• 1). During the 2nd quarter of 2013, UMDNJ continued its advocacy on sequestration by educating Members of Congress and congressional staffs about the damaging financial impact of sequestration on medcal research and clinical care. 2). Regarding the Administration's FY 2014 budget proposals, advocated for congressional support for adequate appropriation support for Federal programs important to UMDNJ. These programs include the NIH, NSF, HRSA, CDC and many others whichsupport research and clinical initiatives at the University.
• Advocated for passage of congressional legislation which would expand the current cap on the number of Medicare supported training slots for doctors to help address the nation's and New Jersey's projected shortage of physicians.
• 1). Advocated for congressional legislation, "Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act," H.R. 1148, which would allow facilities to bill Medicare for medical imaging services performed by qualified radiologist assistants under the direction of a supervising radiologist. Secured Congressgman Pascrell to be an original sponsor of the legislation. The legislation is of interest to the UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions, Radiologist Assistants Program.2). Advocated for congressional legislation, H.R., 669 and S. 314 "Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act." The legislation is of interest to SIDS Center of NJ, located at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the Hackensack University Medical Center.

Duration: January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Government Issues, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Medicare/Medicaid, Defense, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Transportation, Veterans, Energy/Nuclear, Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Economics/Economic Development, Science/Technology, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Urban Development/Municipalities

Spending: about $1,826,357 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)