3rd Quarter - Report — LESTER HEALTH LAW PLLC for AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION (2026)

Firm

LESTER HEALTH LAW PLLC

Client

AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

Income

$60,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Sought relief from fuel tax for ground ambulance service organizations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN LESTER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2232 and S. 1643 - Extension of the ground ambulance add-ons; Medicare update of the ambulance fee schedule definitions of urban, rural, and super-rural; treatment in place; MedPAC report on Ground Ambulance Data Collection System.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN LESTER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 1643 (119th), H.R. 2232 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

Followed up with Members on the CMS Ground Ambulance Data Collection System. Continued to monitor the No Surprises Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN LESTER	—

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Seeking continuation of EMS Workforce grant program in the ASPR for FY 2027 appropriations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN LESTER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.