Issues lobbied + lobbyists
HCR — Health Issues
H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Physician self-referral/Stark Law 21st Century Cures Act Health Information Technology Medicaid Expansion MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Opioid Epidemic/Pain Management DOL/OSHA Nominations to NQF committees Primary Care Administrative Burden/Prior Authorizations 1332 Empowerment Waivers Affordable Care Act Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act 1115 Waivers Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act Personal Health Investment Today Act Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act Establishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act - reintroduction IDEA Act Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1711/S. 2612 - Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act H.R. 5081/S. 2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act H.R. 935 - Health Care Workforce Innovation Act H.R. 1614 - to expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services S. 668/H.R. 3183 - SAFE Steps for Veterans Act H.R. 879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Medicare provider payment section) H.R. 4204 - Medicare Patient Choice Act S.1816/H.R. 3514 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act Repeal of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) H.R. 6160 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
Lobbyists: mr JUSTIN D MOORE; MICHAEL MATLACK; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; RACHEL MILLER; STEVE KLINE
Government entities lobbied: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office
MMM — Medicare/Medicaid
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act Medicare sequestration moratorium Medicaid coverage and reimbursement Medicare wound care coverage National Correct Coding Initiative Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage Essential Health Benefits Medicare improvement standards Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs Medicare Self-referral Coverage of telehealth under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid Medicare Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act Chronic Care Management Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act Medicare Private Contracting Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day rule Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans Alternative payment models Health information technology: Electronic health records, health IT incentives for physical therapists, certification of EHRs interoperability, and information blocking durable medical equipment prosthetics orthotics and supplies competitive bidding Lymphedema Treatment Act Medicare enrollment Skilled Nursing Facility payment Home Health payment Medical review (Medicare) Reducing Health Care costs REAADI & DRMA Acts Home Health Payment Innovation Act S.1816/H.R. 3514 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act Critical Access Hospital Relief Act Medicare Fee Schedule Unified post-acute care prospective payment system Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment HIPAA proposed rule Support Medicare Providers Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act - reintroduction IDEA Act H.R. 1711/S. 2612 - Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act H.R. 5081/S.2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act H.R. 1614 - to expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services H.R. 879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 4202 - Medicare Patient Choice Act Repeal of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 6160 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
Lobbyists: mr JUSTIN D MOORE; MICHAEL MATLACK; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; RACHEL MILLER; STEVE KLINE
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office
VET — Veterans
PT qualification standard in the Veterans Admin PT workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment/retention GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system Standardization of Practice VA-PT Continuing Education Requirements Access and quality standards under Veterans Health Administration Community Care Network PTA Qualification Standards Veterans Affairs Community Care Program Role of Physical Therapists in primary care VA future vision of healthcare proposed rule Pelvic Health S. 668/H.R. 3183 - SAFE Steps for Veterans Act Tricare payment to healthcare providers
Lobbyists: mr JUSTIN D MOORE; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; MICHAEL MATLACK; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; STEVE KLINE
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
SMB — Small Business
Medicare private contracting Student Loan Forgiveness/Student Loan Repayment CARES Act Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Lobbyists: mr JUSTIN D MOORE; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; MICHAEL MATLACK; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; STEVE KLINE; RACHEL MILLER
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
MED — Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
NIH Rehab issues APTA role with NIH Traumatic brain injury research Support of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions NIH Research and Development funding PT role in childhood obesity Relocate TBI State Grant Program to ACL NIDILRR - Rehab research Nomination to NIH Committees Safety of Children in School (Restraint & Seclusion) Falls and Falls Prevention
Lobbyists: mr JUSTIN D MOORE; MICHAEL MATLACK; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; RACHEL MILLER; STEVE KLINE
Government entities lobbied: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE
DEF — Defense
Expansion of coverage under Tricare Military children with special health care needs National Defense Authorization Act FY2020 DOD Arthritis Program under CDMRP Prescribing of Therapy by Allied Health Professionals Cost sharing under TRICARE Primary care recognition under TRICARE Primary Care Recognition Throughout DOD Tricare payment to healthcare providers Expansion of PTA education in DOD
Lobbyists: MICHAEL MATLACK; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; mr JUSTIN D MOORE; RACHEL MILLER; STEVE KLINE
Government entities lobbied: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
LAW — Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act
Lobbyists: JUSTIN ELLIOTT; STEVE KLINE [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Appropriations for NIH and report language Appropriations for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Appropriations for CDC Programs Appropriations for HRSA Programs Appropriations for IDEA Programs Appropriations for Dept of Education Programs Programs authorized by the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act IDEA Full Funding Act Appropriations for VA programs Allied Health Workforce Diversity Program Appropriations Requests
Lobbyists: mr JUSTIN D MOORE; MICHAEL MATLACK; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; RACHEL MILLER; STEVE KLINE
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
EDU — Education
Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs Support of allied health professions in federal programs Improving Inter-professional education IDEA - SISP Graduate Medical Education H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act IDEA Full Funding Act PREVENT Pandemics Act H.R. 1151/S.756 - Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act H.R. 6574 - Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R. 6718 - Professional Student Degree Act Department of Education - Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) negotiated rulemaking for changes to federal student loan programs. H.R. 6677 - the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
Lobbyists: mr JUSTIN D MOORE; MICHAEL MATLACK; JUSTIN ELLIOTT; mr AARON BISHOP; mr BRIAN WALKER ALLEN; mr ANDREW AMARI; RACHEL MILLER; STEVE KLINE
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office