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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1111 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3093-12
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6. House ID# 323830000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: Dave Mason, Vice President of Government and Payment Advocacy |
Date | 10/20/2008 |
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
HR 3043 - Labor/HHS/Ed FY2008 appropriations
S 1710 - Labor/HHS/Ed FY2008 appropriations
House Budget Resolution
Senate Budget Resolution
HR 5110 - To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of the Social Security Administration without revisions to Congress, and for other purposes
S. 3272 - NIH Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
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 |
Justin |
Moore |
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Rachel |
Reiter |
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Dave |
Mason |
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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
S 2733 - Higher Education Extension Act of 2008
S 2485 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007
HR 1134 - Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007
HR 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
S 1868 - Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
Federal program scholarship and loan repayment opportunities
HR 5590 Medicare Oral Health Rehabiliative Enhancement Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, 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 |
Dave |
Mason |
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Justin |
Moore |
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Rachel |
Reiter |
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Michael |
Matlack |
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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
S 999 - Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention (STOP) Act
HR 477 - Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention (STOP) Act
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (`COPD') research funding
HR 3701 - Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act/ Safety of Senior Act
S 845 - Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls
HR 4188 - IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
S 626 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes
HR 1283 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes
Enhancing funding for Rehabilitation Research
HR 3195 - ADA Amendments Act of 2008
HHS Physical Activity Guidelines
HR 6748 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act
HR 2994 - National Pain Care Policy Act of 2008
HR 1014/ S 573 - HEART for Women Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
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Mason |
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Justin |
Moore |
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Roshunda |
Drummond-Dye |
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Rachel |
Reiter |
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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
HR 748 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act, Repeal of Therapy Caps
S 450 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act, Repeal of Therapy Caps
HR 1552 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act
S 932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act
HR 1846 - Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007
HR 5445 - To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009
S 2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008
S 2460 - To extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
S 787 - To impose a 2-year moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program
HR 5590 - Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2008
HR 5613 - Protecting Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
HR 4105 - Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007
H CON RES 312 - Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013
HR 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility
S 1958 - Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007
HR 3057 - Medicare Long-Term Care Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007
CORF, ORF conditions of participation- social and vocational services requirements
Medicaid regulations promulgated by CMS
Stark provisions in Fee Schedule Rule
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotic & Supplies (DMEPOS) Regulations
Medicare Post Acute Care Demo
Medicare Home Health Demo
Medicare Electronic Health Record demo
CMS Alternative Payment System Project
Comments to American Health Information Community re: successor
Payment updates for physicians, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health
Medicare Manual revisions
In office ancillary services exception
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities under Medicare
Improving Funding for the Medicaid Program
Extending legislative moratoria on Medicaid Regulations in President's FY 2009 budget
Working with plan to mandate implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition
Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
HR 6331-the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
S 3101- the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
S 3118 - Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008
HR 6252 - Medicare DMEPOS Competive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008
S 3144- Medicare DMEPOS Competive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008
HR 4105 - Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program
S 2812 - Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act of 2008
HR 5445 - Increase Medicare Payments for physician services
S 2785 - Increase Medicare Payments for physician services
HR 5704 - Home Health Flexibility Act of 2008
Outpatient Hospital Medicaid Regulations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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 |
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Mason |
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Justin |
Moore |
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Matlack |
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Rachel |
Reiter |
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Gayle |
Lee |
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Roshunda |
Drummond-Dye |
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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
Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) 2009 appropriations recommendations
Traumatic Brain Injury
PTs in the Department of Defense
Qualification standards PTs in the Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Orthotics & Prosthetics Proposed rule
S 2969 - Veterans' Medical Personnel recruitment and Retention Act of 2008
HR 6792 - Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Army - Dept of (Other) , Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Justin |
Moore |
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Rachel |
Reiter |
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Roshunda |
Drummond-Dye |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues for the future - physical therapist workforce shortage
S 2424 National Health Literacy Act of 2007
S 1628 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize programs to increase the number of nurse faculty and to increase
the domestic nursing and physical therapy workforce, and for other purposes
S 646 - Rural Nursing Promotion Act
S 1628 - Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2007
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
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Rachel |
Reiter |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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4 | 8 | 12 |