1st Quarter - Report

KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC for AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Firm
Client
Income
$20,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for funding the geriatrics workforce education programs at the Health Resources and Services Administration and geriatrics research programs at the National Institute on Aging (S.4942/H.R.9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE BLACKWOOD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9029 (119th), S. 4942 (119th), H.R. 1968 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

Support for reauthorization of geriatrics workforce enhancement and academic career award programs; and research at the National Institute on Aging on drivers of chronic conditions and diseases common to older adults and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Support for shared decision making, care planning and services, and primary care quality measures in connection with cognitive screening of Medicare beneficiaries with cognition concerns.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE BLACKWOOD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Support for Medicare physician payment, including H.R.879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 and primary care physician payment reform; Support for shared decision-making, care planning and services, and primary care quality measures in connection with cognitive screening for Medicare beneficiaries with cognition concerns.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE BLACKWOOD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 879 (119th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.