Lobbying Relationship

Client

Digestive Health Physicians Association, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

THE MCMANUS GROUP

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  • Access and reimbursement of Part B Drugs in Medicare. Continued expansion of Telehealth services including in the H.R. 3857 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act and Telehealth Modernization Act. Support for site neutrality policies in H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act Issues related to MACRA Reform including HR 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. H.R.5391, S. 2764 - Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act Support the passage of the Seniors' Access to Critical Medications Act (H.R. 5526, S. 3458) H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act. H.R.6683 - Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act of 2023
  • Policies to remove barriers to physician prescribing decisions including in H.R. 2630/S.652 - Safe Step Act. Issues related to reforming and increasing transparency within the 340B Drug Pricing Program including in H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program.

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Small Business

Spending: about $2,380,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2014: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

S.479: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.2066: PIMA of 2017

Sponsor: Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

H.R.1220: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

S.624: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.887: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

S.1347: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of...

Sponsor: Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)

H.R.5088: PIMA of 2016

Sponsor: Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

H.R.34: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

H.R.5273: Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016

Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)

S.2425: Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.1070: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

S.2348: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2014

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

Sponsor: Joe Pitts (R-Pa.)

H.R.4015: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.2110: Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.2810: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.4206: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017

Sponsor: Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)

S.2051: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

Sponsor: Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.668: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.2143: PIMA of 2019

Sponsor: Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

H.R.2282: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

S.966: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

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.7010: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020

Sponsor: Dean Phillips (D-Minn.)

S.3805: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020

Sponsor: Angus King (ID-Maine)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

S.5007: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Sponsor: John Boozman (R-Ark.)

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.315: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act

Sponsor: Brad Schneider (D-Ill.)

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

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

H.R.2168: Expanded Telehealth Access Act

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

S.368: Telehealth Modernization Act

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

H.R.1332: Telehealth Modernization Act

Sponsor: Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)

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

Sponsor: Tim Kaine (D-Va.)

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

Sponsor: Kim Schrier (D-Wash.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.2163: Safe Step Act

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

S.464: Safe Step Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

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

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

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

H.R.2617: Choices for Stranded Passengers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Katie Porter (D-Calif.)

H.R.2630: Safe Step Act

Sponsor: Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)

S.652: Safe Step Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.3857: Special Relationship Military Improvement Act of 2023

Sponsor: Mark Green (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3561: PATIENT Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

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

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.3284: Providers and Payers COMPETE Act

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.3290: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure...

Sponsor: Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)

S.1339: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.4507: Transparency in Coverage Act of 2023

Sponsor: Robert Good (R-Va.)

H.R.5391: Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.2880: Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act

Sponsor: Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)

S.2764: Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act of 2023

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.5526: Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023

Sponsor: Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)

S.3458: Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023

Sponsor: Kyrsten Sinema (ID-Ariz.)

H.R.6683: Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023

Sponsor: Greg Murphy (R-N.C.)

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

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
John McManus Staff Director W&M Health Subcommittee; LA, Rep. Bill Thomas
ALANNA TEMME LD, Rep. Jon Porter
Barrett Thornhill n/a
Lindsay Bealor n/a
Christina Gervasi n/a
Paul Cronan n/a
Chase Thomas n/a
Christina Hochul n/a
William Rhyne n/a
Alex Whalen n/a
Lawren Geer 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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