1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Period 1st Quarter 2009 Filed Apr 20, 2009 Signed by Eugene Cassel, Special Counsel and Director, Division of Advocacy

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Client
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$120,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act H.R. 850/H.R. 859, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 859 (111th), H.R. 850 (111th), S. 93 (111th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1558 (111th), H.R. 1092 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 598/S. 350, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 598 (111th), S. 350 (111th)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

H.R. 1011, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act H.R. 211/S. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1011 (111th), H.R. 211 (111th), S. 211 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 598/S. 350, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 350 (111th), H.R. 598 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 211/S. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 211 (111th), S. 211 (111th)

Unemployment UNM

H.R. 598/S. 350, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 598 (111th), S. 350 (111th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 448, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 H.R. 468/S. 245, Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 H.R. 1693/S. 671, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 (MFTs and MHCs under Medicare)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 245 (111th), H.R. 1693 (111th), S. 671 (111th), H.R. 448 (111th), H.R. 468 (111th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2/S. 275, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 20/S. 324, Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009 H.R. 468/S. 245, Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 H.R. 619, to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act H.R.1011, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act H.R. 1708/S. 700, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009 H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act H.R. 194, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 211/S. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009 H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009 (medical malpractice reform) H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act of 2009 (medical malpractice reform) S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009 or the MCAP Act (medical malpractice reform) H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 914, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1457, Geriatrics Loan Forgiveness Act of 2009 H.R. 1932, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009 S. 444, National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1031, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1039, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE DIRST New —
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2 (111th), S. 444 (111th), S. 245 (111th), S. 264 (111th), H.R. 1457 (111th), H.R. 1011 (111th), H.R. 194 (111th), H.R. 468 (111th), S. 324 (111th), S. 211 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 179 (111th), H.R. 1092 (111th), H.R. 1031 (111th), H.R. 15 (111th), H.R. 619 (111th), H.R. 1708 (111th), S. 275 (111th), H.R. 211 (111th), H.R. 1086 (111th), H.R. 1039 (111th), H.R. 1468 (111th), H.R. 193 (111th), H.R. 676 (111th), S. 45 (111th), H.R. 914 (111th), S. 700 (111th), H.R. 1932 (111th), H.R. 1558 (111th), H.R. 20 (111th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 667, Heroes at Home Act of 2009 H.R. 952, COMBAT PTSD Act H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Improvement Act H.R. 1535, Improving Diagnosis of PTSD H.R. 1701, PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review for Heroes Act S. 711, Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act H.R. 1308, Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 952 (111th), H.R. 1535 (111th), H.R. 1308 (111th), H.R. 1211 (111th), H.R. 667 (111th), S. 711 (111th), H.R. 1701 (111th)

Small Business SMB

S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act H.R. 850/H.R. 859, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 859 (111th), S. 93 (111th), H.R. 850 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2/S. 275, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009 H.R. 468/S. 245, Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 H.R. 619, to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act H.R. 1693/S. 671, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 (MFTs and MHCs under Medicare) H.R. 1708/S. 700, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009 H.R. 194, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009 S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1031, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1039, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 Notice of Interim Final Rule: Medicare Program: Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs MIPPA Drug Formulary & Protected Classes Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 194 (111th), H.R. 1708 (111th), H.R. 1693 (111th), S. 700 (111th), S. 671 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 193 (111th), H.R. 1031 (111th), S. 245 (111th), H.R. 619 (111th), S. 264 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th), H.R. 676 (111th), S. 275 (111th), H.R. 1039 (111th), H.R. 468 (111th), S. 179 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 598/S. 350, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H. Con. Res. 85, FY 2010 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 13, FY 2010 Budget Resolution H.R. 110, FY 2009 Omnibus bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 110 (111th), H.R. 598 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), S. 350 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S. 179 (111th), S. 264 (111th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

H.R. 2/S. 275, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 20/S. 324, Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act H.R. 1350, Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act of 2009 H.R. 194, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 211/S. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
MICHELLE DIRST New —
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
MATTHEW STURM New —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 275 (111th), H.R. 211 (111th), S. 324 (111th), S. 211 (111th), H.R. 194 (111th), H.R. 1350 (111th), H.R. 20 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 2/S. 275, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009 H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act H.R. 850/H.R. 859, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act H.R. 194, MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009 (medical malpractice reform) H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act of 2009 (medical malpractice reform) S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009 or the MCAP Act (medical malpractice reform) H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 193 (111th), H.R. 850 (111th), H.R. 15 (111th), H.R. 194 (111th), S. 275 (111th), H.R. 859 (111th), H.R. 1558 (111th), H.R. 1468 (111th), H.R. 676 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th), H.R. 1092 (111th), S. 45 (111th), S. 93 (111th), H.R. 1086 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 211/S. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009 H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 S. 444, National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1031, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1011, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2009 H.R. 1039, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 264 (111th), H.R. 1031 (111th), S. 211 (111th), H.R. 1092 (111th), H.R. 1558 (111th), H.R. 1039 (111th), S. 444 (111th), S. 179 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1011 (111th), H.R. 211 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 S. 444, National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1031, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1011, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2009 H.R. 1039, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1457, Geriatrics Loan Forgiveness Act of 2009 H.R. 1932, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 444 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1932 (111th), S. 179 (111th), H.R. 1457 (111th), H.R. 1011 (111th), H.R. 1031 (111th), S. 264 (111th), H.R. 1039 (111th)

Education EDU

H.R. 468/S. 245, Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 H.R. 914, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 914 (111th), S. 245 (111th), H.R. 468 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

Request for Comment: Participation of Certain Population Subsets in Clinical Drug Trials

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 S. 444, National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1031, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1011, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2009 H.R. 1039, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 179 (111th), H.R. 1031 (111th), H.R. 1011 (111th), S. 444 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1039 (111th), S. 264 (111th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

H.R. 20/S. 324, Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act H.R. 468/S. 245, Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 H.R. 1350, Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act of 2009 H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 914, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1931, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act H.R. 1932, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
MICHELLE DIRST New —
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 914 (111th), S. 324 (111th), H.R. 1931 (111th), H.R. 1558 (111th), H.R. 468 (111th), S. 245 (111th), H.R. 1932 (111th), H.R. 1350 (111th), H.R. 1092 (111th), H.R. 20 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R.1011, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 S. 444, National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009 S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1031, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1039, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S. 179 (111th), H.R. 1039 (111th), H.R. 1558 (111th), H.R. 1011 (111th), H.R. 1092 (111th), S. 444 (111th), H.R. 1031 (111th), S. 264 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 448, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 H.R. 211/S. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009 S. 179, Health Information Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 1031, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 S. 678, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —
MATTHEW STURM New —
JENNIFER SALZBERG TASSLER —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 211 (111th), S. 678 (111th), S. 211 (111th), H.R. 448 (111th), H.R. 1031 (111th), S. 179 (111th), S. 714 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

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