Lobbying Relationship

Client

American Medical Association

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Lobbying firm

Avenue Solutions

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  • Expiring healthcare extenders; H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42); H.R. 2882, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-47); Issues related to CHANGE cyber attack; Issues related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and healthcare data privacy
  • Issues related to Medical Economic Index (MEI) in the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Rule; H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R. 3284, Providers and Payers COMPETE Act; Issues related to physician payment cuts; Issues related to prior authorization in Medicare Advantage; Healthcare policies related to year end FY24 appropriations spending bills; Issues related to CHANGE cyber attack

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General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Small Business, Budget/Appropriations, Veterans, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $1,940,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), House of Representatives, White House Office

Bills mentioned

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

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

S.892: Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016

Sponsor: Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)

S.1945: Mental Health Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

S.524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.5325: Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs,...

Sponsor: Tom Graves (R-Ga.)

S.1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.1797: Veteran's Choice Accountability Act

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

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

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

H.R.6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

S.3120: HEAL Act of 2018

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.2680: Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.1850: Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act

Sponsor: Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1385: SAVE Act

Sponsor: Andy Kim (D-N.J.)

H.R.1386: ENROLL Act of 2019

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

H.R.987: Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act

Sponsor: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

H.R.1010: To provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration...

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

H.R.986: Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.)

H.R.1425: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

S.1531: STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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.3502: Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.861: End Surprise Billing Act of 2019

Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)

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

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

S.2741: CONNECT for Health Act of 2019

Sponsor: Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

H.R.4932: CONNECT for Health Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.948: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.3107: Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019

Sponsor: Suzan K. DelBene (D-Wash.)

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.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

S.3559: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.R.6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

Sponsor: Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

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

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

S.4230: Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act

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

H.R.6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020

Sponsor: Brad Schneider (D-Ill.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

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

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

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

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.748: Medicare Sequester Relief Act

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

S.2210: Better Care Better Jobs Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.1999: Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

S.3799: PREVENT Pandemics Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.3700: Affordable Insulin Now Act

Sponsor: Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)

H.R.6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

S.368: Telehealth Modernization Act

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

H.R.1332: Telehealth Modernization Act

Sponsor: Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)

H.R.7007: COVID Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022

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

H.R.7667: Food and Drug Amendments of 2022

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.4348: FDASLA Act of 2022

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.6087: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

S.3018: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021

Sponsor: Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)

H.R.3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021

Sponsor: Suzan K. DelBene (D-Wash.)

H.R.8800: Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

H.R.8879: Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act

Sponsor: Dwight Evans (D-Pa.)

H.R.8878: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate...

Sponsor: Judy Chu (D-Calif.)

H.R.432: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.8910: Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

H.R.8884: Medicare Opioid Use Disorder Outreach Act

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)

H.R.8890: Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.8908: Fighting Stimulant and other Substance Use Disorders Act

Sponsor: Ron Estes (R-Kansas)

H.R.8891: No Surprises for Survivors Act of 2022

Sponsor: Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.)

H.R.8885: Better Health Care Directories Act

Sponsor: Dan Kildee (D-Mich.)

H.R.8886: Promoting Clarity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act

Sponsor: Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)

H.R.8892: Access to Mental Health Services Act

Sponsor: Terri Sewell (D-Ala.)

H.R.8881: Mental Health Transparency Act

Sponsor: Steven Horsford (D-Nev.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.J.RES.7: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13,...

Sponsor: Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)

H.R.2474: Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.3561: PATIENT Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.3284: Providers and Payers COMPETE Act

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.4822: Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

H.R.4366: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.)

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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?
Tracy Spicer Deputy Chief of Staff, Political Director, Legislative Assistant, Special Assistant, Staff Assistant - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
Amy Tejral Legislative Director - Sen. Ben Nelson
Elizabeth Barnett Legislative Assistant, Speechwriter, Legislative Correspondent - Sen. Blanche Lincoln; Staff Assistant - Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Yvette Fontenot n/a
Jordan LaCrosse n/a

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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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