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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | P.O. Box 59507 |
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| City | Potomac |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20859 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 21201 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401111028-74751
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6. House ID# 777310001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2026 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Cam Erickson |
Date | 10/19/2026 10:39:29 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medicare-based payment methodology applied to medical massage therapy (MMT) furnished to veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Community Care Program: Department of Veterans Affairs letters of October 3, 2025 to Community Care Network third-party administrators TriWest Healthcare Alliance (Region 4, Contract 36C10G19D0038) and Optum (Region 1, Contract 36C79119D0004), and related VA guidance, applying Medicare rules, including the multiple procedure payment reduction and Medicare-derived coding, to massage therapy services Medicare does not cover; reimbursement and coding of MMT treatment and education services in Community Care; effect on provider networks and veteran access to non-opioid pain care. Congressional requests for information and oversight questions to VA on these directives. Federal policy on non-opioid pain management therapies, including medical massage therapy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cam |
Erickson |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ); Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA); Legislative Law Clerk, Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 8469, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, and H. Rept. 119-622 (Title II, Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services, "Therapeutic Massage Services"), urging VA to reevaluate its directives on medical massage therapy, and VA implementation of that report language. H.R. 9237, Take Care of America's Veterans Act, Title VI (Veterans Community Care Program), and S. 4744, Take Care of America's Veterans Act, provisions relating to a Government Accountability Office study of VA capacity for non-opioid therapies, including massage therapy, in community care. Proposed Member letters on Community Care MMT reimbursement: a proposed Member letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; a proposed state delegation letter regarding VA medical centers. The September 21, 2026 NASDVA and veterans service organization coalition letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. A Senate request for information to VA on MMT access.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cam |
Erickson |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ); Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA); Legislative Law Clerk, Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |