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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 7910 WOODMONT AVENUE, SUITE 1050 |
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City | BETHESDA |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20814 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 59251-12
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6. House ID# 353060000
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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: Christine M. deVries, Chief Executive Officer |
Date | 04/11/2012 |
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
1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare reimbursement formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers. AAGP also urges Congress to take action to avert all
proposed reductions in Medicare physician reimbursements.
2. Support S. 374 and H.R. 2783, the "Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act," to amend Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services.
3. Oppose proposals to shift Medicaid costs to states and families via block grants or overall caps on spending.
4. Oppose any Federal budget agreement that would significantly cut, block grant, or impose harmful spending caps on the Medicaid program with special concern for persons with mental disorders, including senior citizens, who rely on Medicaid as a lifeline.
5. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Madicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behaviroral health disorders.
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 |
Marjorie |
Vanderbilt |
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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
1. Support S. 525, the "Positive Aging Act of 2011," to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment for older adults.
2. Oppose H. R. 2, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the the health reform parts of the Health Care
Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.
3. Support H. R. 751, "Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011," which amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental h ealth programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate.
4. Support the "Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act," which would assist colleges and universities in improving mental and behavioral heatlh services and outreach. Special consideration would be given to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate wiht a community mental health center or other community mental health resouces; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination.
5. Support S. 481, the "Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act," which would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of hte national Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research.
6. Support S. 539, the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011," to extend the meaningful use incentives established through the HITECH Act to mental health and substance abuse providers and facilities.
7. Support S. 740, the "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011," to reauthorize and strengthen youth and college suicide prevention programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
8. Support legislation to amend the Public Helath Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Helath Professional Shortage Area.
9. Support H.R. 2558, the Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act which would amend current law to allow participation of children's psychiatric hospitals in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHEME).
10. Support H.R. 3266, the "Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act", to coordinate and supply respite care to family caregivers through statewide respite care programs.
11. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible.
12. Support implementation of the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act program.
13. Support Senate bill (unnumbered at this time) to delete the word "lunatic" from Federal law.
14. Support S.2020, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to establish national minimum standards to protect all school children nationwide.
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 |
Marjorie |
Vanderbilt |
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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
1. Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013. Support:
* Increased funding for the geriatric health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act and full funding for new programs authorized by the Patient Protection and Accessibility Care Act;
*Funding to support clinical trials involving older adults;
* A GAO study on spending by NIH on conditions and illnesses related tot he mental health of older individuals;
* $5 million in funding to continue evidence-based geriatric mental health outreach and treatment programs at CMHS;
* $10 million in funding for Centers of Excellence for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
* Fund the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at a minimum, at the Senate Appropriations Committee's recommended lefel of $3,484,300,000
2. Support increased funding for Lifespan Respite, National Family Caregiver Support, Title II Family Support, and VA Caregivers Support programs in FY 2013.
3. Oppose funding reductions in Medicare and Medicaid that impact children and adults with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
4. Support increase in or continuation of current funding levels for: the National Family Caregiver Support Program, the Lifespan Respite Care Program, Medicaid, Medicare, VA Caregiver Support Program, and Family Support Program.
5. Express concern about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) system, which is used to determine the Administration's annual Federal support of aging research.
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 |
Marjorie |
Vanderbilt |
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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
1. Urge Congressional support for increased mental health research and services for older veterans.
2. Support enhanced availability for all veterans and ensure that clinicians be given the time and resources to provied veterans with evidence-based therapies that represent the best practices for adressing veterans' specific needs.
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 |
Marjorie |
Vanderbilt |
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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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