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

HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity.
HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment.
HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic.
S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC.
No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training.
No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.

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)

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

HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility.
S. 7614 - 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC
No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization.
No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training.
No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.

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

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

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. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians.
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.
S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers.
S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care.
HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity.
HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility.
HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment.
HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic.
HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic.
HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas.
No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency.
No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health.
No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC
No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization.
No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.
No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure.
No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE.
No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency.
No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.

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), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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

S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.
S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers.
S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care.
S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC.
HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity.
HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment.
HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas.
No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency.
No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health.
No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC
No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE.
No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training.
No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately.
No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.

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), White House Office, 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 INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.






No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.

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 MED

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation.
HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes.
S. 7614 - 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC.
No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants.
No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce.
No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities.
No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training.
No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.

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

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

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 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity.
HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment.
HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic.

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 SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity.

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)

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 IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.
HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility.
No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency.

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

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

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 TOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic.

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