4th 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, 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; and 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.

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

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

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

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Issues related to tariffs on medical devices.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS RYAN —
JAY WITTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.