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 PHA

16. Specific lobbying issues

340B Program/Transparency; generics access; Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Prescription Drug Cost; Step Therapy

S.1954 - Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act
To improve the requirements for making a determination of interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product.
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]

S. 775, Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications
To provide for increased transparency in generic drug applications.
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

H.R.3839 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications.
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications.
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

S. 1067, Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act (118th)
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to citizen petitions.
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

S.1041 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address the infringement of patents that claim biological products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

S.1040 - Drug Competition Enhancement Act
A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

S.1096 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products.
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

S.1095 - Stop STALLING Act
A bill to enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

S.1097 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

H.R.4570 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

S.2658 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act
To require sponsors of drug applications and holders of approved applications to provide certain submissions and communications to the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

S.1302 - Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act
To provide for increased transparency in generic drug applications.
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

H.R.1843 - Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications.
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

H.R.1262 - Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]

S.932 - Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

H.R.6609 - Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act
To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements under Medicare and Medicaid with respect to prescription drug benefits and pharmacy benefit managers.
Sponsor: Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]

H.R.6610 - Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to limit the costs of pharmacy benefit managers with respect to Federal employee health benefit plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; ACA Fraud; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Employer-provided health coverage; Cyber Attack/ Cyber Security; Provider Directories; Community Health + Maternal Health; Hospital Billing; Anti-tiering, Anti-steering; Community Health; Program integrity in the individual marketplace; Federal Budget Process; Artificial Intelligence; Vaccine Coverage; Marketplace Renewal Notices; Cell and Gene Therapies; Food as Medicine; Health Disparities; Individual Market Reforms and eAPTC Extension; Health Savings Accounts

S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th)
To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care.
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]

H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (118th)
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]

S.2903 - Safe Step Act
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

H.R.3417 - FAIR Act (118th)
To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider.
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (118th)

H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (118th)
To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]

H.R.2483 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025
To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

H.R.247 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

H.R.3237
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department.
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]

S.5535 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

H.R.2571 - Self-Insurance Protection Act
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3]

H.R.3277 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect.
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

S.1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect.
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

H.R.2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

S.976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]

S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

H.R.3841 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025
To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector.

Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

S.1851 - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025
To enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector.
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

H.R.3419
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]

H.R.2493 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care.
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

S.2301 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care.
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]

H.R.4262
To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative.
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]

H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]

S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

H.R.2528 - Association Health Plans Act
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]

S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

H.R.2509 - COMPLETE Care Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration.
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]

S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration.
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

H.R.6703 - Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
To ensure access to affordable health insurance.
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

S.2497 - Fair Billing Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a separate identification number and an attestation for each off-campus outpatient department of a provider.
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

H.R.5972 - Right to Enroll Act of 2025
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the annual open enrollment period for enrolling in a qualified health plan offered by an Exchange for plan year 2026.
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

H.R.6232 - HOPE Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the enhanced premium tax credit, and to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make certain adjustments to the operation of the Exchanges established under such Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

S.958 - Tech to Save Moms Act
To support the use of technology in maternal health care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

H.R.5463 - Choice Arrangement
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of employer-provided health reimbursement arrangements that are integrated with individual market coverage, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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

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

Same-day billing restrictions in Medicaid; Medicare Advantage & MA Rate Notice; Medicare/Transparency; Medicaid Cuts; Mental Health Care, Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; Community Health Index reward factor; Community Health Index for MA plans; Medicaid Provider Taxes; MA Reform

H.R.5746 - Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act (118th)
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. 7996, Improving CARE for Youth Act (118th)
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]

S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act (118th)
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.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act
This bill reduces taxes, reduces or increases spending for various federal programs, increases the statutory debt limit, and otherwise addresses agencies and programs throughout the federal government.
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]

S.1105 - No UPCODE Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage.
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

H.R.4077 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs of costs from Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans and to modify the authority for recovery by the United States of reasonable charges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs of costs from Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans and to modify the authority for recovery by the United States of reasonable charges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]



H.R.668 - Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to coordinate, navigate, and manage care and benefits for veterans enrolled in both the Medicare program and the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

S.506 - Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to coordinate, navigate, and manage care and benefits for veterans who are enrolled in both the Medicare program and the VA health care system.
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

H.R.842 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests.
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]

S.141 - Connected MOM Act
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.4977 - Connected MOM Act
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: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

S.2289 - 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: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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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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

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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

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