1st Quarter - Report

CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS for CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$45,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S.895/H.R. 902, Ellies Law: Funding for comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms No Bill: Funding for MISSION ZERO military/civilian trauma preparedness program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADRIENNE MORTIMER —
KATHERINE ORRICO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 895 (118th), H.R. 902 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.230/H.R. 834: To support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States S.470/H.R.977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act: To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R.751, Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act: To encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process. H.R.2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: To provide for the distribution of additional residency positions H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act: To provide an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index. No bill: Medicare physician pay No bill: Prior authorization reform legislation in Medicare Advantage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADRIENNE MORTIMER —
KATHERINE ORRICO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2474 (118th), H.R. 977 (118th), H.R. 751 (118th), S. 230 (118th), H.R. 2389 (118th), H.R. 834 (118th), S. 470 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 652/H.R. 2630, Safe Step Act: To require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol S.704/H.R 1202, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act: To provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program S. 801/H.R.1616, Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) For Long COVID Act: To address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with Long COVID S.1026, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention No bill: Reintroduction of the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for volunteers in federally declared disasters or public health emergencies No bill: Reintroduction of the Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS (ACCESS) Act: Comprehensive medical liability reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADRIENNE MORTIMER —
KATHERINE ORRICO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 801 (118th), H.R. 1202 (118th), S. 1026 (118th), S. 652 (118th), S. 704 (118th), H.R. 2630 (118th), H.R. 1616 (118th)

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.