Lobbying Relationship

Client

Dialysis Patient Citizens

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Dialysis Patient Citizens

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  • Urge Congress to provide access to Medigap for all ESRD patients under 65 years of age; Protect organ donors by urging passage of the living donor legislation; Protect dialysis patient access to charitable premium assistance; Support ESRD care coordination; Encourage support for improved kidney research and treatment; Support increased oversight of Organ Procurement Organizations; Support H.R. 5027 the Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act; Assist the Administration about prioritizing prevention of kidney disease and home dialysis; Support H.R. 6860 -The Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act to protect access to private insurance; Urge the Administration to provide adequate reimbursement to address the ongoing staffing shortages at dialysis centers; and Urge the Administration to provide appropriate reimbursement to increase dialysis patient access to new and innovative therapies. Urge passage of H.R. 5074 - The Kidney Patient Act that would delay the move of oral-only ESRD drugs into the ESRD bundle until 2033.

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Budget/Appropriations, Veterans

Spending: about $6,395,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),

Bills mentioned

H.R.2644: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

S.1890: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

H.R.3976: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act

Sponsor: Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)

H.R.3867: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create care...

Sponsor: Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)

H.R.5659: ESRD Choice Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

H.R.5506: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a...

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

S.3090: Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists and...

Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

H.R.1130: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

S.598: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

H.R.698: HIV Organ Policy Equity Act

Sponsor: Lois Capps (D-Calif.)

S.330: HIV Organ Policy Equity Act

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

S.323: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant...

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.1428: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant...

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.4814: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.5263: Living Donor Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4188: Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act

Sponsor: Jim Renacci (R-Ohio)

S.2163: Kidney Disease Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act of 2012

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.6011: Kidney Disease Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act of 2012

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

S.1454: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant...

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.2969: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant...

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.3271: Equal Access to Medicare Options Act of 2012

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.6482: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of...

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.1458: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant...

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.4143: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

S.2065: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.8181: Jack Reynold’s Memory MediGap Expansion

Sponsor: Cynthia Axne (D-Iowa)

H.R.8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

S.4574: Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients (BETTER)...

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant...

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

S.3353: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant...

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.1676: Jack Reynolds Memory Medigap Expansion Act

Sponsor: Cynthia Axne (D-Iowa)

H.R.1255: Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

S.377: Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

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

H.R.4065: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2021

Sponsor: Terri Sewell (D-Ala.)

S.1971: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2021

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

H.R.4942: BETTER Kidney Care Act

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

S.2649: BETTER Kidney Care Act

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.8594: Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

Sponsor: Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.)

S.4750: Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.5027: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2023

Sponsor: Carol Miller (R-W.Va.)

H.R.6860: Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)

H.R.5074: Kidney Patient Access to Technologically Innovative and Essential...

Sponsor: Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
William Lennox n/a
Hrant Jamgochian n/a
Jackson Williams n/a
Megan Beveridge n/a
Carrie Lamb n/a
Megan Hashbarger 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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