AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 1840/S. 814, the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) Act. The Association supports this legislation to reduce barriers and increase the utilization of DSMT, which is a covered benefit under Medicare. (Lobbyists Used: Meghan Riley, Robert Goldsmith, Gwen Rathbun, Deema Tarazi) S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act. Includes 5-year reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), a provision that would end surprise medical billing, and provisions lowering prescription drug costs, which ADA supports. (Lobbyists used: Gwen Rathbun, Robert Goldsmith, Meghan Riley, Deema Tarazi) S.2302, The Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act. Support including provisions for transportation alternative programs, which were included in S.1098 and safe routes to school. (Lobbyist used: Deema Tarazi, Meghan Riley) S.2358, The Wise Investment in Children Act of 2019 (WIC Act). Support extending child eligibility to age six or the beginning of kindergarten; extending infant certification periods to two years; and extending postpartum womens eligibility to two years. (Lobbyist used: Deema Tarazi, Meghan Riley) S. 2199/H.R. 4906, The Insulin Price Reduction Act. The ADA supports this legislation which encourages lower insulin prices. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith) H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act. The ADA supports this legislation which would require group health plans to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith) HR 4457, the Chronic Copay Elimination Act. The ADA supports this legislation which will require private health plans to cover preventive services, including screenings and certain medications, with no cost-sharing for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith) HR 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. This bill would require the HHS Secretary to negotiate prices for certain drugs including insulin. The ADA has not endorsed this legislation but does support specific provisions of this bill. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Meghan Riley) S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. This bill aims to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and to improve drug pricing transparency. The ADA has not endorsed this legislation but does support specific provisions of this bill. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Meghan Riley) Issues worked on not yet reflected in legislation: Improving access to affordable and adequate health care. The ADA supports continued efforts to protect and expand benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans to ensure access to affordable health coverage for people with diabetes. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program. The Association supports efforts to make CDC-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program (DPP) providers eligible for reimbursement in MDPP. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Meghan Riley) Child Nutrition Reauthorization. The Association supports protecting many programs (Summer Meals, School Breakfast Program, WIC) that are a part of the Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was last reauthorized in 2010. (Lobbyists used: Deema Tarazi, Meghan Riley)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT T GOLDSMITH | — |
| GWEN RATHBUN | — |
| MEGHAN RILEY | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
S. 192, Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act. Includes 5-year reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), which ADA supports. ADA does not weigh in on other aspects of the legislation. (Lobbyists used: Gwen Rathbun, Meghan Riley) H.R. 2668, the Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2019. Reauthorizes the Special Diabetes Program for type 1 diabetes for fiscal years 2020 - 2024 for $200 million per year. Support legislation. (Lobbyists used: Gwen Rathbun, Meghan Riley, Deema Tarazi) H.R. 2680, the Special Diabetes Programs for Indians Reauthorization Act of 2019. Reauthorizes the Special Diabetes Program for Indians for fiscal years 2020 - 2024 for $200 million per year. Support legislation. (Lobbyists used: Gwen Rathbun, Meghan Riley, Deema Tarazi) H.R. 2740, FY 2020 House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations. ADA supports funding for the Division of Diabetes Translation and the National Diabetes Prevention Program at the CDC as well as funding for the NIDDK at the NIH. Our efforts are focused on increased funding for both of these agencies. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Gwen Rathbun, Deema Tarazi) S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act. Includes 5-year reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), a provision that would end surprise medical billing, and provisions lowering prescription drug costs, which ADA supports. (Lobbyists used: Gwen Rathbun, Robert Goldsmith, Meghan Riley, Deema Tarazi) H.R. 2328, the Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act/REACH Act. Includes 4-year reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program. ADA does not weigh in on other aspects of the legislation. (Lobbyist used: Gwen Rathbun, Deema Tarazi) S. 2474, FY 2020 Defense Appropriations. Support inclusion of diabetes as an eligible research category for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. (Lobbyist used: Gwen Rathbun, Contract Lobbyists)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT T GOLDSMITH | — |
| GWEN RATHBUN | — |
| MEGHAN RILEY | — |
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