• Expand medical research on osteoporosis. Increase funding for osteoporosis and related bone diseases at NIH and DOD. Expand and ensure access to education, preventative services and health care for those who are at risk for osteoporosis. National Osteoporosis Foundation Lobbying Disclosure Fourth Quarter 2011 Senate ID#: 29275-12 House Id#: 328180000 Page 2, #16 Specific Lobbying Issues Provide adequate Medicare reimbursement for osteoporosis testing- "Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries: (S. 1096/ H.R. 2020) Create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) - Ensure funding for programs throughout HHS Assure patient access to health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis.

Duration: January 1, 2008 to December 29, 2011

General Issues: Health Issues

Spending: about $322,902 (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, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),, Defense - Dept of (DOD)