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What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HR 1608, the Lymphedema Treatment Act, requesting that physician prescribed lymphedema compression supplies would be covered under the Medicare program. 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. [General feedback/No bill introduced] - Urging the Senate Committee on Finance to include establishment of a Medicare cancer care planning service among the reforms it recommends to improve chronic care. [Comment letter to HHS] - Requesting Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning (ACP) services in CY 2016.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CAMERON KRIER | Legislative Counsel for former US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison |
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 |
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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