Issues lobbied + lobbyists
HCR — Health Issues
Issues affecting integrated health care delivery systems including advancing proactive care; leveraging health information technology to improve care, including virtual care; efforts to advance interoperability, including efforts to accurately identify patients to their data; efforts to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and resilience; efforts to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information; and advancing HR 2002, the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2025.
Lobbyists: KAREN SEALANDER; DEBRA CURTIS (covered position: 1998-2013: Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark; jointly Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee.); RODNEY WHITLOCK (covered position: 2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; 1997-2002: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
MMM — Medicare/Medicaid
Issues affecting integrated health care delivery systems including advancing proactive care; leveraging health information technology to improve care, including virtual care; efforts to advance interoperability, including efforts to accurately identify patients to their data; efforts to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and resilience; and advancing HR 2002, the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2025.
Lobbyists: KAREN SEALANDER; DEBRA CURTIS (covered position: 1998-2013: Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark; jointly Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee.); RODNEY WHITLOCK (covered position: 2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; 1997-2002: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Remove Section 510 that prohibits the promulgation or adoption of a unique patient health identifier so that patients can consistently and accurately be connecting to their health information; support FY 2026 Community Project Funding for the City of Wells, Nevada hybrid - click and mortar -medical clinic.
Lobbyists: KAREN SEALANDER; DEBRA CURTIS (covered position: 1998-2013: Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark; jointly Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee); RODNEY WHITLOCK (covered position: 2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; 1997-2002: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE