Lobbying Relationship

Client

Federation of American Hospitals

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Lobbying firm

Invariant LLC

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  • Advocate on issues related to federal health care policy, including Medicare and Medicaid. Monitor extension of payments to rural hospitals. Monitor provisions that would weaken or repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned hospitals. Advocate on issues related to the 340B program. Monitor and educate lawmakers on issues surrounding site neutral policy, including H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs More Transparency Act.

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General Issues: Health Issues

Spending: about $540,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2022: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.1330: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.4130: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022

Sponsor: James Lankford (R-Okla.)

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

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

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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?
Katie Wise Leg. Dir, Rep. Vern Buchanan (2014-2015); Leg. Dir, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2013-2014); Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2011-2013); Legislative Correspondent/Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2010-2011); Staff Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2009-2010)
Benjamin Klein Legislative Director, Senator Byron Dorgan (2007-2010); Legislative Assistant, Senator Byron Dorgan (2005-2007)
Christopher Gillott Sen. Bill Cassidy: Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy (2018-2021); Legislative Dir (2013-2021); Sr Legislative Asst (2013); Rep. Bobby Jindal: Leg. Dir (2007-2008); Sr Legislative Asst (2005-2007); Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison: Leg Aide (2003-2005)
Drew Griffin Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Latta (2019-2022); Comms Dir, Rep. Robert Latta (2016-2019); Press Sec, Rep. Erik Paulsen (2014-2016); Press Sec, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2013-2014); Staff Asst, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2011-2013)

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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