3rd Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE A… for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE A… (2019)

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.

Health Issues HCR

Definition of a rehab physician IRF denials Resident capabilities in IRFs Rehab research funding Prior authorization in Medicare Advantage Reducing physician burden Medicare PAC reform Rehabilitation research related to neurological disorders, stroke, and MSK Physician Fee Schedule Physician and midlevel scope of practice issues Three-hour rule in IRFs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	contracted lobbyist

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

IRF denials Prior authorization Physician burden reduction Physician Fee Schedule Coverage of seat elevation and standing-feature wheelchairs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	—

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Rehab research funding Expanding rehab research related to neurodisorders, stroke, and MSK

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER THOMAS	contracted lobbyist

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