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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1111 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3093-12
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6. House ID# 323830000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Justin Moore, Vice President of Public Policy, Practice and Professional Affairs |
Date | 01/22/2013 |
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
FY 2012 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding
CDC FY 2012 "core programs" funding
Path to Prosperity budget plan
FY 2013 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
Increased Funding and Report Language Request for FY 2012 VA-MilCon Appropriations
Increased Funding For FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR, NHLBI and NINDS and report language
Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program
S. 103- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services
S. 1403- IDEA Full Funding Act, provisions pertaining to related services
Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC
Medicare Equity Extension Act of 2011
FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill
FY2013 NIH Budget
Avoidance of sequestration cuts on non-defense discretionary programs in the Budget Control Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
Matlack |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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Mandy |
Frohlich |
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Monica |
Herr |
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Adnan |
Jalil |
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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. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions
H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists)
Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program
S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services
Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA
H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions
Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations
FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR
H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services
FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill
IDEA Reauthorization, provisions related to related services.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
Matlack |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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Mandy |
Frohlich |
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Monica |
Herr |
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Adnan |
Jalil |
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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. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act, all provisions
Prevention Initiatives
H.R. 5 HEALTH Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy
S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention (HELP) America Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy
S. 438/H.R. 3526 Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions
Opposition to Repeal of Prevention & Public Health Fund
H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy
Support for Congressional Caucus for Workplace Wellness
S. 218- Help Efficient, Accesible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy
H.R. 1154/S. 769- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, all provisions
Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs
CDC Concussion Management National Guidelines
Opposition to IPAB
H.R. 4238- TBI reauthorization
Direct Access under FEHBP
Class Act
CDC Physical Activity Environmental and Policy Strategies Report
CDC Research on Arthritis
HRSA efforts to develop minimum data set for health professionals
Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges
AHRQ Comments on draft final report for treatment of pressure ulcers
Comments on Chronic Venous Ulcers
AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
Matlack |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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Heather |
Smith |
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Monica |
Herr |
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Mandy |
Frohlich |
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Adnan |
Jalil |
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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
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps)
H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act
Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula
Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services
Physician Quality Reporting System
Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts
Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception
Medicare Advanced Imaging Act
Opt-Out
Locum Tenens
Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program
H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions
Accountable Care Organizations
Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists
Home Health PPS 2013
Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap
Medicare Payment Reform
H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists
S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions
H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions
Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants
Local Coverage Determinations
NCCI Edits
H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions
Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction
H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy
H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act
Medicare Advantage
Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC)
Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments
PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda
USPSTF peripheral arterial disease
HR 3258 Medicare Equity Extension Act
Health Information Technology :EHR Comments
EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Comments
Medicaid Eligibility Comments
Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act
H.R. 4378- Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act
PFS PPS - Functional Limitation Reporting
Therapy Cap: manual Medical Review
Hospital Outpatient PPS 2013
Essentail Health Benefits Comments
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule FInal Rule 2013
H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, provisions on therapy cap, SGR, prevention of MPPR
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), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Justin |
Moore |
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Monica |
Herr |
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Michael |
Matlack |
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Roshunda |
Drummond-Dye |
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Gayle |
Lee |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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Deborah |
Crandall |
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John |
Barnes |
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Gillian |
Russell |
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Mandy |
Frohlich |
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Heather |
Smith |
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Adnan |
Jalil |
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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. 369 TBI Treatment Act
Residencies in the VA for Physical Therapists
FY 2012 Appropriations for VA
H.R. 1154/S. 769 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act
Role of PT/PTA in Home Health
H.R. 4238 TBI Act
Joining Forces Initiative
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), 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 |
Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
Matlack |
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Monica |
Herr |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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Mandy |
Frohlich |
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Adnan |
Jalil |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 218/H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (Medical Liability)
H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act
Minimum Data Set Efforts
OIDAP Conference Call and Commets on Recommendation number 9
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
Matlack |
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Monica |
Herr |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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Mandy |
Frohlich |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
S786 To Increase Rank & Grade of Physical Therapists within the Army Medical Specialist Corps
Tricare Reimbursement for PT/PTA
Direct Access
Joining Forces Initiative
S2467/S3254/HR4310 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013
S1976 Armed Forces Health Professions scholarship
OPM/DOD Qualifications and Civilian Pay review
S Amendment #3101 to FY2013 NDAA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Defense - Dept of (DOD), 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 |
Mandy |
Frohlich |
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Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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Adnan |
Jalil |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4/S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act
HR 1546/S829 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps)
HR 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions related to physical therapist opt out
Locum Tenens
Inclusion of Physical Therapists in Health IT Incentives
HR 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of PT
HR 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act
HR 6626 - Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act of 2012
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 |
Mandy |
Frohlich |
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Monica |
Herr |
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Justin |
Moore |
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Michael |
Hurlbut |
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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 ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
FEC Advisory Opinion on Payroll Deduction
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
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 |
Michael |
Matlack |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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