2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$250,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues pertaining to durable medical equipment including: competitive bidding, power wheelchairs, oxygen, non-invasive ventilators, diabetic supplies, negative pressure wound therapy, Medicare audits, and sequestration; Medicare sequestration paygo relief legislation; Issues related the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs manual accessories, titanium/carbon upgrade legislation, and Medicare coverage of seat elevation and standing features; Issues related to Medicare reimbursement cuts in DME noncompetitive bidding areas (S. 1294); Issues related to the COVID-19 public health emergency and expansion of telehealth act; Implementation of the Better Wound Care at Home Act of 2021; H.R. 4189 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; H.R. 5555 - DEMPOS Relief Act of 2023; H.R. 5371 - Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2023; S.3630/H.R. 7147 - Medicare Transaction Fraud Prevention Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIM BRASON —
ASHLEY PLAUCHE —
THOMAS RYAN —
MINA UEHARA —
JAY WITTER —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 5555 (118th), H.R. 4189 (118th), S. 3630 (118th), S. 1294 (118th), H.R. 7147 (118th), H.R. 5371 (118th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Issues related to tariffs on medical devices.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS RYAN —
JAY WITTER —

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.