1st Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD… for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD… (2018)

Firm

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

Client

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

Income

—

Expenses

$160,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018," all provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MAURA FARRELL New	Legislative Assistant, Representative George Radanovich, 2001-2003
AMELIA SUERMANN	—
JOY L TRIMMER	—

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Federal "Truth in Advertising" legislation; in general. H.R. 3928, the "Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act," all provisions. Issues pertaining to scope of practice; in general. Health care reform efforts; in general. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act, in general. Letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the forthcoming regulations relating to the over-the-counter sale of hearing aids. Letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding National Shortages of Lidocaine with Epinephrine, Lidocaine, and Other Local Anesthetics. Coalition Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General regarding information blocking by Electronic Health Record Vendors. Letter to Congress regarding H.R. 5247/S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, all provisions. H.Res.740, Expressing Support for the Designation of March 3, 2018, as World Hearing Day.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MAURA FARRELL New	Legislative Assistant, Representative George Radanovich, 2001-2003
AMELIA SUERMANN	—
JOY L TRIMMER	—

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.Res. 740 (115th), H.R. 3928 (115th), H.R. 5247 (115th), S. 204 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2276/S. 2575, the "Audiology Patient Choice Act," all provisions. Medicare physician payment reform and implementation of the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, in general. Medicare physician payment reform and implementation of the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 related to the cost domain of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. H.R. 1156, the "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017," all provisions. H.R. 849/S. 260, the "Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017," all provisions. Comments outlining concern with the November 2017 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussion titled, "Rebalancing the physician fee schedule towards primary care services." Issues pertaining to scope of practice, in general.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MAURA FARRELL New	Legislative Assistant, Representative George Radanovich, 2001-2003
AMELIA SUERMANN	—
JOY L TRIMMER	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2276 (115th), S. 2575 (115th), H.R. 1156 (115th), S. 260 (115th), H.R. 849 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1892, the "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018," provisions related to healthcare. Opposition to H.R. 564 and any appropriations policy riders that would exempt some cigars, including flavored cigars, from regulation under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA). Coalition letter to members of U.S. House Committee on Appropriations regarding funding for universal newborn hearing screening programs, as authorized by H.R.1539/S.652 the "Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act of 2017."

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MAURA FARRELL New	Legislative Assistant, Representative George Radanovich, 2001-2003
AMELIA SUERMANN	—
JOY L TRIMMER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Bills named: H.R. 1539 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 564 (115th), S. 652 (115th)

Tobacco TOB

Opposition to H.R. 564 and any appropriations riders that would exempt some cigars, including flavored cigars, from regulation under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA). Support for any legislation and/or regulation requiring all non-grandfathered private health insurance plans to cover preventative services given an "A" or "B" rating by the U.S. Preventative Services Taskforce (USPSTF), especially provisions relating to comprehensive benefits for tobacco cessation services. Opposition to H.R. 1136, the "FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017," all provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MAURA FARRELL New	Legislative Assistant, Representative George Radanovich, 2001-2003
AMELIA SUERMANN	—
JOY L TRIMMER	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 564 (115th), H.R. 1136 (115th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 1215, the "Protecting Access to Care Act," all provisions. H.R. 1704, the "Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS (ACCESS) Act," all provisions. H.R. 1876, the "Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017," all provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MAURA FARRELL New	Legislative Assistant, Representative George Radanovich, 2001-2003
AMELIA SUERMANN	—
JOY L TRIMMER	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1704 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), H.R. 1876 (115th)

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.