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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 3030 Potomac Avenue |
Address2 | STE 100 |
City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22305 |
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 | 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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Steve Kline |
Date | 10/17/2024 3:03:15 PM |
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
Appropriations for NIH and report language
Appropriations for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC
Appropriations for CDC Programs
Appropriations for HRSA Programs
Appropriations for IDEA Programs
Appropriations for Dept of Education Programs
Programs authorized by the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act
IDEA Full Funding Act
Appropriations for VA programs
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Program Appropriations Request
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 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 |
Justin |
Moore |
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Matlack |
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Justin |
Elliott |
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Aaron |
Bishop |
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Brian |
Allen |
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Andrew |
Amari |
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Rachel |
Miller |
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Steve |
Kline |
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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
Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs
Support of allied health professions in federal programs
Improving Inter-professional education
IDEA - SISP
Graduate Medical Education
H.R. 4829 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act
IDEA Full Funding Act
PREVENT Pandemics Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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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Matlack |
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Justin |
Elliott |
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Aaron |
Bishop |
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Brian |
Allen |
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Andrew |
Amari |
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Rachel |
Miller |
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Steve |
Kline |
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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
H.R. 1617/S.793 Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act
Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program
Physician self-referral/Stark Law
21st Century Cures Act
Health Information Technology
Medicaid Expansion
MACRA/MIPS
APMS
IMPACT/PAC reform
Network adequacy
Opioid Epidemic/Pain Management
DOL/OSHA
Nominations to NQF committees
Primary Care
Administrative Burden/Prior Authorizations
1332 Empowerment Waivers
Affordable Care Act
Primary Health Services Enhancement Act
Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act
1115 Waivers
Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act
Personal Health Investment Today Act
Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
Establishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging
H.R. 1310 States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act
H.R. 2480 Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act
H.R. 3875/S. 2880 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act
H.R. 4829 Physical Therapy Workforce and Patient Access Act
H.R. 2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
H.R. 2217/S. 4519 - IDEA Act
H.R. 7618 Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act
H.R. 7279 Reduce Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges (REDUCE) Act
H.R. 7623 Telehealth Modernization Act (TMA)
H.R. 7307 Health Care Workforce Innovation Act
H.R. 8151 to Expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services
H.R. 9179/S. 4556 to establish the Office of Falls Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), White House Office, Social Security Administration (SSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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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Matlack |
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Justin |
Elliott |
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Aaron |
Bishop |
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Brian |
Allen |
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Andrew |
Amari |
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Rachel |
Miller |
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Steve |
Kline |
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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
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act
Medicare sequestration moratorium
Medicaid coverage and reimbursement
Medicare wound care coverage
National Correct Coding Initiative Edits
Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction
Medicare Advantage
Essential Health Benefits
Medicare improvement standards
Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs
Medicare Self-referral
Coverage of telehealth under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid
Medicare Quality Programs
Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act
Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act
Chronic Care Management
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
Medicare Private Contracting
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day rule
PTA Differential in Medicare
Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans
Alternative payment models
Health information technology: Electronic health records, health IT incentives for physical therapists, certification of EHRs interoperability, and information blocking
durable medical equipment prosthetics orthotics and supplies competitive bidding
Lymphedema Treatment Act
Medicare enrollment
Skilled Nursing Facility payment
Home Health payment
Medical review (Medicare)
Reducing Health Care costs
REAADI & DRMA Acts
Home Health Payment Innovation Act
Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act
Medicare Fee Schedule
Unified post-acute care prospective payment system
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment
HIPAA proposed rule
Support Medicare Providers Act
H.R. 2480 Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act
H.R. 4878/S. 2459 - EMPOWER Act (PTA/OTA Supervision)
H.R. 1617/S.793 Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act
H.R. 3875/S. 2880 Expanded Telehealth Access Act
H.R. 4829 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act
H.R. 2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
H.R. 2217/S. 4519 - IDEA Act
H.R. 2480 Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act
H.R. 7618 Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act
H.R. 7279 Reduce Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges (REDUCE) Act
H.R. 7623 Telehealth Modernization Act (TMA)
H.R. 8151 to Expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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Michael |
Matlack |
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Justin |
Elliott |
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Aaron |
Bishop |
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Brian |
Allen |
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Andrew |
Amari |
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Rachel |
Miller |
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Steve |
Kline |
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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
PT qualification standard in the Veterans Admin
PT workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment/retention
GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment
Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine
Collaboration with VA
Residency opportunities in VA system
Standardization of Practice
VA-PT Continuing Education Requirements
Access and quality standards under Veterans Health Administration Community Care Network
PTA Qualification Standards
Veterans Affairs Community Care Program
Role of Physical Therapists in primary care
VA future vision of healthcare proposed rule
Pelvic Health
H.R. 9179/S. 4556 to establish the Office of Falls Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), 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 |
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Justin |
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Aaron |
Bishop |
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Amari |
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Kline |
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medicare private contracting
Student Loan Forgiveness/Student Loan Repayment
CARES Act
Economic Injury Disaster Loan
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 |
Justin |
Moore |
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Justin |
Elliott |
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Michael |
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Aaron |
Bishop |
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Amari |
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Kline |
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Rachel |
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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
NIH Rehab issues
APTA role with NIH
Traumatic brain injury research
Support of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions
NIH Research and Development funding
PT role in childhood obesity
Relocate TBI State Grant Program to ACL
NIDILRR - Rehab research
Nomination to NIH Committees
Safety of Children in School (Restraint & Seclusion)
Falls and Falls Prevention
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
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Justin |
Elliott |
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Amari |
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Kline |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Expansion of coverage under Tricare
Military children with special health care needs
National Defense Authorization Act
FY2020 DOD Arthritis Program under CDMRP
Prescribing of Therapy by Allied Health Professionals
Cost sharing under TRICARE
Primary care recognition under TRICARE
Primary Care Recognition Throughout DOD
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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Justin |
Elliot |
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Amari |
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Justin |
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Kline |
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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
H.R. 1310 States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act
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
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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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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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