Lobbying Relationship

Client

The Doctors Hospital at Renaissance

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Lobbying firm

The D Major Group

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  • Work on Medicare and Medicaid issues related to safety-net hospitals, including DSH, state directed payments, and calculation of GME slots. Work on hospital provisions included in HR 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; as well as S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023.
  • Work on health equity issues and in particular, medical research for patients of Hispanic ethnicity. Work on workforce shortage matters for providers in medically underserved areas.
  • Monitor health funding issues related to H. Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014; as well as H. Res. 1102, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Spending: about $1,109,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1628: American Health Care Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

S.1301: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

S.1827: KIDS Act of 2017

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.3921: HEALTHY KIDS Act

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

H.R.2328: Reauthorizing and Extending America’s Community Health Act

Sponsor: Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.)

S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3630: No Surprises Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.3548: CARES Act

Sponsor: Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

S.3390: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2020

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.6090: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2020

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

S.748: Medicare Sequester Relief Act

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.1868: To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.1848: LIFT America Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.2094: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.4014: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.6143: Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

Sponsor: Kim Schrier (D-Wash.)

S.610: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

Sponsor: Tim Kaine (D-Va.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.2167: GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act

Sponsor: Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.)

H.R.3561: PATIENT Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.3746: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Sponsor: Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.)

H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.5860: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act

Sponsor: Kay Granger (R-Texas)

S.3430: Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.RES.1061: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Kay Granger (R-Texas)

H.RES.1102: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Kay Granger (R-Texas)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Diane Major Health Policy Analyst for Sen. Repub. Policy Com't Health Policy Analyst for Sen. Repub. Policy Com't. Health Policy Analyst for Senate Republican Policy Comt Health Policy Analyst for Senate Republican Policy Committee Health Policy Analyst for the Senate Republican Policy Committee
Brenda Reese Conference Coordinator for House Republican Conf Conference Coordinator for House Republican Conference House GOP Conference Committee Conference Coordinator for the House Republican Conference Committee
Brenda Major Conference Coordinator for House Republican Conference

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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