1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$353,803
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.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Support legislative efforts to counter medicare cuts and dequestration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE BOUDREAUX HAYES —
CAVAN JONES New —
WILLIAM THOMAS KINCHELOE New —
GRAHAM NEWSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Insurance INS

Support reforming prior authorization procedures to be more seamless, automated and transparent for physicians. HR 1373, "Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021" Support extending and expanding telehealth. HR 1332 and S 368, "The Telehealth Modernization Act" HR 2903 and S 1512, "The Connect for Health Act" HR4480 "The Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act" and HR 2168 "The Expanded Telehealth Access Act"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE BOUDREAUX HAYES —
CAVAN JONES New —
WILLIAM THOMAS KINCHELOE —
GRAHAM NEWSON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2168 (117th), H.R. 4480 (117th), H.R. 2903 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), H.R. 1373 (117th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Support appropriations for the Peer-Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP). PRORP is a competitive grant program that funds research pertaining to extremity war injuries. Support Research through support of HR 869/S289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE BOUDREAUX HAYES —
WILLIAM THOMAS KINCHELOE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 869 (117th)

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.