Issues lobbied + lobbyists
HCR — Health Issues
Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding electronic health records and expanded coverage, health provisions related to GME, health workforce shortages and other provider-related provisions. Expand access to funding GME slots.
Lobbyists: mr JOHN THEODORE ASSINI (covered position: Senator Baldwin, Legislative Assistant Congressman Panetta, Sr. Legislative Assistant Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Majority Staff); ERIC LAUSTEN (covered position: Congressman Lipinski, Chief of Staff Congressman Acevedo-Villa, Legislative Director Congressman McKinney, Legislative Director)
Government entities lobbied: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Funding for Graduate Medical Education. FY25 community project funding.
Lobbyists: mr JOHN THEODORE ASSINI (covered position: Senator Baldwin, Legislative Assistant Congressman Panetta, Sr. Legislative Assistant Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Majority Staff); ERIC LAUSTEN (covered position: Congressman Lipinski, Chief of Staff Congressman Acevedo-Villa, Legislative Director Congressman McKinney, Legislative Director)
Government entities lobbied: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
DIS — Disaster Planning/Emergencies
FEMA reimbursement for staffing projects.
Lobbyists: mr JOHN THEODORE ASSINI (covered position: Senator Baldwin, Legislative Assistant Congressman Panetta, Sr. Legislative Assistant Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Majority Staff); ERIC LAUSTEN (covered position: Congressman Lipinski Chief of Staff Congressman Acevedo-Villa, Legislative Director Congressman McKinney, Legislative Director)
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE