4th Quarter - Report

MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSN for MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$300,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Payment - Submitted letter to congressional leadership urging them to stop the cut to the Medicare conversion factor and reform Medicare physician payment as part of our year-end priorities. Joined letter to Congress about fixing Medicare payment issues. Supported the introduction of the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. Supported congressional offices signing on to a Dear Colleague letter about fixing Medicare payment. Value-Based Care - Sent letter to Congress reinforcing the need to stop the expiration of the APM incentive payment and maintain current QP thresholds for 2025 as part of our year-end priorities. Joined letter to Congress urging them to address value-based care priorities before the end of the year. Prior Authorization - Joined letter to Congress supporting the passage of the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act. Included prior authorization reform as one of our year-end priorities in a letter to Congress. Joined letter to incoming Senate Majority Leader Thune about prioritizing prior authorization reform. Telehealth - Urged Congress to extend central telehealth flexibilities scheduled to expire in our year-end priorities letter. Supported the DEA extension of COVID-19 in-person telehealth prescribing flexibilities through the end of 2025. Health Information Technology - Submitted a comment letter and joined another letter to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy in HHS on the proposed Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDERS GILBERG —
JAMES HAYNES —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Medicare Payment - Submitted letter to congressional leadership urging them to stop the cut to the Medicare conversion factor and reform Medicare physician payment as part of our year-end priorities. Joined letter to Congress about fixing Medicare payment issues. Supported the introduction of the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. Supported congressional offices signing on to a Dear Colleague letter about fixing Medicare payment. Value-Based Care - Sent letter to Congress reinforcing the need to stop the expiration of the APM incentive payment and maintain current QP thresholds for 2025 as part of our year-end priorities. Joined letter to Congress urging them to address value-based care priorities before the end of the year. Prior Authorization - Joined letter to Congress supporting the passage of the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act. Included prior authorization reform as one of our year-end priorities in a letter to Congress. Joined letter to incoming Senate Majority Leader Thune about prioritizing prior authorization reform. Telehealth - Urged Congress to extend central telehealth flexibilities scheduled to expire in our year-end priorities letter. Supported the DEA extension of COVID-19 in-person telehealth prescribing flexibilities through the end of 2025. Health Information Technology - Submitted a comment letter and joined another letter to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy in HHS on the proposed Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDERS GILBERG —
JAMES HAYNES —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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.