AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Defense DEF
Requesting that DOD expand the list of eligible board certification bodies to include entities other than American Board of Medical Specialties; moving doctors of podiatric medicine from the Medical Service Corps to the Medical Corps.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHAD APPEL New | — |
| BENJAMIN J WALLNER | — |
Health Issues HCR
Medicaid access to podiatry and program integrity; Medicare therapeutic shoe program for patients with diabetes; MATE Act implementation; MACRA/MIPS implementation and Physician Fee Schedule proposed updates as pertains to physicians and providers; Seeking financial and regulatory relief for providers; seeking extension of telehealth provisions; supporting legislation to increase awareness of peripheral artery disease; seeking increases in funding for diabetes awareness education; supporting amputation awareness and prevention legislation; supporting mental health legislation; supporting expanded access for providers and telehealth legislation; supporting prescription drug pricing overhaul legislation; supporting student loan relief and overhaul legislation; supporting wound therapy legislation; supporting legislation to stabilize GME funding; supporting opioid treatment legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHAD APPEL New | — |
| BENJAMIN J WALLNER | — |
Veterans VET
Working with VA on creation and implementation of new national standards of practice for podiatrists; seeking increased funding for continuing medical education grants for providers; participating in national standard of practice project.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHAD APPEL New | — |
| BENJAMIN J WALLNER | — |
Education EDU
Medical student loan assistance; graduate medical education; higher education act reauthorization; student loan reform; student loan forgiveness for providers working in underserved areas.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHAD APPEL New | — |
| BENJAMIN J WALLNER | — |
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.