{"count":21,"next":null,"previous":null,"results":[{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/3aa3c557-63b3-43e1-b5f3-324f3c8af5ea/","filing_uuid":"3aa3c557-63b3-43e1-b5f3-324f3c8af5ea","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/3aa3c557-63b3-43e1-b5f3-324f3c8af5ea/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"700000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Brent Gardner","dt_posted":"2026-04-15T16:28:07-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"4201 Wilson Blvd","registrant_address_2":"Suite 1000","registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"Arlington","registrant_state":"VA","registrant_zip":"22203","registrant":{"id":401103225,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/401103225/","house_registrant_id":null,"name":"AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY","description":"501 c 4 non profit promoting economic freedom","address_1":"4201 Wilson Blvd","address_2":"Suite 1000","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Arlington","state":"VA","state_display":"Virginia","zip":"22203","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"BRENT GARDNER","contact_telephone":"+1 703-224-3200","dt_updated":"2026-07-28T09:43:13.158609-04:00"},"client":{"id":198240,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/198240/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"VA","state_display":"Virginia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"VA","ppb_state_display":"Virginia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2017-03-29"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"S. 2721; the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act - provisions related to provide for an automatic continuing resolution instead of allowing for a total lapse in appropriations. S. 2721; the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act - provisions related to the Principles Based Balanced Budget Amendment. H.R. 5870; Prevent Government Shutdowns Act - provisions related to restructuring budgetary processes to prevent foreseeable federal operations complications. H.R. 5130; Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 - provisions related to eliminating federal shutdowns by automatically implementing stop gap funding if appropriations bills are not passed on time. H.R 7295; The Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act of 2026 - provisions related to the resets to the budget timeline, requires realistic forecasts, and strengthens oversight. Issues related to the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act. Issues related to budget process reform, congressional comprehensive budgets, and budget leadership. Issues related to the reintroduction of the Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act. Issues related to incentivizing a reduction in government workforce. Issues related to working families tax cut act. Issues related to preventing a partial government shutdown. Issues related to Balanced Budget Amendment markups and processes. Issues related to balanced budget amendment processes. Issues related to entitlement reform and E&C. Issues related to the cancelling of balanced budget amendment vote in the house the week of March 2 due to developments in Iran. Issues related to upgrading congressional budgeting so members have stronger incentives and opportunities to address waste, fraud, abuse, and improper payments. Issues related to the Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act and finding a senate companion. Issues related to supporting a balanced budget, with the exception of payments on debt or for emergency situations authorized by Congress. Issues related to improving responsible budgeting by supporting a change in the Government Accountability Office's seven key considerations for designing, implementing, and enforcing fiscal rules and targets.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CAW","general_issue_code_display":"Clean Air and Water (quality)","description":"H.R. 3898; Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act or the PERMIT Act - provisions related to streamlined permitting activities under the Clean Water Act for benefit of infrastructure buildout. H.R. 6373; Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025 - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. H.R. 6398; RED Tape Act, - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. H.R. 2072; To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. H.R. 6409; FENCES Act - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. H.R. 4218; CLEAR Act - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. H.R. 6387; FIRE Act - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. H.R. 4214; Clean Air and Building infrastructure Improvement Act - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. H.R. 161; New Source Review Permitting Act - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined air permitting process for buildout of essential infrastructure energy components. Issues related to the NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for the benefits of consumers and vehicle-end pricing. Issues related to the Clean Air Act for purposes on the benefits of predictability in permitting.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"DEF","general_issue_code_display":"Defense","description":"Issues relating to AUMF reforms. Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act and funding the military.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ENG","general_issue_code_display":"Energy/Nuclear","description":"H.R. 4776; SPEED Act - provisions relating to permitting reform. H.R. 4776; SPEED Act - provisions related to amending the National Environmental Policy Act to streamline processes for permitting energy projects and limiting the duration of environmental review periods. H.R. 3699; Energy Choice Act - provisions related to the benefits of streamlined and non-discriminatory distribution of energy systems to consumers regardless of locale. H.R. 6336; Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates Act - provisions related to prohibiting the allocation of costs for a certain transmission facility to consumers of a state where the public officials in that other state did not expressly consent to such transmission facility. H.R. 6566; the Recycling Technology Innovation Act - provisions related to highlighting regulatory clarity for advanced recycling technologies to ensure that advanced recycling is not waste incineration, but a manufacturing process that converts used plastics into new materials. Issues related to the benefits of general permitting reform for all forms of energy in the United States and for the consumer. Issues related to permitting at the nuclear Votgle Electric Plant and benefits of baseload generation. Issues related to permitting reform and energy abundance. Issues related to energy resiliency for the State of Alaska through permit reform and ROD certainty. Issues related to beneficial resource management and permitting reform certainty for industry in the mineral space. Issues related to the benefits of permitting reform for national security, national cohesion, and permitting predictability and industry alignment assuredness. Issues related to the benefits of ROD certainty and permitting innovation for industry and manufacturing potentials. Issues related to permitting reform and benefits of streamlined activities involving the Federal Government. Issues related to the benefits of predictable NEPA regulations for industry and ROD certainty. Issues related to the benefits of permitting reform for national security, national cohesion, and permitting predictability and industry alignment assuredness.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FOR","general_issue_code_display":"Foreign Relations","description":"Issues related to potential legislative repeal of the 2001 Authorized Use of Military Force (AUMF). Issues sounding trade and foreign relations with China. Issues relating to authorized use of military force (AUMF) reforms. Issues related to war power and AUMF relating to Iran. Issues related to war powers of congress and military action in Iran. Issues related to the Iran Conflict. Issues related to Iran supplemental funding and Iran AUMF. Issues related to the reauthorization of FISA Section 702. Issues related to AUMF and war power reforms. Issues related to defense funding for Iran conflict. Issues related to military operations in Cuba. Issues related to War powers and military action in Cuba. Issues related to Venezuela Foreign Policy. Issues related to Iran AUMF & Iran Supplemental Funding.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"H.R. 4206; the CONNECT Act - provisions related to making the Trump waivers that were enacted during the pandemic that allowed telehealth to be accessible across the country. H.R. 2528; Association Health Plans Act - provisions related to letting employers to associate to create collaborative small business insurance partnerships. H.R. 2528; the Association Health Plans Act - provisions related to legalize association health plans (AHPs) for employers, including sole proprietors (especially helpful for small business). H.R. 1320; The Modern Worker Emplowerment Act - provisions related to ensure that portable benefits to an individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is an employee of a person. H.R. 2092; SPEAK Act of 2025 - provisions related to creating federal guidelines over best practices for telehealth for those with limited english proficency that those were included. H.R. 955; Hope Act - provisions related to establishing a new universal ROTH account for the broad population. H.R. 955; The HOPE Act - provisions related to creating a new universal Roth-style HOPE account as an optional alternative to a traditional HAS, with means-tested employer contributions. H.R. 4002; The Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act - provisions related to lifting Medicare's ban on physician-owned hospitals (all) to promote competition and expand rural access. H.R. 6296; Advancing Access to Telehealth Act - provisions related to permanently extending flexibilities for telehealth across the country. H.R. 548; The HSA Modernization Act that - provisions related to expanding the scope of expenses that can be charged to a Health Savings Account. H.R. 1157; Support for provisions in the ACCESS Act - provisions related to expanding the availability of Health Savings Accounts. Issues related to reducing the cost of health care premiums by reducing mandates and subsidies. Issues related to preventing the extension of the Covid ACA subsidies Issues related to increasing veterans access to community health care. Issues related to allowing ACA covid credits to expire. Issues related to expanding access and use of Health Savings Accounts for Americans. Issues related to making it easier for biosimilars to make it to market quicker. Issues related to lowering premiums through increased usage of associated health plans. Issues related to addressing fraud, waste, and abuse under the Affordable Care Act. Issues related to protecting and promoting physician owned hospitals over corporate hospital systems. Issues related to increasing portability of health care benefits through expanded usage of Health Savings Accounts.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HOU","general_issue_code_display":"Housing","description":"S. 2416; Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act - provisions related to identifying best practices for zoning. H.R. 4659; Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act - provisions related to evaluating multi-family housing for zoning areas receiving HUD funds. H.R. 3694; The VALID Act - provisions related to creating clarity for home loans being offered to veterans. H.R. 2840; Housing Supply Frameworks Act - provisons related to publishing non-mandatory best practices from HUD on zoning practices nationally with the goal to address housing supply. Issues related to the affordable housing bill Freeing Residential Affordable Markets from to the Excess Regulation (FRAMER) Act. Issues related to housing access reform bill yet to be introduced; The FRAMER Act.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Issues related to increasing transparency and due process in immigration matters. Issues related to not displacing economic development zoning with detention warehouses. Issues related to strengthening legal pathways for high tech visas. Issues related to transparency, accountability, and due process in immigration enforcement. Issues related to improving immigration processing for high-skilled job seekers. Issues related to improving Non Intrusive Inspections at the border to more quickly and fully screen cargo coming into the United States by truck. Issues related to tightening the definition of vetting in the Immigration and Nationality Act. Issues related to improving H-2A system so farms are able to more efficiently. Issues related to a realignment of visas based on specific employment categories. Issues related to codifying executive orders that will maintain a secure border after President Trump. Issues related to the concern as it relates to cost of living and immigration.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INT","general_issue_code_display":"Intelligence","description":"H.R. 7816;Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026 - provisions related to reauthorization of FISA Section 702. S. 4082; Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 - provisions related to reauthorization of FISA Section 702 Issues related to reining in FISA court abuses","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"LBR","general_issue_code_display":"Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace","description":"S. 2217; The Independent Retirement Fairness Act - provisions related to allow more portable employment benefits, including allowing for independent contractors to participate in retirement benefit plans. Issues related to preventing negotiated bargaining for federal agencies.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"H.R. 2309; Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act - provisions related to checking the national death registry before payments go out for recipients. Issues related to Medicare and veterans community care.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"NAT","general_issue_code_display":"Natural Resources","description":"H.J. Res. 140; Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN - provisions related to the benefits of mineral development for transformation of energy systems in the United States in a responsible and reasonable fashion. H.R. 34; the LASSO Act - provisions related to the benefits of clear and distinct function of mineral claims from the federal level on the state and county level operations. H.R. 7329; Fighting for Reliable Energy and Ending Doubt for Open Markets - provisions related to the benefits of permitting clarity in the federal process. H.R. 471; Fix Our Forests Act - provisions related to the beneficial forest management with careful approach to providing clarity in resource cultivation. H.R. 1897; ESA Amendments Act of 2025 - provisions related to the beneficial reforms to species management to prevent extended unnecessary restrictions on private property. H.R. 4776; Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act the SPEED Act - provisions related to predictable permitting deadlines and necessity of certain infrastructure project upgrades for growth. Issues related to permitting reform.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TRA","general_issue_code_display":"Transportation","description":"H.R. 3940; Open America's Waters Act - provisions related to repealing the Jones Act, which would increase the number of eligible vessels to move consumer goods between ports. S. 2043; The Open Americas Waters Act - provisions related to transportation as it deals with internal commerce in the USA. H.R. 3940; The Open Americas Waters Act - provisions related to transportation as it deals with internal commerce in the USA.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"H.R. 1; One Big Beautiful Bill Act - provisions related to fiscal cliff and budget reconciliation. Issues related to opposing congressional consideration of a Border Adjustment Tax (BAT). Issues related to regulatory tax reforms.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"VET","general_issue_code_display":"Veterans","description":"H.R. 874; VA Site Neutral Act - provisions related to those that would apply site-neutral payment reforms to VA community care. H.R. 740; Veteran ACCESS Act - provisions related to increasing veterans access to community health care. S. 275; Veteran ACCESS Act - provisions related to increasing veterans access to community health care. H.R. 6017: Veterans Bill of Rights Act - provisions related to accountability and veterans treatment by the department of Veterans Affairs. Issues related to improving accountability with the veterans affairs administration. Issues related to veterans health care and provisions related to community care options. Issues related to community care provider networks/devices for hearing impaired veterans. Issues related to veteran community care improvements. Issues related to veterans community health care access and veterans disability benefits reforms. Issues relating to reforms in Veteran health Care, Health care HSA accounts and federal regulation reforms. Issues related to Medicare and veterans community care. Issues related to the Veteran Health Care system reorganization. Issues related to community care and pilot program for online community care scheduling. Issues related to veterans community care health care access and VA site neutral payment reforms Issues related to veterans health care choice.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/c6693730-24bc-46a8-a641-1599e3434dcc/","filing_uuid":"c6693730-24bc-46a8-a641-1599e3434dcc","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/c6693730-24bc-46a8-a641-1599e3434dcc/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"60000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Lois Dehls Cornell, Executive Vice President","dt_posted":"2026-04-16T13:40:57-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WALTHAM","registrant_state":"MA","registrant_zip":"02451","registrant":{"id":23975,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/23975/","house_registrant_id":31967,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","description":null,"address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WALTHAM","state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","zip":"02451","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"THEODORE A. CALIANOS, MD","contact_telephone":"+1 781-893-4610","dt_updated":"2026-07-23T07:11:44.504471-04:00"},"client":{"id":131178,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/131178/","client_id":12,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"MA","ppb_state_display":"Massachusetts","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"1996-02-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act  S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Cigna Modifier 25 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CPT","general_issue_code_display":"Copyright/Patent/Trademark","description":"Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"PHA","general_issue_code_display":"Pharmacy","description":"Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ALC","general_issue_code_display":"Alcohol and Drug Abuse","description":"Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FIR","general_issue_code_display":"Firearms/Guns/Ammunition","description":"Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INS","general_issue_code_display":"Insurance","description":"Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/c6693730-24bc-46a8-a641-1599e3434dcc/","filing_uuid":"c6693730-24bc-46a8-a641-1599e3434dcc","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/c6693730-24bc-46a8-a641-1599e3434dcc/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"60000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Lois Dehls Cornell, Executive Vice President","dt_posted":"2026-04-16T13:40:57-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WALTHAM","registrant_state":"MA","registrant_zip":"02451","registrant":{"id":23975,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/23975/","house_registrant_id":31967,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","description":null,"address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WALTHAM","state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","zip":"02451","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"THEODORE A. CALIANOS, MD","contact_telephone":"+1 781-893-4610","dt_updated":"2026-07-23T07:11:44.504471-04:00"},"client":{"id":131178,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/131178/","client_id":12,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"MA","ppb_state_display":"Massachusetts","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"1996-02-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act  S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Cigna Modifier 25 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CPT","general_issue_code_display":"Copyright/Patent/Trademark","description":"Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"PHA","general_issue_code_display":"Pharmacy","description":"Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ALC","general_issue_code_display":"Alcohol and Drug Abuse","description":"Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FIR","general_issue_code_display":"Firearms/Guns/Ammunition","description":"Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INS","general_issue_code_display":"Insurance","description":"Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/5905bfd5-03e4-4a45-ace0-73e4c99a2d1e/","filing_uuid":"5905bfd5-03e4-4a45-ace0-73e4c99a2d1e","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/5905bfd5-03e4-4a45-ace0-73e4c99a2d1e/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"7970000.00","expenses_method":"C","expenses_method_display":"C","posted_by_name":"Margaret D. Garikes","dt_posted":"2026-04-20T14:46:19-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":"United States of America","registrant_address_1":"25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW","registrant_address_2":"SUITE 600","registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WASHINGTON","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20001","registrant":{"id":2877,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/2877/","house_registrant_id":30464,"name":"AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION","description":null,"address_1":"25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW","address_2":"SUITE 600","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WASHINGTON","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20001","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"MARGARET D. GARIKES, JD","contact_telephone":"+1 202-789-7409","dt_updated":"2026-07-28T13:36:16.001100-04:00"},"client":{"id":103604,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/103604/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"DC","ppb_state_display":"District of Columbia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-08-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions related to Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to APM bonus extension/incentive payments/qualifying provider revenue thresholds freeze H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, provisions relating to telehealth, Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3204, Preventive Health Savings Act, all provisions FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill, provisions related to Stillbirth Working Groups funding H.R. 1197, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions Womens health research funding/reproductive health/fertility treatments FY27 Gun Violence Prevention Research Funding Appropriations GME funding/teaching health centers","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"H.R. 2028, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions S. 942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions H.R. 2314, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, provisions to the MATCH, and foreign medical graduates S. 2715, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, provisions to the MATCH, and foreign medical graduates S. 632, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education, and student loans H.R. 3890, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4681, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all provisions S. 1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all provisions H.R. 6468, Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3885, Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (Community TEAMS) Act of 2025, all provisions S. 632, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025, all provisions GME funding/teaching health centers National Health Service Corps (NHSC)/loan repayment programs NHSC Scholarship program","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":32,"name":"Education, Dept of"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"H.R. 2332, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 929, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 526, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1767, Physician and Patient Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 2767, Bolstering Research And Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, all provisions S. 1330, Bolstering Research And Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, all provisions H.R. 1520, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions S. 1782, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions S. 3097, Health Information Privacy Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 4583, Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1552, Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2850, Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1419, Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1701, Strategic Teams for Organized Response Mobilization (STORM) Act, all provisions H.R. 4849, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 247, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions related to the ACA and premium tax credits H.R. 6703, Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 3492, Protect Childrens Innocence Act, all provisions H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025, provisions related to advanced medical directives S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 7868, Expanding Support for Living Donors Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 628, Honor Our Living Donors Act, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to artificial intelligence (AI) H.R. 1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3204, Preventive Health Savings Act, all provisions H.R. 7602, State of Mens Health Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 6294, Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3170, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, all provisions Joint resolution of Disapproval on CMS reg Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability (Effort to repeal a regulation under the Congressional Review Act) Drafts/The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine Intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry Act (TRUMP AMERICA AI) Act Draft/Enhanced Premium Tax Credits extension Drug shortages Gender affirming care Dental plans/The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Prior authorization Licensure portability Artificial Intelligence (AI) services/payment AI use in prior authorization Womens health issues Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Pharmacy Benefits Managers AI Deepfake/legislative framework Mental health chatbots/regulatory guardrails Cybersecurity/small physician practices Fuel economy standards/proposed rollback Postpartum hypertension Vaccines Nutrition Menopause education Insurance plans/downcoding Out-of-Network physician payment cut","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152818,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ANGELA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"J","last_name":"FRANKLIN","suffix":"esq","suffix_display":"ESQ"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143153,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JEFFREY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COUGHLIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59367,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":"R.","last_name":"REID","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140539,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DELOSH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150607,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"PHILIP","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LYNCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141248,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MYERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68475,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"THOMPSON","last_name":"BROWN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62408,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CURTIS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":175,"name":"Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"H.R. 5283, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions H.R. 1585, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 1201, Doctors in our Borders Act, all provisions S. 2650, DOCTORS Act, all provisions H.R.7964, Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act, all provisions H.R. 7961, H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions Duration of status for J-1 visa physicians H-1B visa/filing fee/regulatory changes H-1B and J-1 visas/administrative pause Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs)/pathways to citizenship Proclamation 10998/Physician exemption","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":201,"name":"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":39,"name":"State, Dept of (DOS)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IND","general_issue_code_display":"Indian/Native American Affairs","description":"S. 632, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025, all provisions","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"LBR","general_issue_code_display":"Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace","description":"S. 527, Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025, all provisions S. 232, Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3822, Break Up Big Medicine Act, all provisions Health insurance/competition Consolidation in health care markets","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141248,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MYERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"H.R. 879, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S, 891, Bipartisan Health Care Act, all provisions H.R. 786, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S. 1460, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R. 539, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1317, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 665, Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R, 4977, Connected MOM Act, all provisions S. 141, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1105, No UPCODE Act, all provisions H.R. 5081, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 2483, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicare payment reform, Medicaid reforms, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, all provisions H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to APM bonus extension/incentive payments/qualifying provider revenue thresholds freeze H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions related to APMs H.R. 8163, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 2120, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1031, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 483, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 5347, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 8129, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a full risk ACO program, all provisions H.R. 1614, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 3108, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 2725, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3878, RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5199, Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5467, Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments (PAAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5940, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3480, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, provisions related to the ACA H.R. 498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 1692, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 5737, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 3164, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 3934, Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions No Fees for EFTs Act, all provisions Drafts/Chronic Care Management Improvement Act Drafts/Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act Drafts/GOLD CARD Act Drafts/Medicare Advantage Improvement Act Draft/Value in Health Care Act Draft/Medicare Budget Neutrality and MIPS reform Draft/MACRA/MIPS program reform Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare physician payment/budget neutrality Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms and penalties Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) reform Medicare program: MIPS quality and cost measures Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: ACO (Accountable Care Organization) REACH Model Medicare program: Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) and Ambulatory Specialty Model Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Medicare program: AI chatbots/Medicare Advantage preventive screens Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: MEI Update Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Indirect practice expense Medicare program: Telehealth and Digital Health Medicare program: Medicare Advantage provider networks/physician experience Medicare program: Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Data-Driven Performance Payment System Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Certified electronic health record and PI Medicare program: Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: Digital quality measures Medicare program: Aligned Networks and interoperability Medicare program: Health Information Technology/physician burdens Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: Review Choice Demonstration (RCD)/Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare program: Organ transplantation access Medicare program: Prior authorization/Medical billing transition Medicare program: Traditional Medicare/Medicare Advantage enrollment difficulties Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Medicare and Medicaid programs: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare and Medicaid programs: CMMI reform/Physician AI use Medicare and Medicaid programs: High-cost disposable supplies/billing codes Medicaid program: Gender affirming care Medicaid program: Work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, FMAP changes Medicaid program: Community engagement/medical frailty exemption","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152818,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ANGELA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"J","last_name":"FRANKLIN","suffix":"esq","suffix_display":"ESQ"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143153,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JEFFREY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COUGHLIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138139,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HANANOKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142106,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SUZANNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JOY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148126,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"SANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"S","last_name":"MARKS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59367,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":"R.","last_name":"REID","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59374,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KORYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"Y.","last_name":"RUBIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":102582,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRYAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E.","last_name":"HULL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150607,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"PHILIP","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LYNCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62408,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CURTIS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":5,"name":"Government Accountability Office (GAO)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":253,"name":"Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions related to the ACA and premium tax credits H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, provisions related to ACA tax credits H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credits Draft/Enhanced Premium Tax Credits extension Community preceptors for medical students and residents/National tax credit or deduction","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":188,"name":"Internal Revenue Service (IRS)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOR","general_issue_code_display":"Torts","description":"Medical liability insurance","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141248,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MYERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"VET","general_issue_code_display":"Veterans","description":"H.R. 4837, Written Informed Consent Act, all provisions H.R. 3951, Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025, all provisions Community care providers/External Provider Scheduling (EPS) program Standardized protocols for identifying veterans in patient populations Shaving waivers","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152818,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ANGELA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"J","last_name":"FRANKLIN","suffix":"esq","suffix_display":"ESQ"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":25,"name":"Defense, Dept of (DOD)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/53c734ff-782a-4961-8d43-df5c97090b99/","filing_uuid":"53c734ff-782a-4961-8d43-df5c97090b99","filing_type":"1A","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Amendment","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/53c734ff-782a-4961-8d43-df5c97090b99/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"7970000.00","expenses_method":"C","expenses_method_display":"C","posted_by_name":"Margaret D. Garikes","dt_posted":"2026-04-20T14:53:33-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":"United States of America","registrant_address_1":"25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW","registrant_address_2":"SUITE 600","registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WASHINGTON","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20001","registrant":{"id":2877,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/2877/","house_registrant_id":30464,"name":"AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION","description":null,"address_1":"25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW","address_2":"SUITE 600","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WASHINGTON","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20001","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"MARGARET D. GARIKES, JD","contact_telephone":"+1 202-789-7409","dt_updated":"2026-07-28T13:36:16.001100-04:00"},"client":{"id":103604,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/103604/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"DC","ppb_state_display":"District of Columbia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-08-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions related to Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to APM bonus extension/incentive payments/qualifying provider revenue thresholds freeze H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, provisions relating to telehealth, Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3204, Preventive Health Savings Act, all provisions FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill, provisions related to Stillbirth Working Groups funding H.R. 1197, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions Womens health research funding/reproductive health/fertility treatments FY27 Gun Violence Prevention Research Funding Appropriations GME funding/teaching health centers","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"H.R. 2028, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions S. 942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions H.R. 2314, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, provisions to the MATCH, and foreign medical graduates S. 2715, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, provisions to the MATCH, and foreign medical graduates S. 632, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education, and student loans H.R. 3890, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4681, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all provisions S. 1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all provisions H.R. 6468, Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3885, Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (Community TEAMS) Act of 2025, all provisions S. 632, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025, all provisions GME funding/teaching health centers National Health Service Corps (NHSC)/loan repayment programs NHSC Scholarship program","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":32,"name":"Education, Dept of"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"H.R. 2332, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 929, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 526, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1767, Physician and Patient Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 2767, Bolstering Research And Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, all provisions S. 1330, Bolstering Research And Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, all provisions H.R. 1520, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions S. 1782, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions S. 3097, Health Information Privacy Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 4583, Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1552, Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2850, Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1419, Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1701, Strategic Teams for Organized Response Mobilization (STORM) Act, all provisions H.R. 4849, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 247, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions related to the ACA and premium tax credits H.R. 6703, Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 3492, Protect Childrens Innocence Act, all provisions H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025, provisions related to advanced medical directives S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 7868, Expanding Support for Living Donors Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 628, Honor Our Living Donors Act, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to artificial intelligence (AI) H.R. 1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3204, Preventive Health Savings Act, all provisions H.R. 7602, State of Mens Health Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 6294, Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3170, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, all provisions Joint resolution of Disapproval on CMS reg Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability (Effort to repeal a regulation under the Congressional Review Act) Drafts/The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine Intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry Act (TRUMP AMERICA AI) Act Draft/Enhanced Premium Tax Credits extension Drug shortages Gender affirming care Dental plans/The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Prior authorization Licensure portability Artificial Intelligence (AI) services/payment AI use in prior authorization Womens health issues Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Pharmacy Benefits Managers AI Deepfake/legislative framework Mental health chatbots/regulatory guardrails Cybersecurity/small physician practices Fuel economy standards/proposed rollback Postpartum hypertension Vaccines Nutrition Menopause education Insurance plans/downcoding Out-of-Network physician payment cut","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140539,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DELOSH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150607,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"PHILIP","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LYNCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141248,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MYERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68475,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"THOMPSON","last_name":"BROWN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62408,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CURTIS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152818,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ANGELA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"J","last_name":"FRANKLIN","suffix":"esq","suffix_display":"ESQ"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143153,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JEFFREY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COUGHLIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59367,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":"R.","last_name":"REID","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":175,"name":"Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"H.R. 5283, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions H.R. 1585, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 1201, Doctors in our Borders Act, all provisions S. 2650, DOCTORS Act, all provisions H.R.7964, Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act, all provisions H.R. 7961, H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions Duration of status for J-1 visa physicians H-1B visa/filing fee/regulatory changes H-1B and J-1 visas/administrative pause Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs)/pathways to citizenship Proclamation 10998/Physician exemption","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":201,"name":"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":39,"name":"State, Dept of (DOS)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IND","general_issue_code_display":"Indian/Native American Affairs","description":"S. 632, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025, all provisions","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"LBR","general_issue_code_display":"Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace","description":"S. 527, Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025, all provisions S. 232, Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3822, Break Up Big Medicine Act, all provisions Health insurance/competition Consolidation in health care markets","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141248,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MYERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"H.R. 879, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S, 891, Bipartisan Health Care Act, all provisions H.R. 786, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S. 1460, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R. 539, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1317, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 665, Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R, 4977, Connected MOM Act, all provisions S. 141, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1105, No UPCODE Act, all provisions H.R. 5081, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 2483, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicare payment reform, Medicaid reforms, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, all provisions H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to APM bonus extension/incentive payments/qualifying provider revenue thresholds freeze H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions related to APMs H.R. 8163, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 2120, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1031, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 483, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 5347, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 8129, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a full risk ACO program, all provisions H.R. 1614, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 3108, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 2725, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3878, RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5199, Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5467, Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments (PAAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5940, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3480, Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, provisions related to the ACA H.R. 498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 1692, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 5737, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, provisions related to imaging appropriate use criteria H.R. 3164, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 3934, Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions No Fees for EFTs Act, all provisions Drafts/Chronic Care Management Improvement Act Drafts/Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act Drafts/GOLD CARD Act Drafts/Medicare Advantage Improvement Act Draft/Value in Health Care Act Draft/Medicare Budget Neutrality and MIPS reform Draft/MACRA/MIPS program reform Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare physician payment/budget neutrality Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms and penalties Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) reform Medicare program: MIPS quality and cost measures Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: ACO (Accountable Care Organization) REACH Model Medicare program: Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) and Ambulatory Specialty Model Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Medicare program: AI chatbots/Medicare Advantage preventive screens Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: MEI Update Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Indirect practice expense Medicare program: Telehealth and Digital Health Medicare program: Medicare Advantage provider networks/physician experience Medicare program: Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Data-Driven Performance Payment System Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Certified electronic health record and PI Medicare program: Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: Digital quality measures Medicare program: Aligned Networks and interoperability Medicare program: Health Information Technology/physician burdens Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: Review Choice Demonstration (RCD)/Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare program: Organ transplantation access Medicare program: Prior authorization/Medical billing transition Medicare program: Traditional Medicare/Medicare Advantage enrollment difficulties Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Telehealth Medicare and Medicaid programs: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare and Medicaid programs: CMMI reform/Physician AI use Medicare and Medicaid programs: High-cost disposable supplies/billing codes Medicaid program: Gender affirming care Medicaid program: Work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, FMAP changes Medicaid program: Community engagement/medical frailty exemption","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":36571,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LINDSEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRILL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":90634,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KATHERINE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DAPPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54196,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DANA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"KRISTINE","last_name":"LICHTENBERG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148601,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ROBERT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"HAMILTON","last_name":"REDDING","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59172,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WANKUM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152818,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ANGELA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"J","last_name":"FRANKLIN","suffix":"esq","suffix_display":"ESQ"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143153,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JEFFREY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COUGHLIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138139,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HANANOKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142106,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SUZANNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JOY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148126,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"SANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"S","last_name":"MARKS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59367,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":"R.","last_name":"REID","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":59374,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KORYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"Y.","last_name":"RUBIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":102582,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRYAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E.","last_name":"HULL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150607,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"PHILIP","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LYNCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62408,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CURTIS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":5,"name":"Government Accountability Office (GAO)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":253,"name":"Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions related to the ACA and premium tax credits H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, provisions related to ACA tax credits H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credits Draft/Enhanced Premium Tax Credits extension Community preceptors for medical students and residents/National tax credit or deduction","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":188,"name":"Internal Revenue Service (IRS)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOR","general_issue_code_display":"Torts","description":"Medical liability insurance","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141248,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MYERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"VET","general_issue_code_display":"Veterans","description":"H.R. 4837, Written Informed Consent Act, all provisions H.R. 3951, Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025, all provisions Community care providers/External Provider Scheduling (EPS) program Standardized protocols for identifying veterans in patient populations Shaving waivers","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":17444,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TODD","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ASKEW","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":25202,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"MARGARET","nickname":null,"middle_name":"D","last_name":"GARIKES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":6881,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARINO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":72401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CHRISTOPHER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHERIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152818,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ANGELA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"J","last_name":"FRANKLIN","suffix":"esq","suffix_display":"ESQ"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":41965,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"GEORGE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"E","last_name":"COX","suffix":"iii","suffix_display":"III"},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":73861,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MICHELLE","last_name":"PIERCE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":25,"name":"Defense, Dept of (DOD)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/6120b9d2-352b-4762-bdb3-01e62c982226/","filing_uuid":"6120b9d2-352b-4762-bdb3-01e62c982226","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/6120b9d2-352b-4762-bdb3-01e62c982226/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"600000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Cathleen Gates","dt_posted":"2026-04-20T15:43:45-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"2400 N Street, NW","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"Washington","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20037","registrant":{"id":1945,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/1945/","house_registrant_id":30532,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"2400 N Street, NW","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Washington","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20037","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"LUCAS SANDERS","contact_telephone":"+1 202-375-6397","dt_updated":"2026-07-29T12:01:27.325680-04:00"},"client":{"id":102667,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/102667/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"DC","ppb_state_display":"District of Columbia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-28"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care innovation; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA and the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education payment program, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; research and scholarly communication policy; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; artificial intelligence/machine learning; algorithm transparency; health disparities; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; digital health; Sect. 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; cardiomyopathy education and awareness; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) education and awareness; VA Mission Act implementation; COVID-19 and implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, and clinician mental health and wellbeing; patient identification; Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness; MCIT/TCET/Breakthrough devices; Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 307); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); Implementation and funding for the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (P.L. 118-176); provide AEDs in transportation facilities with the Public Access to Defibrillation in Transportation Facilities Act (H.R. 5897); Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266; Physician Led and Rural Access to Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390); Section 232, National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients; and to protect health care workers from violence with the Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S. 1600).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139515,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MINNELLA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":132,"name":"Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)"},{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":24,"name":"Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148568,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DEBRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARIANI-WEISSENBORN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139515,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MINNELLA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":253,"name":"Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations; Federal funding for the CDCs Office of Smoking and Health and chronic disease prevention.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":134,"name":"Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/a8e657fa-5ed0-4032-a521-3c1f39102e74/","filing_uuid":"a8e657fa-5ed0-4032-a521-3c1f39102e74","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/a8e657fa-5ed0-4032-a521-3c1f39102e74/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"6080000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Stacey Hughes","dt_posted":"2026-04-20T15:58:39-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"800 10th STREET, NW","registrant_address_2":"Two City Center, Suite 400","registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WASHINGTON","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20001","registrant":{"id":2571,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/2571/","house_registrant_id":30635,"name":"AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION","description":null,"address_1":"800 10th Street NW","address_2":"Two City Center, Suite 400","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Washington","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20001","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"CRYSTAL CHILDS","contact_telephone":"","dt_updated":"2026-07-28T14:58:16.299865-04:00"},"client":{"id":103572,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/103572/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"DC","ppb_state_display":"District of Columbia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-08-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"S. 2761 / H.R. 5269, the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act , all provisions; H.R. 5142, The Home Health Stabilization Act, all provisions; H.R. 4313 / S. 2237, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions; S. 1261 / H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, all provisions; H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions; S. 335, Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; S.1816 / H.R.3514 , Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, all provisions; S. 502 / H.R. 6240 , Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, all provisions; S. 2439 / H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Blood Pressure MATTERS Act, all provisions; H.R. 5454/S. 2879, the Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Rural Teaching Hospital Relief, all provisions; S. 2793, Ensuring Access to Essential Providers, all provisions; H.R. 10136, Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act, all provisions; H.R. 7409, Defend Rural Health Act, all provisions; H.R. 7830, Women Expansion of Learning and Labor Safety (WELLS) Act, all provisions; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining completing the CMS Outpatient Prospective Payment System Drug Acquisition Cost Survey; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to written guidance on acceptable signage and other materials that hospitals can use in their emergency departments to discourage violent behavior; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issue pertaining to the proposed rule on the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Comments pertaining to proposed rule on the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing model; The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Issues related to proposed payment updates and Medicare Advantage program; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Program Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Issue pertaining to proposed rule for policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs in contract year 2027; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issue pertaining to the upcoming rulemaking implementing requirements related to hospital off-campus provider-based departments; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issue pertaining to the Comprehensive Regulations To Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH), which includes efforts to combat fraud waste and abuse in federal health care programs; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issue pertaining to the proposed rulemaking on potential options to foster a more resilient supply chain for American-made personal protective equipment and essential medicines; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issue pertaining to expanding the use of Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to implementation of unique national provider (NPI) for hospital off-campus provider-based departments as outlined in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026; Medicaid Program, Issues pertaining to Medicaid program and how states finance programs, reimburse providers, and determine beneficiary eligibility, and implementation of H.R. 1 provisions related to state directed payments and provider taxes; Site Neutral Payments, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, REH's, implementation of Rural Health Transformation Program, rural reclassification policy; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to alternative payment models, mental health of workforce, physician reimbursement cuts, Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Reforms; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage, Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model, transparency in plan denial signatures, inappropriate downcoding; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees, DSH cuts, oversight; Expiring Health Care Provisions, Issues pertaining to Telehealth, Hospital at Home, MDH/LVA, Medicaid DSH Program; Post Acute Care, Issues pertaining to expanding and protecting patients access to services provided by long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies; Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Project, Issues related to ending the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Project.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143557,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHWARTZ","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Deb Fischer, April 2019- January 5th, 2026. Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, United States Senator Marco Rubio, November 2012- April 2019.","new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Outreach and Policy Advisor, Congressman Peter Welch - U.S. House of Representatives, May 28th, 2019 - December 31st 2022. Policy Advisor, Senator Peter Welch - U.S. Senate, Jan 3rd, 2023 - Jan16th 2026.","new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":253,"name":"Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"H.R. 4581 / S.2372, 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; H.R. 3178 / S. 1600, The Save Healthcare Workers Act, all provisions; H.R. 929 / S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169, Rural, Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283 / S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 5256, 340B Access Act, all provisions; S. 1929, SEPSIS Act, all provisions; S. 2355 / H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, all provisions; H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; S. 3435 / H.R. 6607, The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing, all provisions; H.R. 5428, Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 7920 / S. 4085, Take Back Our Hospitals Act, all provisions; S. 4208, A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, all provisions; DRAFT, Conrad 30 Enhancement Bill, all provisions; DRAFT, Rural Maternity Bill, all provisions; S.3788, Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings Act, all provisions; S.3822, Break Up Big Medicine Act, all provisions; H.R.7727, Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Preserving Patient Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 5629, Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), all provisions; S. 4141, Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 7478, Patient Debt Relief Act, all provisions; Federal Trade Commission, Issue pertaining to the remarks at the forge Mason Law Review 29th Annual Antitrust Symposium; Department of Health & Human Services / Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Issues pertaining to Health Data, Technology and Interoperability; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Comments pertaining to Eli Lilly and Company policy and impact to 340B hospitals; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Comments pertaining to Novo Nordisk policy and impact to 340B hospitals; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Comments pertaining to the request for information on a new 340B rebate model program; Department of Health & Human Services / Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Issues pertaining to diagnostic imaging interoperability; U.S. Department of Education, Issues pertaining to proposed rule implementing borrowing limits for federal student loans and impact on health care workforce; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Issues pertaining to accelerating the adoption and use of AI as part of clinical care; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; 340B Program, Issues pertaining to protecting 340B Program, including 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program; Maternal and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP); Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Workforce, Issues pertaining to workforce development programs, supporting health care workforce and physician shortages, definitions of professional degree programs and borrowing limits, loan repayment programs for providers in rural and underserved areas, Graduate Medical Education program; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay, white-bagging and brown-bagging policies; Health Care Resiliency & Preparedness, Issues pertaining to natural disasters, strengthen health care cybersecurity, cybersecurity workforce, and securing drug supply chains, hospital preparedness program, PAHPA reauthorization, outstanding FEMA COVID payments to hospitals; Price Transparency, Issues related to hospital price transparency; Affordability, Issues pertaining to the cost of health care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Immigration, Proposed H1-B Visa Program changes and impact to health care workforce; AI in Healthcare, Issues pertaining to the use of AI in healthcare.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143557,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHWARTZ","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Deb Fischer, April 2019- January 5th, 2026. Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, United States Senator Marco Rubio, November 2012- April 2019.","new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Outreach and Policy Advisor, Congressman Peter Welch - U.S. House of Representatives, May 28th, 2019 - December 31st 2022. Policy Advisor, Senator Peter Welch - U.S. Senate, Jan 3rd, 2023 - Jan16th 2026.","new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":32,"name":"Education, Dept of"},{"id":64,"name":"Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"H.R. 7148, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Title II (Dept. of Health & Human Services), Division J, Health Care Extenders.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143557,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHWARTZ","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Deb Fischer, April 2019- January 5th, 2026. Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, United States Senator Marco Rubio, November 2012- April 2019.","new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Outreach and Policy Advisor, Congressman Peter Welch - U.S. House of Representatives, May 28th, 2019 - December 31st 2022. Policy Advisor, Senator Peter Welch - U.S. Senate, Jan 3rd, 2023 - Jan16th 2026.","new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Tariffs, Issues pertaining to impact of tariffs on hospitals and health systems.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143557,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHWARTZ","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Deb Fischer, April 2019- January 5th, 2026. Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, United States Senator Marco Rubio, November 2012- April 2019.","new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Outreach and Policy Advisor, Congressman Peter Welch - U.S. House of Representatives, May 28th, 2019 - December 31st 2022. Policy Advisor, Senator Peter Welch - U.S. Senate, Jan 3rd, 2023 - Jan16th 2026.","new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; H.R. 4393, Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act of 2025, all provisions; Immigration, Issues pertaining to H1-B Visa Program and other immigration changes, impact to health care workforce.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143557,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHWARTZ","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Deb Fischer, April 2019- January 5th, 2026. Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, United States Senator Marco Rubio, November 2012- April 2019.","new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Outreach and Policy Advisor, Congressman Peter Welch - U.S. House of Representatives, May 28th, 2019 - December 31st 2022. Policy Advisor, Senator Peter Welch - U.S. Senate, Jan 3rd, 2023 - Jan16th 2026.","new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":201,"name":"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0/","filing_uuid":"aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"40000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Adam Cooper","dt_posted":"2026-04-20T20:22:30-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"2200 Lake Boulevard NE","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"ATLANTA","registrant_state":"GA","registrant_zip":"30319","registrant":{"id":320873,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/320873/","house_registrant_id":39567,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","address_2":"Suite 700","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"ATLANTA","state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","zip":"30326","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"ADAM COOPER","contact_telephone":"+1 404-633-3777","dt_updated":"2026-07-30T13:16:38.217743-04:00"},"client":{"id":186651,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/186651/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"GA","ppb_state_display":"Georgia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-11"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0/","filing_uuid":"aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"40000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Adam Cooper","dt_posted":"2026-04-20T20:22:30-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"2200 Lake Boulevard NE","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"ATLANTA","registrant_state":"GA","registrant_zip":"30319","registrant":{"id":320873,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/320873/","house_registrant_id":39567,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","address_2":"Suite 700","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"ATLANTA","state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","zip":"30326","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"ADAM COOPER","contact_telephone":"+1 404-633-3777","dt_updated":"2026-07-30T13:16:38.217743-04:00"},"client":{"id":186651,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/186651/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"GA","ppb_state_display":"Georgia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-11"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0/","filing_uuid":"aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0","filing_type":"Q1","filing_type_display":"1st Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"first_quarter","filing_period_display":"1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/aa250bd0-c1a0-428f-a5ac-624dc529ccf0/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"40000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Adam Cooper","dt_posted":"2026-04-20T20:22:30-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"2200 Lake Boulevard NE","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"ATLANTA","registrant_state":"GA","registrant_zip":"30319","registrant":{"id":320873,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/320873/","house_registrant_id":39567,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","address_2":"Suite 700","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"ATLANTA","state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","zip":"30326","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"ADAM COOPER","contact_telephone":"+1 404-633-3777","dt_updated":"2026-07-30T13:16:38.217743-04:00"},"client":{"id":186651,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/186651/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"GA","ppb_state_display":"Georgia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-11"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/43ec0d1a-11ba-40cf-b00f-51ecec0c68a2/","filing_uuid":"43ec0d1a-11ba-40cf-b00f-51ecec0c68a2","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/43ec0d1a-11ba-40cf-b00f-51ecec0c68a2/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"660000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Brent Gardner","dt_posted":"2026-07-16T13:26:45-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"4201 Wilson Blvd","registrant_address_2":"Suite 1000","registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"Arlington","registrant_state":"VA","registrant_zip":"22203","registrant":{"id":401103225,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/401103225/","house_registrant_id":null,"name":"AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY","description":"501 c 4 non profit promoting economic freedom","address_1":"4201 Wilson Blvd","address_2":"Suite 1000","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Arlington","state":"VA","state_display":"Virginia","zip":"22203","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"BRENT GARDNER","contact_telephone":"+1 703-224-3200","dt_updated":"2026-07-28T09:43:13.158609-04:00"},"client":{"id":198240,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/198240/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"VA","state_display":"Virginia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"VA","ppb_state_display":"Virginia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2017-03-29"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"S. 2721; Prevent Government Shutdowns Act - provisions related to providing for an automatic continuing resolution instead of allowing for a total lapse in appropriations. H.R 7295; Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act of 2026 - provisions related to resetting the budget timeline, requires realistic forecasts, and strengthens oversight. H.R. 5870; Prevent Government Shutdowns Act - provisions related to the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act and to restructuring budgetary processes to prevent foreseeable federal operations complications. S. 3583/H.R. 6949: Upward Mobility Act of 2026; provisions related to funding for federal assistance programs. Issues related to improving responsible budgeting by supporting a change in the Government Accountability Office's seven key considerations for designing, implementing, and enforcing fiscal rules and targets. Issues related to supporting a balanced budget, with the exception of payments on debt or for emergency situations authorized by Congress. Issues related to Budget reconciliation. Issues related to ICE/CBP funding. Issues related to budget reconciliation 2.0.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CAW","general_issue_code_display":"Clean Air and Water (quality)","description":"H.R. 3898; Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act or the PERMIT Act - provisions related to streamlined permitting activities under the Clean Water Act for benefit of infrastructure buildout. H.R. 1687, CLEAN Act, spoke on provisions of beneficial baseload energy generation through geothermal sources. H.R. 9618, DEF Monitoring Flexibility Act, spoke on provisions related to overbearing regulations on reliable engines. H.R. 9083, State Emissions Authority Act of 2026, spoke on provision related to unnecessary mandates impacting vehicle affordability. H.R. 2165, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025, spoke on provisions for the necessity of consumer choice in vehicle sales. H.R. 3194, Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act or the LOCOMOTIVES Act, spoke on provisions related to affordability and reliability of rail systems. H.R. 6200, Eliminating Start-Stop Enging Nuisance Technologies that Impair Automobile Life Act or the ESSENTIAL Act, spoke on provisions related to reliability of vehicle engine systems. H.R. 6250, Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025, spoke on provisions related to reliability of vehicle engine systems. H.R. 7000, Freedom to Fuel Act, spoke on provisions related to reliability of vehicle engine systems. H.R. 8782, Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act or PLOW Storms Act, spoke on provisions of reliability of vehicle engine systems. Issues related to the inadvertent Clean Air Act regulations that impair the reliability and functional operation of essential modes of transportation or power trains Issues related to the benefits of consistent application of air quality standards for consumers. Issues related to abuses of CAFE emissions standards to eliminate certain technologies as a negative to consumers.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CON","general_issue_code_display":"Constitution","description":"S. 4539: Protecting Charitable Giving Act; Provisions related to donor disclosure Issues related to protecting free speech in higher education.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"DEF","general_issue_code_display":"Defense","description":"HR 8800 The National Defense Authorization Act - Provisions related to right to repair and provisions related to military spending force posture and foreign affairs Issues related to national security and energy impact due to Iran war. Issues related to Iran supplemental defense funding and war powers.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"H.R. 8210; The WIOA Authorization Act - provisions related to workforce innovation. S.J. Res. 196 ; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education - provisions related to supporting federal student loan borrowing caps and opposing efforts to repeal student loan accountability regulations. Issues related to free speech and higher education.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ENG","general_issue_code_display":"Energy/Nuclear","description":"H.R. 4776; the SPEED Act - provisions related to amend the National Environmental Policy Act to streamline processes for permitting energy projects, limiting the duration of environmental review periods, and protecting against federal government overreach. H.R. 5600: SPEED and Reliability Act of 2025 - provisions related to beneficial streamlining of general transmission H.R. 3699; Energy Choice Act - provisions related to of the benefits of streamlined and non-discriminatory distribution of energy systems to consumers regardless of locale. S. 4529, Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act, spoke on provisions related to the reliability of nuclear energy for baseload generation. S. 4475, Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act, spoke on provisions to the beneficial corrections to legacy laws that slow production of purposeful infrastructure. S. 2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025; provisions on the benefits of infrastructure buildout of pipelines for energy abundance and security. H.R. 5549 - Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act, Spoke on provisions related to permitting reforms at the NRC. H.R. 3978 - Nuclear REFUEL Act, Spoke on provisions related to permitting reform at the NRC. H.R. 9613 - Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act, Spoke on provisions related to tailored reforms at the NRC. H.R. 9612 - American Enrichment Deployment Act, Spoke on provisions related to permitting and licensing reforms at the NRC. H.R. 9614 - NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act, Spoke on provisions related to beneficial reforms at the NRC. S. 4944, American Energy & Mineral Infrastructure Act, spoke on provisions related to the beneficial alignment of federal permitting for infrastructure buildout in the United States. Issues related to energy permitting. Issues related to the market-based generation, cost-allocation, and transmission policy to alleviate cost to end ratepayers in the United States. Issues related to the beneficial baseload generation capacity of nuclear energy. Issues related to the benefits of brownfield development for use in energy development and cultivation. Issues related to baseload generation and need for mineral availability in the United States for power turbines. Issues related to transmission generation and baseload distribution for the benefit of reliability and buildout of power systems.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FOR","general_issue_code_display":"Foreign Relations","description":"Issues related to Iran AUMF & Iran Supplemental Funding. Issues related to War Power Reforms and AUMF reforms.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"H.R. 4206; the CONNECT Act - provisions related to making the Trump waivers that were enacted during the pandemic that allowed telehealth to be accessible across the country. H.R. 2528; Association Health Plans Act - provisions related to letting employers to associates create collaborative small business insurance partnerships. H.R. 2092; SPEAK Act of 2025 - provisions related to creating federal guidelines over best practices for telehealth for those with limited English proficiency that those were included. H.R. 955; The HOPE Act - provisions related to creating a new universal Roth-style HOPE account as an optional alternative to a traditional HAS, with means-tested employer contributions. H.R. 4002; The Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act - provisions related to lifting Medicare's ban on physician-owned hospitals (all) to promote competition and expand rural access. H.R. 548; The HSA Modernization Act that - provisions related to expanding the scope of expenses that can be charged to a Health Savings Account. H.R. 1157; Support for provisions in the ACCESS Act - provisions related to expanding the availability of Health Savings Accounts. Issues related to reducing the cost of health care premiums by reducing mandates and subsidies. Issues related to expanding access and use of Health Savings Accounts for Americans. Issues related to addressing fraud, waste, and abuse under the Affordable Care Act. Issues related to protecting and promoting physician owned hospitals over corporate hospital systems. Issues related to increasing portability of health care benefits through expanded usage of Health Savings Accounts. Issues related to site neutral payments, Health saving accounts. Issues related to opposing all efforts to renew the covid enhanced premium tax credits.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HOU","general_issue_code_display":"Housing","description":"Issues related to housing for the 21st century.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"H.R. 5528 Support for provisions in the America's Children Act that allow for documented children of green card holders to have age out protections. Issues related to requesting DHS transparency on seasonal workers who exit on time via land. Issues related to expanding the deployment of non-intrusive inspection technology at ports of entry. Issues related to reducing preventable deaths while individuals are in DHS custody. Issues related to greater transparency with regards to the success of H-2A seasonal agricultural workers voluntarily returning to their home country after their work visa in the United States ends. Issues related to improving detention conditions within Immigration and Customs Enforcement while maintaining a robust enforcement capacity. Issues related to strengthening merit based immigration and reducing family visas.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INT","general_issue_code_display":"Intelligence","description":"H.R. 7816; Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026 - provisions related to reauthorization of FISA Section 702. S. 4082; Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 - provisions related to reauthorization of FISA Section 702 H.R. 8413: SECURE Data Act: Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies. Issues related to reining in FISA court abuses. Issues related to FISA Reauthorization.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"LBR","general_issue_code_display":"Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace","description":"S. 2217; Retirement Fairness Act - provisions related to the Independence that would allow for more portable employment benefits, including allowing for independent contractors to participate in retirement benefit plans. S. 844; The Faster Labor Contracts Law - provisions related to enacting elements of the PRO Act legislation that force accelerated timelines on employers and employees in union negotiations. H.R. 5408; Faster Labor Contracts Act - provisions of the bill related to a shot clock on collective bargaining agreements and mandated arbitration. H.Res 1140: Issues related to opposing a discharge petition providing for the consideration of the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408) Issues related to labor union contract negations.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":150552,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SKRZYCKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"NAT","general_issue_code_display":"Natural Resources","description":"H.R. 4776; Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act or the SPEED Act - provisions related to predictable permitting deadlines and necessity of certain infrastructure project upgrades for growth. H.R. 1897; ESA Amendments Act of 2025 - provisions related to the beneficial reformation of the listing and delisting process for protection of private property. H.R. 9250, Great American Outdoors Act - provisions related to the beneficial maintenance of federal properties and stewardship of the federal estate. H.R. 9615, Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy Act or the BRACE Act, spoke on provisions related to beneficial use of used batteries. H.R. 9617, Coordinating and Harnessing America's Recovery of Minerals Act or the CHARM Act, spoke on provisions related to proper treatment and recovery of mineral sites. H.R. 9616, Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative ) Authorization Act of 2026 or the EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026, spoke on provisions related to the recovery and usage of certain minerals. H.R. 3059, the Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act, spoke on provisions related to permitting reform related to critical energy resources. H.R. 3713, the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025, spoke on provisions related to the proper treatment and recovery of mineral sites. H.R. 4370, the Securing America's Mineral Supply Act of 2025 or the SAMS Act, spoke on provisions related to the benefits of federal alignment of mineral production and processing. H.R. 7523, the Spent Petroleum Catalyst Recycling and Critical Minerals and Metals Recovery Exemption Act, spoke on provisions related to the benefits of removing duplicative requirements.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151004,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SCOTT","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ALAN","last_name":"RAUSCH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"SCI","general_issue_code_display":"Science/Technology","description":"S. 4749: JAWBONE Act; Provisions related AI - preemption, online safety and avoiding sweeping regulatory regimes.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"Issues related to eliminating capital gains tax on seniors selling to first-time homebuyers. Issues related to removing penalties for using 401K funds for housing down payments. Issues related to supporting 530A IRA tax-advantaged child investment accounts","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TRD","general_issue_code_display":"Trade (domestic/foreign)","description":"H.R. 3940; Open America's Waters Act - provisions related to the repeal the Jones Act, which would increase the number of eligible vessels to move consumer goods between ports. Issues related to trade enforcement in the energy sector, particularly with respect to solar energy components and equipment","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148546,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"FAITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"BEST","last_name":"BURNS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"VET","general_issue_code_display":"Veterans","description":"S. 275; Veteran ACCESS Act - provisions related to increasing veterans access to community health care. H.R. 740; Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 - provisions related to veterans health care, mental health and veterans rights/ veterans affairs administration accountability and offsets such as VA site neutral payment, and polling efforts. H.R. 874; VA Site Neutral Act.- Provisions related to applying site-neutral payment reforms to VA community care. H.R. 9237/S. 4744 Take Care of Americas Veterans Act- Provisions related to increasing veterans access to community health care and comprehensive reforms to veterans benefits. H.R. 7112 / S. 3653: Veterans Bill of Rights Act of 2026- Issues relating to accountability and veterans treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 873 TRICARE Site Neutral Act- Provisions that would apply site-neutral payment reforms to VA community care. H.R. 472 Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025 - provisions related to accountability of employees and oversight of Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Issues related to Veterans benefits and reforms to modernize the VA benefits system.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":149726,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NUDO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145084,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KEENAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151718,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ALEXANDRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"EDMONDS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":69709,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DINGELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":60112,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BRENT","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GARDNER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144901,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KELLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":"EVELYN ELIZABETH","last_name":"MERKEL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140296,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"LAUREN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"STEWART","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142286,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"HELDER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TOSTE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147187,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"KATELYN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"REID","last_name":"BLEDSOE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138764,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"WILLIAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BURGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144357,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DANIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TILLSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/9713bb16-0fcf-481c-a66b-e466db29f671/","filing_uuid":"9713bb16-0fcf-481c-a66b-e466db29f671","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/9713bb16-0fcf-481c-a66b-e466db29f671/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"50000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Theodore Calianos, MD, Executive Vice President","dt_posted":"2026-07-20T14:39:08-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WALTHAM","registrant_state":"MA","registrant_zip":"02451","registrant":{"id":23975,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/23975/","house_registrant_id":31967,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","description":null,"address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WALTHAM","state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","zip":"02451","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"THEODORE A. CALIANOS, MD","contact_telephone":"+1 781-893-4610","dt_updated":"2026-07-23T07:11:44.504471-04:00"},"client":{"id":131178,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/131178/","client_id":12,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"MA","ppb_state_display":"Massachusetts","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"1996-02-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children OMB-2026-0034, Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":41,"name":"Treasury, Dept of"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INS","general_issue_code_display":"Insurance","description":"Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CPT","general_issue_code_display":"Copyright/Patent/Trademark","description":"Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"PHA","general_issue_code_display":"Pharmacy","description":"Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ALC","general_issue_code_display":"Alcohol and Drug Abuse","description":"Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FIR","general_issue_code_display":"Firearms/Guns/Ammunition","description":"Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/9713bb16-0fcf-481c-a66b-e466db29f671/","filing_uuid":"9713bb16-0fcf-481c-a66b-e466db29f671","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/9713bb16-0fcf-481c-a66b-e466db29f671/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"50000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Theodore Calianos, MD, Executive Vice President","dt_posted":"2026-07-20T14:39:08-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WALTHAM","registrant_state":"MA","registrant_zip":"02451","registrant":{"id":23975,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/23975/","house_registrant_id":31967,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","description":null,"address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WALTHAM","state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","zip":"02451","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"THEODORE A. CALIANOS, MD","contact_telephone":"+1 781-893-4610","dt_updated":"2026-07-23T07:11:44.504471-04:00"},"client":{"id":131178,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/131178/","client_id":12,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"MA","ppb_state_display":"Massachusetts","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"1996-02-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children OMB-2026-0034, Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":41,"name":"Treasury, Dept of"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INS","general_issue_code_display":"Insurance","description":"Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CPT","general_issue_code_display":"Copyright/Patent/Trademark","description":"Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"PHA","general_issue_code_display":"Pharmacy","description":"Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ALC","general_issue_code_display":"Alcohol and Drug Abuse","description":"Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FIR","general_issue_code_display":"Firearms/Guns/Ammunition","description":"Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/b5e8f247-4858-4b04-9913-e5e670dcf9a3/","filing_uuid":"b5e8f247-4858-4b04-9913-e5e670dcf9a3","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/b5e8f247-4858-4b04-9913-e5e670dcf9a3/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"680000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Cathleen Gates","dt_posted":"2026-07-20T15:11:41-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"2400 N Street, NW","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"Washington","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20037","registrant":{"id":1945,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/1945/","house_registrant_id":30532,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"2400 N Street, NW","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Washington","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20037","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"LUCAS SANDERS","contact_telephone":"+1 202-375-6397","dt_updated":"2026-07-29T12:01:27.325680-04:00"},"client":{"id":102667,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/102667/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"DC","ppb_state_display":"District of Columbia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-28"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care innovation; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA and the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education payment program, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; research and scholarly communication policy; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; artificial intelligence/machine learning; algorithm transparency; health disparities; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; digital health; Sect. 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; cardiomyopathy education and awareness; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) education and awareness; VA Mission Act implementation; COVID-19 and implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, and clinician mental health and wellbeing; patient identification; Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness; MCIT/TCET/Breakthrough devices; Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 307); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); Implementation and funding for the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (P.L. 118-176); provide AEDs in transportation facilities with the Public Access to Defibrillation in Transportation Facilities Act (H.R. 5897); Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266; Physician Led and Rural Access to Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390); Section 232, National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients; and to protect health care workers from violence with the Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S. 1600), Front of Package Food Labeling, The Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act (H.R. 5439/S. 2834); The Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691/S. 4568), H.R.9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; and the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139515,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MINNELLA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":132,"name":"Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)"},{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":24,"name":"Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148568,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DEBRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARIANI-WEISSENBORN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139515,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MINNELLA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":253,"name":"Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations; Federal funding for the CDCs Office of Smoking and Health and chronic disease prevention.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":134,"name":"Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/59c316d6-b19d-47ac-9e37-2da885c38ad2/","filing_uuid":"59c316d6-b19d-47ac-9e37-2da885c38ad2","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/59c316d6-b19d-47ac-9e37-2da885c38ad2/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"4470000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Stacey Hughes","dt_posted":"2026-07-20T16:48:15-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"800 10th STREET, NW","registrant_address_2":"Two City Center, Suite 400","registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WASHINGTON","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20001","registrant":{"id":2571,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/2571/","house_registrant_id":30635,"name":"AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION","description":null,"address_1":"800 10th Street NW","address_2":"Two City Center, Suite 400","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Washington","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20001","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"CRYSTAL CHILDS","contact_telephone":"","dt_updated":"2026-07-28T14:58:16.299865-04:00"},"client":{"id":103572,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/103572/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"DC","ppb_state_display":"District of Columbia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-08-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"S. 2761 / H.R. 5269, the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5142, The Home Health Stabilization Act, all provisions; S. 1261 / H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, all provisions; H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions; S. 335, Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; S.1816 / H.R.3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, all provisions; S. 502, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, all provisions; S. 2439 / H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 5454/S. 2879, the Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, all provisions; H.R. 6240, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025, all provisions; DRAFT, Rural Teaching Hospital Relief, all provisions; S. 2793, Ensuring Access to Essential Providers, all provisions; H.R. 8375/ S. 4384, Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R. 8967 / S. 4460, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization, all provisions; H.R. 9468, Saving Today's Acute Care Resources (STAR) Act, all provisions; H.R. 8261, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act, all provisions; DRAFT, HCA Mission Act, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain information in Medicare Advantage Encounter Data, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the compensation that may be paid to agents and brokers by Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, all provisions; DRAFT, Preserving Patient Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 8891, Rural Maternity Options for Medial Support (Rural MOMS) Act, all provisions; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to Medicare Part C & D Reporting Requirements; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model (CJR-X); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Issues pertaining to the interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to hospital food and nutrition; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs); Medicaid Program, Issues pertaining to Medicaid program and how states finance programs, reimburse providers, and determine beneficiary eligibility, and implementation and mitigation of H.R. 1 provisions related to state directed payments, provider taxes and community engagement requirements; Site Neutral Payments, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts and facility fees; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, REH's, implementation of Rural Health Transformation Program, rural reclassification policy; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to alternative payment models, mental health of workforce, physician reimbursement cuts, Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Reforms; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage, Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model, transparency in plan denial signatures, inappropriate downcoding, reducing administrative burdens; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees; Post Acute Care, Issues pertaining to expanding patients' access to crucial services provided by long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospital at home, and home health agencies.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152298,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HORVATH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"H.R. 4581 / S.2372, 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; H.R. 3178 / S. 1600, The Save Healthcare Workers Act, all provisions; H.R. 929 / S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283 / S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 5256, 340B Access Act, all provisions; S. 2355 / H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, all provisions; H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; S. 3435 / H.R. 6607, The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing, all provisions; S. 4637, Physician Workforce Optimization Act, all provisions; S.3788 / H.R. 8269, Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining to post-market surveillance of devices; S.Res.230, A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from May 11 through May 17, 2025, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining to medical debt; S. 4568 / H.R. 8691, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 196, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to \"Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations\", all provisions; H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2026, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to post prices on the walls, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing of overhead costs and claim payments, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the displaying of claim denial rates, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require mandatory reporting with respect to certain health-related ownership information, all provisions; S. 1482, National Nursing Workforce Center, all provisions; S. 4027, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 5629, To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect; all provisions; H.R. 8726, the Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026 PARTNERS Act, all provisions; S.3364, Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act, all provisions; S.4252, WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 4470, Removing Burdens From Organ Donation Act, all provisions; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services / Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Issue pertaining to standardized set of data elements intended to support nationwide, interoperable electronic data exchange to help ensure consistent health information exchange throughout a patient's health care journey; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Issue pertaining a revised version of a 340B rebate model pilot program; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Issue pertaining to Eli Lilly 340B program decisions; Federal Trade Commission & Department of Justice, Issues pertaining to the effectiveness of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form and implications for hospital field; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; 340B Program, Issues pertaining to protecting 340B Program, including 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program; Maternal and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP); Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Workforce, Issues pertaining to workforce development programs, supporting health care workforce and physician shortages, loan repayment programs for providers in rural and underserved areas, Graduate Medical Education program; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay, white-bagging and brown-bagging policies; Health Care Resiliency & Preparedness, Issues pertaining to natural disasters, strengthen health care cybersecurity, cybersecurity workforce, and securing drug supply chains, hospital preparedness program, PAHPA reauthorization; Healthcare Price Transparency, Issues related to health care price transparency; Affordability, Issues and policy solutions pertaining to health care affordability and rising costs of health care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Immigration, Proposed H1-B Visa Program changes and impact to health care workforce; AI in Healthcare, Issues pertaining to the use of AI in healthcare; Professional Degree Program Changes, Issues pertaining to new student loan borrowing limits and professional degree programs changes; Drug Prices, Issues pertaining to lowering drug prices, securing drug supply chain, and transparency; Rural Health Transformation Fund, Issues pertaining to implementation of the Rural Health Transformation program.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152298,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HORVATH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":32,"name":"Education, Dept of"},{"id":64,"name":"Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":37,"name":"Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Funding Priorities for Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Request Letter, LHHS, House/Senate, Strengthening the health care workforce, maternal and child health, rural health, disaster preparedness, behavioral health and medical research.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152298,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HORVATH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"DRAFT, Issues pertaining to reporting requirements for nonprofit hospitals; H.R. 9504, Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act, all provisions; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status; Tariffs, Issues pertaining to impact of tariffs on hospitals and health systems.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152298,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HORVATH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining H-1B visa program; Immigration, Proposed H1-B Visa Program changes and impact to health care workforce.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":13071,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MEGAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CUNDARI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":138163,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AIMEE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KUHLMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142980,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"PRISCILLA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANN","last_name":"ROSS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AKINLUWA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ANDREW","last_name":"DEMEHIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":52094,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KIM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":28230,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ROSLYNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":9533,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ASHLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMPSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61963,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KRISTINA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WEGER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61964,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TRAVIS","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROBEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":50314,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"LISA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"(KIDDER) HROBSKY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":63958,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MOLLY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SMITH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":67506,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68206,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARIEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"LEVIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71270,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BENJAMIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":"DAVID","last_name":"FINDER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":98823,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"STACEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HUGHES","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113723,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANNON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WU","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":120628,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JASON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KLEINMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":78837,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"TERRENCE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"P","last_name":"CUNNINGHAM","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140649,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"RACHEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"JENKINS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140650,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"DEVIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GERZOF","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141400,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JONATHAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOLD","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":141401,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JENNIFER","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HOLLOMAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":152298,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"KRISTIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HORVATH","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143558,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CAITLIN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GILLOOLEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":145189,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"BHARATH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISHNAMURTHY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147019,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153668,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"EDUARDO","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SACASA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153669,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"THIFEEN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DEEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":154,"name":"Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)"},{"id":201,"name":"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f/","filing_uuid":"39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"180000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Adam Cooper","dt_posted":"2026-07-20T18:24:25-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","registrant_address_2":"Suite 700","registrant_different_address":true,"registrant_city":"ATLANTA","registrant_state":"GA","registrant_zip":"30326","registrant":{"id":320873,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/320873/","house_registrant_id":39567,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","address_2":"Suite 700","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"ATLANTA","state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","zip":"30326","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"ADAM COOPER","contact_telephone":"+1 404-633-3777","dt_updated":"2026-07-30T13:16:38.217743-04:00"},"client":{"id":186651,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/186651/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"GA","ppb_state_display":"Georgia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-11"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f/","filing_uuid":"39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"180000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Adam Cooper","dt_posted":"2026-07-20T18:24:25-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","registrant_address_2":"Suite 700","registrant_different_address":true,"registrant_city":"ATLANTA","registrant_state":"GA","registrant_zip":"30326","registrant":{"id":320873,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/320873/","house_registrant_id":39567,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","address_2":"Suite 700","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"ATLANTA","state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","zip":"30326","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"ADAM COOPER","contact_telephone":"+1 404-633-3777","dt_updated":"2026-07-30T13:16:38.217743-04:00"},"client":{"id":186651,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/186651/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"GA","ppb_state_display":"Georgia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-11"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f/","filing_uuid":"39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/39671ecf-de87-4c41-bdb3-bdd0e38eb90f/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"180000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Adam Cooper","dt_posted":"2026-07-20T18:24:25-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","registrant_address_2":"Suite 700","registrant_different_address":true,"registrant_city":"ATLANTA","registrant_state":"GA","registrant_zip":"30326","registrant":{"id":320873,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/320873/","house_registrant_id":39567,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"3379 Peachtree Road NE","address_2":"Suite 700","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"ATLANTA","state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","zip":"30326","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"ADAM COOPER","contact_telephone":"+1 404-633-3777","dt_updated":"2026-07-30T13:16:38.217743-04:00"},"client":{"id":186651,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/186651/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"GA","state_display":"Georgia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"GA","ppb_state_display":"Georgia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-11"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled \"Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers\", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":55377,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADAM","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"COOPER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139673,"prefix":"mrs","prefix_display":"MRS.","first_name":"LENNIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"SHEWMAKER","last_name":"MCDANIEL","suffix":"jd","suffix_display":"JD"},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147185,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"ELIZABETH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PAIGE","last_name":"COLSTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":153779,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SWETA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HALDAR","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/13b083b5-68e9-443f-9c50-76b4f16fdb5a/","filing_uuid":"13b083b5-68e9-443f-9c50-76b4f16fdb5a","filing_type":"Q3","filing_type_display":"3rd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"third_quarter","filing_period_display":"3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/13b083b5-68e9-443f-9c50-76b4f16fdb5a/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"600000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Cathleen Gates","dt_posted":"2026-10-14T08:26:30-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"2400 N Street, NW","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"Washington","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20037","registrant":{"id":1945,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/1945/","house_registrant_id":30532,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY","description":null,"address_1":"2400 N Street, NW","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Washington","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20037","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"LUCAS SANDERS","contact_telephone":"+1 202-375-6397","dt_updated":"2026-07-29T12:01:27.325680-04:00"},"client":{"id":102667,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/102667/","client_id":12,"name":"AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"DC","ppb_state_display":"District of Columbia","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2007-09-28"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care innovation; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA and the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education payment program, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; research and scholarly communication policy; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; artificial intelligence/machine learning; algorithm transparency; health disparities; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; digital health; Sect. 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; cardiomyopathy education and awareness; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) education and awareness; VA Mission Act implementation; COVID-19 and implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, and clinician mental health and wellbeing; patient identification; Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness; RAPID coverage program and Breakthrough Device policy; Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 307); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); Implementation and funding for the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (P.L. 118-176); provide AEDs in transportation facilities with the Public Access to Defibrillation in Transportation Facilities Act (H.R. 5897); Residential AED and CPR Preparedness Act of 2026 (H.R. 9058); Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266; Physician Led and Rural Access to Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390); Section 232, National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients; and to protect health care workers from violence with the Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S. 1600), Front of Package Food Labeling, The Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act (H.R. 5439/S. 2834); The Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691/S. 4568), H.R.9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; and the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961); Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act (H.R. 9734); and the Doctors Not AI Act (H.R. 101210).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139515,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MINNELLA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":132,"name":"Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)"},{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":24,"name":"Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163/S. 5180); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models, including the Ambulatory Specialty Model for Heart Failure.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148568,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DEBRA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MARIANI-WEISSENBORN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139515,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MATTHEW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MINNELLA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":253,"name":"Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco; electronic cigarettes and nicotine products; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations; Federal funding for the CDCs Office of Smoking and Health and chronic disease prevention.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":139239,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"NOIA","nickname":null,"middle_name":"NICHOLAS","last_name":"MORSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54728,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"LUCAS","nickname":null,"middle_name":"ROBERT","last_name":"SANDERS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":70525,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHNATHON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"KRISTAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54536,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"VAVRICEK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":148563,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"AMANDA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CAVALLO","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143678,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"FOSTER","nickname":null,"middle_name":"PATRICK","last_name":"CURRY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147772,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ADRIENNE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MORTIMER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":153653,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"FAIZAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PIRZADA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":134,"name":"Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/62aaaf38-fd30-4326-b7f6-d42ccd57ba06/","filing_uuid":"62aaaf38-fd30-4326-b7f6-d42ccd57ba06","filing_type":"Q3","filing_type_display":"3rd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"third_quarter","filing_period_display":"3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/62aaaf38-fd30-4326-b7f6-d42ccd57ba06/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"50000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Theodore Calianos, MD, Executive Vice President","dt_posted":"2026-10-19T14:47:56-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WALTHAM","registrant_state":"MA","registrant_zip":"02451","registrant":{"id":23975,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/23975/","house_registrant_id":31967,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","description":null,"address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WALTHAM","state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","zip":"02451","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"THEODORE A. CALIANOS, MD","contact_telephone":"+1 781-893-4610","dt_updated":"2026-07-23T07:11:44.504471-04:00"},"client":{"id":131178,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/131178/","client_id":12,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"MA","ppb_state_display":"Massachusetts","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"1996-02-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act. H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children OMB-2026-0034, Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards File Code CMS-2454-IFC. Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Docket No. HHS-OS-2026-0332; RIN 0991-ZA62 - Request for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making (91 Fed. Reg. 54724, Aug. 24, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, 91 Fed. Reg. 54817 (Aug. 25, 2026); DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0298; CIS No. 2861-26; RIN 1615-AD20 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes, File Code: CMS-2452-P, RIN 0938-AV93, 91 Fed. Reg. 46562 (published July 23, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; (July 16, 2026). Accounting for E/M Resource Overlap Between Stand-Alone Visits and Global Periods File Code ACF-2026-0595-0001; Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":41,"name":"Treasury, Dept of"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act. H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children File Code CMS-2454-IFC. Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Docket No. HHS-OS-2026-0332; RIN 0991-ZA62 - Request for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making (91 Fed. Reg. 54724, Aug. 24, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, 91 Fed. Reg. 54817 (Aug. 25, 2026); DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0298; CIS No. 2861-26; RIN 1615-AD20 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes, File Code: CMS-2452-P, RIN 0938-AV93, 91 Fed. Reg. 46562 (published July 23, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; (July 16, 2026). Accounting for E/M Resource Overlap Between Stand-Alone Visits and Global Periods File Code ACF-2026-0595-0001; Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CPT","general_issue_code_display":"Copyright/Patent/Trademark","description":"Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"PHA","general_issue_code_display":"Pharmacy","description":"Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ALC","general_issue_code_display":"Alcohol and Drug Abuse","description":"Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FIR","general_issue_code_display":"Firearms/Guns/Ammunition","description":"Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INS","general_issue_code_display":"Insurance","description":"Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/62aaaf38-fd30-4326-b7f6-d42ccd57ba06/","filing_uuid":"62aaaf38-fd30-4326-b7f6-d42ccd57ba06","filing_type":"Q3","filing_type_display":"3rd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"third_quarter","filing_period_display":"3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/62aaaf38-fd30-4326-b7f6-d42ccd57ba06/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"50000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Theodore Calianos, MD, Executive Vice President","dt_posted":"2026-10-19T14:47:56-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","registrant_address_2":null,"registrant_different_address":false,"registrant_city":"WALTHAM","registrant_state":"MA","registrant_zip":"02451","registrant":{"id":23975,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/23975/","house_registrant_id":31967,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","description":null,"address_1":"860 WINTER STREET","address_2":null,"address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"WALTHAM","state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","zip":"02451","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"THEODORE A. CALIANOS, MD","contact_telephone":"+1 781-893-4610","dt_updated":"2026-07-23T07:11:44.504471-04:00"},"client":{"id":131178,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/131178/","client_id":12,"name":"MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY","general_description":null,"client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":true,"state":"MA","state_display":"Massachusetts","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"MA","ppb_state_display":"Massachusetts","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"1996-02-14"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"HCR","general_issue_code_display":"Health Issues","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act. H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children OMB-2026-0034, Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards File Code CMS-2454-IFC. Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Docket No. HHS-OS-2026-0332; RIN 0991-ZA62 - Request for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making (91 Fed. Reg. 54724, Aug. 24, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, 91 Fed. Reg. 54817 (Aug. 25, 2026); DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0298; CIS No. 2861-26; RIN 1615-AD20 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes, File Code: CMS-2452-P, RIN 0938-AV93, 91 Fed. Reg. 46562 (published July 23, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; (July 16, 2026). Accounting for E/M Resource Overlap Between Stand-Alone Visits and Global Periods File Code ACF-2026-0595-0001; Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":41,"name":"Treasury, Dept of"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"MMM","general_issue_code_display":"Medicare/Medicaid","description":"Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act. H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children File Code CMS-2454-IFC. Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Docket No. HHS-OS-2026-0332; RIN 0991-ZA62 - Request for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making (91 Fed. Reg. 54724, Aug. 24, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, 91 Fed. Reg. 54817 (Aug. 25, 2026); DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0298; CIS No. 2861-26; RIN 1615-AD20 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes, File Code: CMS-2452-P, RIN 0938-AV93, 91 Fed. Reg. 46562 (published July 23, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; (July 16, 2026). Accounting for E/M Resource Overlap Between Stand-Alone Visits and Global Periods File Code ACF-2026-0595-0001; Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":42,"name":"Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CPT","general_issue_code_display":"Copyright/Patent/Trademark","description":"Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":139,"name":"Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)"},{"id":21,"name":"Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":137,"name":"Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"PHA","general_issue_code_display":"Pharmacy","description":"Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ALC","general_issue_code_display":"Alcohol and Drug Abuse","description":"Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":155,"name":"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"FIR","general_issue_code_display":"Firearms/Guns/Ammunition","description":"Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INS","general_issue_code_display":"Insurance","description":"Surprise Billing Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TOB","general_issue_code_display":"Tobacco","description":"Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140383,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CASEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROJAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":135,"name":"Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]}]}