4th Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE A… for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE A… (2019)

Firm

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Client

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Income

—

Expenses

$10,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

IRF denials Prior authorization Physician burden reduction Coverage of seat elevation and standing-feature wheelchairs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	—

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Rehab research funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	contracted lobbyist

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

Definition of a rehab physician IRF denials Rehab research funding Prior authorization in Medicare Advantage Reducing physician burden Medicare PAC reform Physician and midlevel scope of practice issues Three-hour rule in IRFs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	contracted lobbyist

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

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.

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What was lobbied

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Health Issues HCR