KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC for AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
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 research programs at the National Institute on Aging and the geriatric workforce education programs at the Health Resources and Services Administration.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTINE BLACKWOOD | — |
Health Issues HCR
Support for geriatric workforce enhancement and academic career award programs; advancing research at the National Institute on Aging on genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms of aging and drivers of chronic conditions and diseases common to older people and development of effective treatments and care for such conditions and diseases including Alzheimer's disease and dementia care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTINE BLACKWOOD | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Support for primary care physician payment reform, including S.4338, "Pay PCPs Act of 2024;" incentives to attract adequate workforce, including geriatrics professionals, to care for older adults; and shared decision-making and patient-centered care on treatment plans for older adults. Support for payment for advanced primary care management (APCM) services in Medicare CY 2025 proposed physician payment rule. Support for shared decision making and care planning and services, and primary care quality measures, for Medicare beneficiaries with cognition concerns and their doctors, omitted in the CHANGE Act of 2023 (HR 4752/S 2379)/American Medical Innovation and Investment Act of 2024, HR 8816.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTINE BLACKWOOD | — |
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