4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$310,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (88 FR 51552) - Issues pertaining to provider nondiscrimination Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations (88 FR 75744) - Issues pertaining to the IDR process CRNA Scope of Practice CRNA Reimbursement Rural Healthcare Extension of CMS waivers beyond public health emergency Nursing Workforce Opioid Epidemic/Opioid-sparing treatments/MATs Provider nondiscrimination

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
A. CATHARINE HARRIS —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
JONATHAN PEARCE MASON —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Veterans VET

"Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 7048/S.2070) - opposition VA National Standards of Practice - Issues pertaining to CRNA practice Reimbursement for VA CRNAs Full Practice Authority for VA CRNAs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
A. CATHARINE HARRIS —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
JONATHAN PEARCE MASON —
MAX SEIFERT New —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2070 (118th), H.R. 7048 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 8812/S. 2418) - Issues pertaining to regulatory relief for advanced practice registered nurses. Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 833) - Issues pertaining to Medicare supervision of CRNAs Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act (S. 2840) - Issues pertaining to funding for nurse training programs and burdensome regulations Medicare Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage (42 CFR 482.52(a)(5), 485.639(c) (2), and 416.42 (b)(2)) - Issues pertaining to PHE waivers CMS Request for Public Comment: Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and CHIP - Issues pertaining to provider nondiscrimination and carrier plans Extending/Making permanent certain temporary waivers put in place during the Public Health Emergency Medicare Reimbursement CRNA Scope of Practice Support for the Medicare Advantage Program Rural Healthcare issues Medicare teaching rules Provider nondiscrimination Medicare Local Coverage Determination process

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
A. CATHARINE HARRIS —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
JONATHAN PEARCE MASON —
MAX SEIFERT New —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8812 (118th), S. 2840 (118th), S. 2418 (118th), H.R. 833 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (H.R. 5894) - Issues pertaining to funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and National Institute of Nursing Research in FY 24.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5894 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Nurse Corp Tax Parity Act (H.R. 5080/S. 1446) - Issues pertaining to changes that aim for parity among other federal programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5080 (118th), S. 1446 (118th)

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.