2nd Quarter - Report — INTEREL US for AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION (2019)

Firm

INTEREL US

Client

AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

Income

$70,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Lobbied to improve the process and timeliness of VA reimbursement of emergency ambulance services. Lobbied on the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (H.R. 485) and the draft FY2020 Mil-Con VA Appropriations Bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RUTH HAZDOVAC	Legislative Assistant, Congressman Devin Nunes
TRISTAN NORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 485 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Lobbied for changes to the public safety officers benefit (PSOB) program. Lobbied on the Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act (H.R. 2887).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TRISTAN NORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2887 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Educated on balance billing in regard to ground ambulance services and local requirements and rate controls. Lobbied on the Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 (S. 1531) and the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RUTH HAZDOVAC	Legislative Assistant, Congressman Devin Nunes
TRISTAN NORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1895 (116th), S. 1531 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Lobbied on increases to rates under the Medicare ambulance fee schedule and improvements on Medicare and Medicaid policies on ambulance services including CMMI pilot programs and a cost data collection system. Lobbied on the Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019 (S. 228, H.R. 3021).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RUTH HAZDOVAC	Legislative Assistant, Congressman Devin Nunes
TRISTAN NORTH	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 228 (116th), H.R. 3021 (116th)

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

Entity	Country	Principal place of business	Ownership	Contribution declared
INTEREL HOLDINGS, SA/NV	Belgium	Belgium	—	—

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.