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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-2000 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 46676-12
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6. House ID# 395790000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: AMY E. MODLIN |
Date | 10/21/2024 10:13:34 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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
ACA subsidies and tax credits; Mental Health Care; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index; Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Healthcare fraud; Food as Medicine; Mental Health Parity
H.R. 1843 - Telehealth Expansion Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45]
H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45]
H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day.
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of2023
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
S.1869- SITE Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
H.R.3417 - FAIR Act
To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hem, Kevin [R-OK-1]
H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of2023
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non English speakers.
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45]
H.R. 4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Amy |
Modlin |
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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
Medicare Advantage (MA)
H.R. 5394, Expanding Remote Monitoring Access Act (House only)
To ensure appropriate access to remote monitoring services furnished under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
H.R. 7149, Equal Access to Specialty Care Everywhere (EASE) Act of 2024
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model to improve access to specialty health services for certain Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45]
H.R. 8532, Connected MOM Act (House only)
To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
H.R.8702 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of2024
To amend title XVlfl of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans.
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
H.R.5746 - Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees. Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
H.R.4758 -Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
H.R. 4605, Healthy Moms and Babies Act
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve maternal health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
H.R. 6860, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
H.R. 7623, Telehealth Modernization Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
H.R. 7996, Improving CARE for Youth Act
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day.
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Amy |
Modlin |
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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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Gene therapies; Prescription drug affordability
H.R. 9070, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2024
To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
S. 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Comyn, John [R-TX]
H.R. 6094 - PROTECT Rare Act
To amend titles XVlll and XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVll of the Public Health Service Act to refine the set of information sources for detennining coverage of certain drugs and biologicals used in the treatment or management of a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris 0. [D-CA-7]
S.1542, DRUG Act
To improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Modlin |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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