Act
Issue: Recruiting foreign physicians with U.S. training to the VA.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
No activity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David B. |
Moore |
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Shick |
J.D. |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft House and Senate, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure.
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
P.L. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act
Issue: Complete reauthorization of preparedness legislation.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs.
Issue: Funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs
Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research
Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
S. 1552, Next Generation Research Act
Issue: Support National Institutes of Health programs for new and young scientists.
S. 2115, American Cures Act
H.R. 4384, America HEALS ACT
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded and sustained investment in biomedical research.
Draft Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 4879, Research for All Act
Issues: Support inclusion of male and female cells, tissues and animals in Basic Biomedical Research. Support update of National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines to increase participation of women in clinical trials.
Submitted comments to:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on engagement and inclusion.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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David B. |
Moore |
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Shick |
J.D. |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction of 2013.
Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments.
Issue: Implementation and funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act.
Issue: Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform.
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement.
H.R. 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act.
Issue: Residency training in community-based settings.
H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments and increase GME accountability and transparancy.
Issue: Primary Care Workforce Development
S. 1555/H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013.
Issue: Repeal/delay Medicare/Medicaid DSH Cuts.
Issues: President's Budget, FY 2015
Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments; oppose use of Medicare GME funding for creation of new GME grant program.
Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospitals-Acquired Condition (HAC) reduction program.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
S. 2082, Two Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014
H.R. 3698, Two Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013
Issue: Support delay of Enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
Issue: Support expanding AAMC member participation in CMMI's state innovation group activities.
Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) technical corrections and administrative relief.
H.R. 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act
S. 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program.
H.R. 2810/S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013
Issues: Support repeal of Medicares Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform.
Issue: Draft legislation on educating health profesionals regarding appropriate use of antibiotics.
Issue: Support report languague and efforts of HHS agencies to support efforts of urban-based institutions to improve health equity.
Issue: Implementation of the 340B drug discount program.
H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2013.
Issues: Support Medicare physician payment relief and extended delay of Medicare's "two-midnights" policy for hospital
admissions; support the addition of GME langugue related to establishing Medicare caps and PRA; support delayed implemetation of Medicaid DSH cuts.
H.R. 4282, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2014
Issue: Create CMS grant program for new residency programs.
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations.
H.R. 3306, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013
Issue: Provide incentive for hospitals to lower excess readmissions, recognize telehealth services to address inadequate access to health care.
Issue: Support Medicaid expansion advocacy efforts.
Issue: Draft legislation on pain education in undergraduate and graduate medical education.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Case Access and Workforce Act
Issue: Offer comments on primary care workforce legislation
H.R. 4942, Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
Issue: Increasing funding for VA GME and Medicare GME.
S. 2553/H.R. 4994, Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.
Issue: Standardization of post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning.
Submitted comments to:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) on Sunshine Act proposed dispute resolution process.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Len |
Marquez |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft House and Senate, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs.
Issue: Supporting the use of animals in medical research.
P.L. 113-5, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act.
Issue: Complete reauthorization of preparednesss legislation.
Issue: Funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs.
Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research.
Draft House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II.
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
S. 1552, Next Generation Research Act
Issue: Support National Institutes of Health programs for new and young scientists.
S. 2115, American Cures Act
H.R. 4384, America HEALS Act
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded and sustained investment in biomedical research.
Draft Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 4879, Research for All Act
Issues: Support inclusion of male and female cells, tissues and animals in basic biomedical research. Support update of National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines to increase participation of women in clinical trials.
Submitted comments to:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on engagement and inclusion.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft House and Senate, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
President's Budget FY 2015
Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
H.R. 4951, Doctors Helping Heroes Act
Issue: Recruting foreign physicians with U.S. training to the VA
H.R. 4942, Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
Issue: Increasing funding for VA GME and Medicare GME.
S. 2450, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act
H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act
Issue: Addressing VA backlogs by increasing care for veterans provided by non-VA facilities.
Submitted comments to:
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on the inclusion of military service criteria in certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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