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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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City | Washington |
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Zip Code | 20001-2399 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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 |
Date | 4/20/2015 10:17:57 AM |
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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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
Presidents Budget, FY 2016
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), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program, funding for Ebola Treatment Centers and hospital preparedness, and trauna and emergency care programs. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
President's Budget, FY 2016
Draft House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Support mandatory funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) authorized under P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503.
Issue: Funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission.
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 2016
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 cuts to Children's Hospitals GME program and Title VII health professions education and training programs.
Issue: Preserve funding for the Primary Care Residency Expansion program.
Issue: Implementation of HRSA's 340B Drug Pricing Program.
S. 289, American Cures Act
Issue: Increases budget authority for National Institutes of Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense Health Program, and the VA Medical and Prosthetics Research Program
S. 318/H.R. 531, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: Increases discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 777, Permanent Investment in Health Research Act
Issue: Creates mandatory appropriation for the National Institutes of Health, adjusted annually for inflation.
Issue: Educate congressional staff on Academic Medicine's missions including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortage.
S. 1006, 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.
H.R. 1411, Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act (ENRICH Act)
Issue: Support grants for medical schools to develop or expand nutrition and physical activity curricula.
Draft, Community Based Medical Education Act of 2014
Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments
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 Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), 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. 9, Innovation Act
S. 632, STRONG Patents Act of 2015
Draft Senate patent troll legislation
Issue: Support patent-litigation reform to curtail abusive patent practices. Oppose presumptive fee-shifting and involuntary joinder in light of recent judicial and administrative developments.
Draft legislation to clarify publishing grace-period under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (P.L. 112-29).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
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
Presidents Budget, FY 2016
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Oppose taxation of federal loan repayment programs. Support higher education and student aid tax benefits.
Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (DebtHELP) legislative proposal
Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and HRSA student loan programs.
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization
S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act)
S. 85, Repay Act of 2015
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools.
S. 1006, 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: Educating health professionals regarding prescription drug abuse and appropriate use of antibiotics.
H.R. 1411, Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act (ENRICH Act)
Issue: Support grants for medical schools to develop or expand nutrition and physical activity curricula
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, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census
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
Presidents Budget, FY 2016
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), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program, funding for Ebola Treatment Centers and hospital preparedness, and trauma and emergency care programs. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
President's Budget, FY 2016
Draft House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Support mandatory funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) authorized under P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503.
Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (DebtHELP) legislative proposal
Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and HRSA student loan programs.
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: Support funding and reporting requirements for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act.
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
H.R. 810/S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015.
Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform; extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and extension of mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
Issue: Promote interprofessional education and training of the health care workforce.
Issue: Support funding for the National Healthcare Workforce Commission.
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement.
S. 1006, 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: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program.
Issue: Support delay of enforcement of new CMS inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
Issue: Support Medicare GME per Resident Amount and cap trigger technical corrections and administrative relief.
H.R. 1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act of 2015.
S. 688, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act.
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program, including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations.
President's Budget, FY 2016
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 professionals regarding appropriate use of antibiotics.
Issue: Support report language and efforts of HHS agencies to support efforts of urban-based institutions to improve health equity. Support use of holistic review in admissions.
Issue: Implementation of the 340B drug pricing program.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts as offsets for physician payment reform.
Issue: Preserve funding for the Primary Care Residency Expansion program.
P.L. 113-564, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
Issues: Support improved contracting with academic affiliates and increased VA GME funding.
H.R.1272, Doctors Helping Heroes Act of 2015
Issue: Support expansion of the Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program and physician immigration to address VA workforce shortages
S. 289, American Cures Act
Issue: Increases budget authority for National Institutes of Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense Health Program, and the VA Medical and Prosthetics Research Program
S. 320/H.R. 744, Medical Innovation Act
Issue: Requires covered manufacturers of blockbuster drugs developed, in whole or in part, through federal investments in medical research that enter settlement agreements with a federal agency to pay 1 percent of net income over five years to increase congressional investments in biomedical research.
S. 318/H.R. 531, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: Increases discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 777, Permanent Investment in Health Research Act
Issue: Creates mandatory appropriation for the National Institutes of Health, adjusted annually for inflation.
21st Century Cures Initiative discussion draft
Senate HELP Committee Innovation Initiative
Issue: Support increased funding for medical research, reduce administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and support young investigators.
Issue: FDA regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
Issue: Provide comments to House Energy and Commerce Committee on GME financing
Draft Community Based Medical Education Act of 2014
Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments
Draft Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act
Issue: Support legislation to increase access to care for patients addicted to opioids
Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2015
Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program.
Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system
H.R. 1411, Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act (ENRICH Act)
Issue: Support grants for medical schools to develop or expand nutrition and physical activity curricula.
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages
Submitted comments to:
FDA on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
White House Ebola Response Coordinator offering to work with federal and state officials to prepare and respond to Ebola cases.
CMS on measure selection for Hospital Compare Star Ratings Technical Expert Panel Report
CMS on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Medicare Share Savings Program/Accountable Care Organizations
CMS on the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D 2016 Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter
CMS on policy priorities for FY 2016 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)
NIH and HHS on clinical trials registrations and results submission to ClinicalTrials.gov
National Quality Forum (NQF) on the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) pre-rulemaking draft report
HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) on draft guidance regarding standard of care research
NIH on the use of a single Institutional Review Board (IRB) for multi-site research
NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) on the strategic vision for the National Library of Medicine
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), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Shick |
J.D. |
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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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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: Permanently reauthorize and expand the J-1 visa waiver program for physicians.
H.R.1272, Doctors Helping Heroes Act of 2015
Issue: Support expansion of the Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program and physician immigration to address VA workforce shortages
Submitted comments to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on the impact of Medicare GME cap on physician immigration and U.S. workforce shortages
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 |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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Christiane |
Mitchell |
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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
Presidents Budget, FY 2016
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), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program and funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs . Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
President's Budget, FY 2016
Draft House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs.
Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research
S. 289, American Cures Act
Issue: Increases budget authority for National Institutes of Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense Health Program, and the VA Medical and Prosthetics Research Program
S. 320/H.R. 744, Medical Innovation Act
Issue: Requires covered manufacturers of blockbuster drugs developed, in whole or in part, through federal investments in medical research that enter settlement agreements with a federal agency to pay 1 percent of net income over five years to increase congressional investments in biomedical research.
S. 318/H.R. 531, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: Increases discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 777, Permanent Investment in Health Research Act
Issue: Creates mandatory appropriation for the National Institutes of Health, adjusted annually for inflation.
21st Century Cures Initiative discussion draft
Senate HELP Committee Innovation Initiative
Issue: Support increased funding for medical research, reduce administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and support young investigators.
Issue: FDA regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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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Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
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: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement.
President's Budget, FY 2016
Issue: 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 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts as offsets for physician payment reform
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 Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief.
H.R. 1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act of 2015
S. 688, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program.
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
H.R. 810/S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015.
Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform; extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and extension of mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
Issue: Implementation of the 340B drug pricing program.
Issues: Support Medicare physician payment relief and extended delay of Medicare's "two-midnights" policy for hospital admissions; support the addition of GME language related to establishing Medicare caps and PRA; support delayed implementation of Medicaid DSH cuts.
H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015
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.
Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments.
Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA.
Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2015
Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program.
Issue: Provide comments to House Emergency and Commerce Committee on GME financing
Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system
Issue: Educate congressional staff on Academic Medicine's missions including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortage.
Submitted comments to:
CMS on measure selection for Hospital Compare Star Ratings Technical Expert Panel Report
CMS on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Medicare Share Savings Program/Accountable Care Organizations
CMS on the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D 2016 Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter
CMS on policy priorities for FY 2016 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).
National Quality Forum (NQF) on the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) pre-rulemaking draft report
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
Presidents Budget, FY 2016
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), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), 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.
President's Budget, FY 2016
Draft House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs.
Issue: Supporting the use of animals in medical research.
Issue: Funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs.
Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research.
S. 289, American Cures Act
Issue: Increases budget authority for National Institutes of Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense Health Program, and the VA Medical and Prosthetics Research Program
S. 320/H.R. 744, Medical Innovation Act
Issue: Requires covered manufacturers of blockbuster drugs developed, in whole or in part, through federal investments in medical research that enter settlement agreements with a federal agency to pay 1 percent of net income over five years to increase congressional investments in biomedical research.
S. 318/H.R. 531, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: Increases discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 777, Permanent Investment in Health Research Act
Issue: Creates mandatory appropriation for the National Institutes of Health, adjusted annually for inflation.
21st Century Cures Initiative discussion draft
Senate HELP Committee Innovation Initiative
Issue: Support increased funding for medical research, reduce administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and support young investigators.
Issue: FDA regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
Submitted comments to:
HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) on draft guidance regarding standard of care research
NIH on the use of a single Institutional Review Board (IRB) for multi-site research
NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) on the strategic vision for the National Library of Medicine
NIH and HHS on clinical trials registrations and results submission to ClinicalTrials.gov
FDA on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
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 Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census
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Grover |
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Moore |
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Shick |
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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
President's Budget, FY 2016
Draft House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
P.L. 113-564, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
Issue: Support improved contracting with academic affiliates and increased VA GME funding.
H.R.1272, Doctors Helping Heroes Act of 2015
Issue: Support expansion of the Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program and physician immigration to address VA workforce shortages
Issue: Explaining the relationship between VA GME and Medicare GME
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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Shick |
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Marquez |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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