Lobbying Relationship

Client

Houston Methodist Hospital

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Lobbying firm

Mehlman Consulting, Inc.

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  • Medicaid DSH. Medicare physician reimbursement. Workforce issues. H.R. 3561 - PATIENT Act. HR H.R. 5378 - The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, issues related to 88 FR 28092. Medicaid Program. Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality. PL 118-42/H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. PL 118-47/H.R. 2882 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.
  • ARPA-H cancer care innovation. Workforce issues. Pandemic All-Health Preparedness Act reauthorization. H.R. 5378 - The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, 88 FR 28092.

Duration: to

General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $630,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills mentioned

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.)

H.R.186: Explore America Act of 2021

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

H.R.4292: COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act

Sponsor: Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.2307: COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act of 2021

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

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.7053: Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act

Sponsor: Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)

S.3792: Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

S.3799: PREVENT Pandemics Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

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

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.4058: Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021

Sponsor: Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)

S.2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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

Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

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

H.R.3561: PATIENT Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

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

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.6363: Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024

Sponsor: Kay Granger (R-Texas)

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?
Bruce Mehlman Asst Sec of Commerce for Tech Pol; General Csl & Pol Dir (House Repub Conf)
Dean Rosen Health Pol Dir (Senate Maj Ldr Frist); Staff Dir (Senate Pub. Health SC); Maj Health Pol Csl (House Ways/Means C, Health SC); Health Pol Coord & Csl (Senate Labor/HR C); Csl & Prof Staff (Senate Labor/HR C, Disab Pol SC); Case Wkr (Rep. Boschwitz)
David Thomas CoS (Rep. Lofgren); Dir of Congressional Relations (FTC); Dep Dir for Legis Affairs (Office of VP Gore); Staff Asst (Sen. Metzenbaum)
Elise Pickering Exec Dir (House Repub Pol C); CoS (Rep. Shadegg); LA (Rep. Dannemeyer); LD (Rep. Bartlett)
Sage Eastman Strategy Dir, Dep Staff Dir (Maj), Sr Adv (House Ways/Means C); Comm Dir (Rep. Camp)
Lauren Aronson Dir (Office of Legis, CMS); Prof Staff Mem, (House Ways/Means C); Pol Dir (White House); Pol Dir (HHS Office of Health Reform-detailed to White House); Pol Adv (Rep. Emanuel); Health LA (Rep. McCarthy)
Michael Robinson Mem Svcs & Coalitions Dir (House Approp C); Pol Adv/Dep CoS (House Maj Ldr DeLay); LD (Rep. Rogers); Sr LA (Rep. Regula); Sr LA (Rep. Franks); LA (Rep. Rogers); Special Proj Asst (House Trans/Infra C); Staff Asst (Rep. Shuster)
Constantine Hingson CoS (Sen. Coats); Csl/LD (Sen. Gregg); General Csl (Sen. Dole)
Steven Haro CoS (Sen. Feinstein); Asst Sec of Commerce for Leg & Intergovt Affairs; CoS (Sen. Heinrich); CoS (Rep. Heinrich); Sr Adv (Rep. Becerra); Dir of Legis & Comm (Rep. Becerra); Press Sec (Rep. Becerra)
Helen Tolar CoS (Sen. Boozman); Staff Dir/Chief Csl - House VA C (Rep. Miller); Prof Staff/Csl - Senate VA C (Sen. Craig); Csl/LD (Rep. Miller); LA (Rep. Miller); Scheduler (Rep. Miller); Law Clerk (House Trans/Infra C)
Nichole Distefano LD, Sr Csl, Csl (Sen. McCaskill); Assoc Admin, Dep Assoc Admin, Sr Adv (Office of Cong & Intergvt Relations, EPA)
McKenzie Bennett Sr Health Pol Adv (Sen. Hassan); Pol Adv, LA, Leg.Aide/LC Manager, LC (Sen. Reid); LC (Sen. Webb)
Paul Thornell Dep Dir of Legis Affairs (Office of VP Gore); Assoc Dir-Senate Dem Steering C (Sen. Daschle)
Stephen Cote Staff Dir/Shrd Emp(House Fin Srvs/McHenry), Staff Dir, Dpt. Staff Dir, Sr. Pro Staff, Asst to L. Diaz Balart (House Rules), Pol Coord Maj (House Homeland), Assoc Dir, Dpty Assoc. Dir (OMB), CoS-DC, LD, LA (L Diaz Balart), LA, Staff Asst (Sen C. Mack)
Alexander Perkins Counsel, (Senator Ron Wyden), Trade Counsel (Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade)
Victoria Flood Sr. Policy Advisor and LA (Sen. Capito); Staff Assist. (Cong. Capito)
Rosemary Gutierrez DEP COS, LEG DIR, Senator Cantwell; Prof staff, US Small Business Comm; Foreign Affairs Leg. Asst., Sen. Harkin
Zachary Mallove Sr Pol Adv, LA, Leg. Aide (Senator Murray); Leg. Aide, Joint Comm on Deficit Reduc.
Caitlin Van Sant Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield
Lisa Goldman Sr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&C
Alyene Mlinar Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)
Erica Chabot Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)
David Castagnetti n/a
McKenzie Brice (Bennett) n/a

Disclosures Filed

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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