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What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act, provisions related to increased funding for the National Institutes of Health. HR 3020/S 1645, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions regarding funding for the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer screening, research and programs in FY 2016. S. 318/HR 531, the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, expressing support for NIH funding. S.289, American Cures Act, expressing support for increased funding at NIH, CDC, and other agencies.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CAMERON KRIER | Legislative Counsel for former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HR 2846, the Planning Activity for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act of 2015, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination under the Medicare program. Comment letter to CMS on proposed rule changes to Medicaid Managed Care, provisions related to quality cancer care (CMS-2390-P, Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Programs; Medicaid Managed Care, CHIP Delivered in Managed Care, Medicaid and CHIP Comprehensive Quality Strategies, and Revisions Related to Third Party Liability) Comment letter to CMS on proposed changes to Medicare physician fee schedule, provisions impacting care to cancer patients (CMS-1631-P, Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CAMERON KRIER | Legislative Counsel for former US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
HR 3020/S 1645, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions regarding funding for the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer screening, research and programs in FY 2016. HR 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions related to non-communicable diseases.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CAMERON KRIER | Legislative Counsel for former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison |
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