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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 3050 K STREET, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 400 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 307114-1003985
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6. House ID# 383230096
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: David Frulla, Partner |
Date | 10/21/2024 12:05:59 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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Healthcare issues related to clinical laboratories;
H.R. 2377/S. 1000, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA), Section 301 of H.R. 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act, Section 401 of H.R. 7623, the Telehealth Modernization Act, Section 221 of Division B, Title II, Subtitle C of Pub. L. 118-83, 138 Stat. 1524, H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2025, and a draft bill for inflation updates to the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, provisions relating to reform of Medicare reimbursement for clinical laboratory services under Section 216 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Pub. L. 113-93;
H.R. 2369, the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act, provisions relating to FDA oversight of laboratory-developed tests;
H.R. 8818, the American Privacy Rights Act, provisions relating to privacy and security of data;
H.R. 8702/S. 4518, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, provisions relating to prior authorization of services to Medicare Advantage beneficiaries;
Section 106(b) of H.R. 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act, and Section 103(b) of H.R. 7623, the Telehealth Modernization Act, provisions relating to Medicare program integrity for clinical diagnostic laboratory test claims;
S. 2140, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, provisions relating to patent subject matter eligibility;
A draft of the Correct Coding Improvement Act, provisions related to laboratory procedure coding edits adopted by CMS under the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), the adoption of Proprietary Laboratory Analysis (PLA) codes, and access to mandatory code sets for administrative transactions;
Federal policy related to supply chain issues affecting pre-clinical biomedical research for drug development;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Crosswy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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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
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following 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
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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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |