Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training.
S106; S192; S 962; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access.
S 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased, extended THCGME funding.
HR 3; S 2543 - Drug pricing legislation: Support THGME, primary care in HDHP, Medicare and Medicaid.
HR 3030; HR 1965 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Evidence based primary care research.
HR 2740; HR 1865- HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP spending priorities. Increased funding for women's health research.
No Bill No. - Advisory Committee Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants.
No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations.
No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
No Bill No. - HRSA Title VII funding: Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

S106; S192; S 962; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access.
S 289, HR 1358 - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems.
S 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased, extended THCGME funding.
No Bill No. - Advisory Committee Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants.
HR 4995; 4996 - Maternal Health: AAFP supported maternal health bills to expand medicaid access and bolster training and best practices.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC.
No Bill No. - HRSA Title VII funding: Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants.
No Bill No. - Codes in the primary care exception list: Adding codes that medical students can perform in teaching settings.

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 Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

S 289, HR 1358 - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems.
S 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased, extended THCGME funding.
S106; S192; S 962; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access.
S. 1895 - Surprise medical billing: Eliminate barriers to patient access to primary care, fund THCGME program.
HR 3; S 2543 - Drug pricing legislation: Support THGME, primary care in HDHP, Medicare and Medicaid.
HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban.
HR 2694 - Pregnant workers Fairness Act: AAFP signed a joint letter supporting HR 2694.
HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans.
HR 2774, S 2793, HR 5575 - Primary Care Benefit: establish standard primary care benefit in private health insurance plans.
HR 3030; HR 1965 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Evidence based primary care research.
HR 3107 - Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization: Reduce administrative burden.
HR 4995; 4996 - Maternal Health: AAFP supported maternal health bills to expand medicaid access and bolster training and best practices.
No Bill No. - Advisory Committee Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants.
No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations.
No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills.
No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC.
No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
No Bill No. - Primary Care Innovation: Increased awareness of primary care payment and delivery.
No Bill No. - Rural Access Issues: How to increase supply of PCP's in rural areas.
No Bill No. - RFI on opioid addiction and access to medication-assisted treatment: Chronic pain management.
No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder: Opioid issues.
No Bill No. - 2020 National Vaccine plan: How to improve vaccination rates.
No Bill No. - Concerns with EO provisions on scope of practice.
No Bill No. - Concerns with flavored e-cigarettes: Youth e-cig epidemic.
No Bill No. - Revising two screening code descriptors: Depression and alcohol misuse screening descriptors.
No Bill No. - Fraud and safe harbors in medicare: How to address safe harbors in payment models.
No Bill No. - Modernizing self-referral laws: How to improve Stark for payment model arrangements.
No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps.
No Bill No. - Medicare Payment: Educated staff about the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule's E&M code increase.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 MMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

S106; S192; S 962; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access.
S 289, HR 1358 - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems.
S. 1895 - Surprise medical billing: Eliminate barriers to patient access to primary care, fund THCGME program.
HR 3; S 2543 - Drug pricing legislation: Support THGME, primary care in HDHP, Medicare and Medicaid.
HR 3107 - Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization: Reduce administrative burden.
HR 4995; 4996 - Maternal Health: AAFP supported maternal health bills to expand medicaid access and bolster training and best practices.
No Bill No. - Advisory Committee Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants.
No Bill No. - 2020 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Support CMS changes to E&M coding.
No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills; health care coverage for all, administration simplification.
No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC.
No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
No Bill No. - Primary Care Innovation: Increased awareness of primary care payment and delivery.
No Bill No. - Codes in the primary care exception list: Adding codes that medical students can perform in teaching settings.
No Bill No. - Rural Access Issues: How to increase supply of PCP's in rural areas.
No Bill No. - EO on Medicare: How to improve medicare.
No Bill No. - Program integrity RFI: How to address future of program integrity, billing, coding.
No Bill No. - Revising two screening code descriptors: Depression and alcohol misuse screening descriptors.
No Bill No. - Fraud and safe harbors in medicare: How to address safe harbors in payment models.
No Bill No. - Modernizing self-referral laws: How to improve Stark for payment model arrangements.
No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps.
No Bill No. - Medicare Payment: Educated staff about the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule's E&M code increase.
No Bill No. - Medicare site-neutral payment: Ensure payment parity between services furnished in hospital out patient departments and physician offices.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans.
HR 2774, S 2793, HR 5575 - Primary Care Benefit: establish standard primary care benefit in private health insurance plans.
HR 3107 - Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization: Reduce administrative burden.
No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps.
No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills; health care coverage for all, administration simplification.

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)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TOB

16. Specific lobbying issues

No Bill No. - Cigarette health warnings: Requiring graphic warnings.
HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

White House Office, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 MED

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 3030; HR 1965 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Evidence based primary care research.

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans.
HR 2774, S 2793, HR 5575 - Primary Care Benefit: establish standard primary care benefit in private health insurance plans.

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban.

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)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 ALC

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 FAM

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 2694 - Pregnant workers Fairness Act: AAFP signed a joint letter supporting HR 2694.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 CIV

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 2694 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: AAFP signed a joint letter supporting HR 2694.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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?
No Yes