3rd Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE A… for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE A… (2020)

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.

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Rehab research funding Disability discrimination

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	contracted lobbyist

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

Health Issues HCR

IRF denials Rehab research funding Reducing physician burden Medicare PAC reform Physician and midlevel scope of practice issues Three-hour rule in IRFs Increase PPE supply and distribution Financial security for physicians due to COVID-19 Telehealth flexibility and reimbursement Physician liability waivers during the public health emergency Disability discrimination Patient access to post-acute care, particularly during COVID-19 Physician Fee Schedule

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	contracted lobbyist

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

IRF denials Prior authorization Physician burden reduction Coverage of seat elevation and standing-feature wheelchairs 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 Telehealth flexibility and reimbursement Patient access to post-acute care, particularly during COVID-19

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	—

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

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.