2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$447,809
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 351/ S.351 Opposition to IPAB Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBPImplementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in health Care Marketing Act Ventilator-Associated Conditions

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 351 (113th), H.R. 1427 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th)

Veterans VET

Qualification Standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin Continuing education options

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CRANDALL —
MANDY FROHLICH —
MICHAEL HURLBUT —
ADNAN JALIL —
JUSTIN D MOORE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Small Business SMB

HR713/S367 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) Locum Tenens H.R. 1310

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MANDY FROHLICH —
MICHAEL HURLBUT —
ADNAN JALIL —
MONICA Q MASSARO —
JUSTIN D MOORE —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 713 (113th), H.R. 1310 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 713/S. 367-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation ActOpposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception H.R. 1310 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program Accountable Care Organizations/Patient Centered Medical Homes Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda USPSTF peripheral arterial disease Health Information Technology :EHR Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act PFS PPS - Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Comments Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule 2013 Sustainable Growth Rate Reform H.R. 1179/S. 569 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act Medicaid Essential Health Benefits EHR/LTPAC Settings: Transitions of Care Medicare Part B Inpatient Billing Proposed Rule Comments Cahaba GBA Draft Nerve Conduction Studies and EMG LCD Comments 2013 EMG Payment Reductions Medicare Improvement Standards Bundled Payment Models

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 574 (113th), S. 367 (113th), H.R. 1179 (113th), S. 569 (113th), H.R. 1310 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 and FY 2014 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding CDC FY 2014 "core programs" funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations SequestrationIncreased Funding For FY 2014 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC 2014 HRSA Appropriation FY 2013 Continuing Resolution FY 2014 CDC Budget Prevention of sequestration for IDEA program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MANDY FROHLICH —
MICHAEL HURLBUT —
ADNAN JALIL —
MONICA Q MASSARO —
MICHAEL MATLACK —
JUSTIN D MOORE —

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office

Education EDU

H.R. 1252/S.602 PT Workforce and Patient Access Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) IDEA Full Funding Act S.108 ESEA ReautorizationIndian Health Service loan Forgiveness Student Loan Interest Rates Prevention of cuts to IDEA Personnel Preperation Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MANDY FROHLICH —
MICHAEL HURLBUT —
ADNAN JALIL —
MONICA Q MASSARO —
MICHAEL MATLACK —
JUSTIN D MOORE —

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 702 (113th), S. 108 (113th), H.R. 1252 (113th), S. 602 (113th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

NIH Rehab Issues S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at NIH NICHD Hill Day APTA role with NIH

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADNAN JALIL —
MONICA Q MASSARO —

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Education, Dept of; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1027 (113th)

Defense DEF

Expansion of coverage under Tricare HR 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity For Military Beneficiaries Act National Defense Authorization; to increase rank and grade of the Army medical Specialist Corps

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL HURLBUT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 1705 (113th)

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.