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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20001-2399 |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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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: DAVID B. MOORE |
Date | 1/20/2015 2:54:30 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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
Atul |
Grover |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.5464 and draft Senate legislation, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division G, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee. Support emergency supplemental funding to prepare and respond to Ebola and to reimburse for Ebola Virus Disease treatment.
H.R. 4486 and draft Senate legislation, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II President's Budget, FY 2016
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division I, Title II
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
H.R.5464 and draft Senate legislation, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Titles II and III
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division G, Title III
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs. Protect Uncapped Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503.
Issue: Support funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
Issue: Funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH, Titles VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, and other science funding.
Issue: Funding for Teaching Health Centers under Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments; oppose use of Medicare GME funding for creation of new GME grant program; oppose elimination of Children's Hospitals GME program.
S. 2115, American Cures Act
H.R. 4384, America HEALS ACT
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded and sustained federal investment in biomedical research.
Issue: Preserve funding for the Primary Care Residency Expansion program.
Issue: Support report language and efforts of HHS agencies to support efforts of urban-based institutions to improve health equity. Support use of holistic review in admissions.
Issue: Implementation of HRSA's 340B Drug Pricing Program.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act.
Issue: Offer comments on primary care.
Issue: Support expanded VA graduate medical education (GME) funding (in conjunction with expanded Medicare GME support).
S. 2658/H.R. 5580, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Issue: Educate congressional staff on Academic Medicine's missions including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortage.
H.R. 5854/S.1152, The Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Issue: Public Health Service funding for workforce expansion programs
S. 2728, Community Based Medical Education Act of 2014
Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
David B. |
Moore |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Len |
Marquez |
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Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft patent-litigation reform legislation
Issue: recent judicial and administrative developments impact on abusive patent practices
H.R. 2981, Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013
Issue: Expanding authority of federal programs to create grant opportunities for proof-of-concept research and other innovative technology transfer activities at universities.
Draft legislation to clarify publishing grace-period under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (P.L. 112-29).
Submitted comments to:
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) on harmonization of an effective grace period with international patent law
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) on guidance for determining subject matter eligibility for claims related to natural product
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on the Strategy for American Innovation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
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 |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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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
H.R.5464 and draft Senate legislation, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Titles II and III.
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division G, Title III
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs; Protect uncapped Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (Debt HELP) bill proposal
Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs.
Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014
Issue: Oppose taxation of federal loan repayment programs. Support higher education and student aid tax benefits.
H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
Issue: Oppose taxation of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) awards.
Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Draft Higher Education Affordability Act (HEAA)
Draft Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act)
H.R. 4984, Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act
H.R. 4982, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014
S.2612, Dynamic Repayment Act of 2014
Issues: Decrease Stafford loan interest rates for medical students; retain graduate/professional student loan benefits. Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools.
S. 1822, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2013
Issue: Transparency for U.S. and foreign medical schools.
H.R. 5854/S.1152, The Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Issue: Public Health Service funding for workforce expansion programs
Submitted comments to:
U.S. Census Bureau on the American Community Survey
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Reserve System, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census
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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Shick |
J.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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Len |
Marquez |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
No activity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
David B. |
Moore |
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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.5464 and draft Senate legislation, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division G, Title II
Issues: Support funding for NIH, Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program (CHGME), HRSA, biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee. Support emergency supplemental funding to prepare and respond to Ebola and to reimburse for Ebola Virus Disease treatment.
H.R. 4486 and draft Senate legislation, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division I, Title II
President's Budget, FY 2016
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the NHSC.
Debt in Health Education Loan programs (DebtHELP) bill (draft)
Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs.
S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments.
H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments and increase Graduate Medical Education (GME) accountability and transparency.
H.R. 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act
Issue: Residency training in community-based settings.
P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Sections 5503 and 5506
Issue: Redistribution of residency positions.
Issue: Implementation of and funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act.
Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 2810/S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013.
Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform.
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
S. 2553/H.R. 4994, Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014
Issue: Standardization of post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning.
Issue: Promote interprofessional education and training of the health care workforce.
Issue: Support funding for the National Healthcare Workforce Commission.
Issue: Implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH, Titles VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, and other science programs.
Issue: Support primary care workforce development
S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act
Issue: Legislation to reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Program and payments.
Issue: Draft legislation on pain education in undergraduate and graduate medical education.
H.R.548/S. 1152, The Building A Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development.
H.R. 5294, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014
Issue: Support bill to improve health equity.
Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program.
H.R. 3698, Two Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013
S. 2082, Two Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014
Issue: Support delay of enforcement of new CMS inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
Issue: Support Medicare GME per Resident Amount and cap trigger technical corrections and administrative relief.
H.R. 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act.
S. 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act.
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program, including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations.
Issue: Educating health professionals regarding prescription drug abuse and appropriate use of antibiotics.
Issue: Support report language and efforts of HHS agencies to support efforts of urban-based institutions to improve health equity. Support use of holistic review in admissions.
Issue: Support ACA consumer outreach and enrollment efforts.
Issue: Implementation of the 340B drug discount program.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Issue: Support preservation of funding for the Primary Care Residency Expansion program.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act
Issue: Offer comments on primary care workforce legislation.
H.R. 5411, Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014
Issue: Medical education curricula content pertaining to human trafficking.
S. 2658/H.R.5580, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
S. 2450, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act
H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act
Issue: Addressing VA backlogs by increasing care for veterans provided by non-VA facilities.
S. 2115, American Cures Act
H.R. 4384, America HEALS ACT
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide an expanded and sustained investment in biomedical research.
H.R. 4879, Research for All Act
Issues: Support inclusion of male and female cells, tissues and animals in basic biomedical research. Support update of NIH guidelines to increase participation of women in clinical trials.
Issue: FDA regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
S. 2728, Community Based Medical Education Act of 2014
Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments
S. 2645, The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act
Issue: Support legislation to increase access to care for patients addicted to opioids
S. 2942, The Infectious Disease Hospitals Hubs Act
Issue: Support legislation to establish a network of hospitals in preparing for and responding to infectious diseases.
Issue: Support nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General
Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program.
Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system
Submitted comments to:
U.S. Census Bureau on the American Community Survey
CMS on the Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program (HAC)s technical expert panel (TEP)s report regarding the scoring of hospitals in the HAC program
CMS on final rule regarding definition of uninsured for purposes of Medicaid DSH limits
HHS on revisions to the safe harbors under the anti-kickback statute and civil monetary penalty rules (gainsharing, etc.)
FDA on strategies for increasing patient involvement in regulatory processes.
White House Ebola Response Coordinator offering to work with federal and state officials to prepare and respond to Ebola cases.
NIH in response to an RFI related to the development of grant program to help facilitate the transition from training to independence.
NIH on the consideration of sex as a biological variable in biomedical research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on the proposed process for peer review and public release of its primary research finding.
DEA on delaying the Disposal of Controlled Substances Final Rule.
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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Shick |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Len |
Marquez |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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David B. |
Moore |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues: Permanently reauthorize and expand the J-1 visa waiver program for physicians. Improve the H-1b and National Interest waiver. Exempt Graduate Medical Education (GME) from additional H-1b regulations and fees.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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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
Submitted Comments to:
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on delaying the Disposal of Controlled Substances Final Rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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 |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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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
S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction of 2013.
Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments.
H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare DGME and IME payments and increase GME accountability and transparency.
Issue: Implementation and funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act.
Issue: Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform.
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement.
H.R. 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act.
Issue: Residency training in community-based settings.
Issue: Primary Care Workforce Development.
President's Budget, FY 2015
Issue: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments; oppose use of Medicare GME funding for creation of new GME grant program.
Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program.
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
S. 2082, Two Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014
H.R. 3698, Two Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013
Issue: Support delay of Enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief.
H.R. 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act
S. 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program.
H.R. 2810/S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013
Issues: Support repeal of Medicares Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform.
Issue: Draft legislation on educating health professionals regarding appropriate use of antibiotics.
Issue: Support report language and efforts of HHS agencies to support efforts of urban-based institutions to improve health equity.
Issue: Implementation of the 340B drug discount program.
H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2013.
Issues: Support Medicare physician payment relief and extended delay of Medicare's "two-midnights" policy for hospital admissions; support the addition of GME language related to establishing Medicare caps and PRA; support delayed implementation of Medicaid DSH cuts.
H.R. 4282, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2014
Issue: Create CMS grant program for new residency programs.
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations.
Issue: Support Medicaid expansion advocacy efforts.
Issue: Draft legislation on pain education in undergraduate and graduate medical education.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act
Issue: Offer comments on primary care workforce legislation.
H.R. 4942, Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
Issue: Increasing funding for VA GME and Medicare GME.
S. 2553/H.R. 4994, Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.
Issue: Standardization of post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning.
S. 2728, Community Based Medical Education Act of 2014
Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments.
Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA.
Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program.
Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system
Submitted comments to:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program (HAC)s technical expert panel (TEP)s report regarding the scoring of hospitals in the HAC program.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on final rule regarding definition of uninsured for purposes of Medicaid DSH limits
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on revisions to the safe harbors under the anti-kickback statute and civil monetary penalty rules (gainsharing, etc.)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Len |
Marquez |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4486 and draft Senate, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division I, Title II
President's Budget FY 2016
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs.
Issue: Supporting the use of animals in medical research.
Issue: Funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs.
Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research.
H.R.5464 and draft Senate legislation, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division G, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee. Support emergency supplemental funding to prepare and respond to Ebola and to reimburse for Ebola Virus Disease treatment.
S. 1552/H.R.5451, Next Generation Research Act
Issue: Support National Institutes of Health programs for new and young scientists.
S. 2115, American Cures Act
H.R. 4384, America HEALS Act
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded and sustained investment in biomedical research.
Issue: FDA regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
S. 2658/H.R. 5580, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 4879, Research for All Act
Issues: Support inclusion of male and female cells, tissues and animals in basic biomedical research. Support update of National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines to increase participation of women in clinical trials.
Submitted comments to:
U.S. Census Bureau on the American Community Survey
National Institutes of Health (NIH) in response to an RFI related to the development of grant program to help facilitate the transition from training to independence.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the consideration of sex as a biological variable in biomedical research
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on the proposed process for peer review and public release of its primary research finding.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on the Strategy for American Innovation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Grover |
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Moore |
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Shick |
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Khalife |
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Summers |
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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
H.R. 4486 and draft Senate legislation, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division I, Title II
President's Budget FY 2016
Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
H.R. 4942, Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
Issue: Increasing funding for VA GME and Medicare GME.
S. 2450, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act
H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act
P.L. 113-564, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
Issues: Addressing VA backlogs by increasing care for veterans provided by non-VA facilities. Support improved contracting with academic affiliates and increased VA and Medicare GME funding.
S. 577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction of 2013
H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act
Issue: Support adding a priority for teaching hospitals that have residency affiliations with VA medical centers
Issue: Explaining the relationship between VA GME and Medicare GME
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Shick |
J.D. |
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Marquez |
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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
H.R. 4486 and draft Senate legislation, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division I, Title II
President's Budget FY 2016
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration, including NIH and other science programs.
Issue: Funding for pandemic preparedness and biodefense programs
Issue: Draft legislation on protections for human subjects in research
H.R.5464 and draft Senate legislation, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II
H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division G, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), biodefense and public health preparedness programs, and CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee. Support emergency supplemental funding to prepare and respond to Ebola and to reimburse for Ebola Virus Disease treatment.
S. 1552/H.R.5451, Next Generation Research Act
Issue: Support National Institutes of Health programs for new and young scientists.
Issue: FDA regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
S. 2115, American Cures Act H.R. 4384, America HEALS ACT
Issue: Support establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded and sustained investment in biomedical research.
S. 2658/H.R. 5580, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: To increase discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 4879, Research for All Act
Issues: Support inclusion of male and female cells, tissues and animals in Basic Biomedical Research. Support update of National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines to increase participation of women in clinical trials.
Submitted comments to:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on strategies for increasing patient involvement in regulatory processes.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) in response to an RFI related to the development of grant program to help facilitate the transition from training to independence.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the consideration of sex as a biological variable in biomedical research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on the proposed process for peer review and public release of its primary research finding.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Rasouli |
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Atul |
Grover |
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Moore |
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Shick |
J.D. |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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