AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 258/H.R. 169 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 3796 (113th) - Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 648/S. 763 - Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 1070 (113th) - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013 H.R. 33/S. 420 - Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act/Standard of Care protection act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 H.R. 531 - Accelerating Biomedical Research Act H.R. 887 - Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 865 - Good Samaritan health professionals act H.R. 1220 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 289 - American Cures Act H.R. 2603 /S. 1475 - Savings Lives, Saving Costs Act S. 884/H.R. 836 - the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 647 - the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act S. 1148 - the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 1707 - the Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 1859 - Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act H.R. 1934 - Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1936 - Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act H.R. 1688 - To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry. H.R. 3309 - Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 3024 - Disproportionate Share Hospital bill H. Res 487 - Recognizing the importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered cancer care HR 2846 - Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act of 2015 HR 3119 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 1170 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015 GME Surgical Workforce Shortages/Issues ICD-10 HEALTH Act Response to Senate FDA report HPSA Surgical Incentive Program Cancer Program Accreditation IPAB Electronic Health Records Breast Cancer Research In-Office Ancillary Services Exception BETOS coding system Health Insurance Mergers Stark Law APMS Alternative Payment Models Meaningful Use Stage 3 Delay Firearm safety Primary Care Incentive Payment Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) implementation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Quality and Payment Issues General Surgery, Rural Surgery Bonuses Chronic Care Issues Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) and Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK V. BAILEY | — |
| MATTHEW COFFRON | — |
| MARGARET GILLEY | — |
| SARA MORSE | — |
| CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN | — |
| HEATHER HERNDON SMITH | — |
| CARRIE ZLATOS | — |
Veterans VET
H.R. 3016/S. 2175 - VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 1688- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry. Defense Trauma Readiness
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK V. BAILEY | — |
| MATTHEW COFFRON | — |
| MARGARET GILLEY | — |
| SARA MORSE | — |
| CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN | — |
| HEATHER HERNDON SMITH | — |
| CARRIE ZLATOS | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 258/H.R. 169 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 3796 (113th) - Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 648/S. 763 - Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 1070 (113th) - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013 H.R. 33/S. 420 - Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act/Standard of Care protection act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 H.R. 531 - Accelerating Biomedical Research Act H.R. 887 - Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 865 - Good Samaritan health professionals act H.R. 1220 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 289 - American Cures Act H.R. 2603 /S. 1475 - Savings Lives, Saving Costs Act S. 884/H.R. 836 - the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 647 - the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act S. 1148 - the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 1707 - the Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 1859 - Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act H.R. 1934 - Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1936 - Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act H.R. 1688 - To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry. H.R. 3309 - Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 3024 - Disproportionate Share Hospital bill H. Res 487 - Recognizing the importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered cancer care HR 2846 - Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act of 2015 HR 3119 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 1170 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015 GME Surgical Workforce Shortages/Issues ICD-10 HEALTH Act Response to Senate FDA report HPSA Surgical Incentive Program Cancer Program Accreditation IPAB Electronic Health Records Breast Cancer Research In-Office Ancillary Services Exception BETOS coding system Health Insurance Mergers Stark Law APMS Alternative Payment Models Meaningful Use Stage 3 Delay Firearm safety Primary Care Incentive Payment Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) implementation Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Quality and Payment Issues General Surgery, Rural Surgery Bonuses Chronic Care Issues Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) and Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK V. BAILEY | — |
| MATTHEW COFFRON | — |
| MARGARET GILLEY | — |
| SARA MORSE | — |
| CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN | — |
| HEATHER HERNDON SMITH | — |
| CARRIE ZLATOS | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Trauma Funding Cancer Funding Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Funding FDA Funding
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK V. BAILEY | — |
| MATTHEW COFFRON | — |
| MARGARET GILLEY | — |
| SARA MORSE | — |
| CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN | — |
| HEATHER HERNDON SMITH | — |
| CARRIE ZLATOS | — |
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.