LEADINGAGE for LEADINGAGE
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
H.R. 4028/S. 1942 - Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act - support. Streamlines management of Section 5310 transportation for the elderly and increases transparency in the use of federal funds.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER THOMAS NOTARSTEFANO | — |
Health Issues HCR
Advocating for correction of Drug Enforcement Administration policy on dispensing prescription drugs in nursing homes. Working with Sen. Herb Kohl on S. 1560, Nursing Home Resident Pain Relief Act. Oppose H.R. 1173, to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MORGAN GABLE | — |
| MARSHA GREENFIELD | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
H.R. 3630 - advocated for extension of Medicare therapy caps exceptions process and against cuts in Medicare reimbursement of nursing homes for bad debt. H.R. 883/S. 495, Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act - support. Establishes grants and funds research on developing specialized adult day services programs for younger adults with neurological diseases or conditions. S. 501, Fostering Independence Through Technology - support. Creates a Medicare pilot program to provide incentives for home health agencies to use home monitoring and communications technologies to help beneficiaries remain at home. S. 818/H.R. 1543, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act - support. Would specify that a Medicare beneficiary hospitalized under observation for more than 24 hours would be deemed to have been an inpatient and would be considered to have been discharged upon leaving the hospital. Under these circumstances, the beneficiary would be eligible for Medicare Part A coverage of post-acute care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MORGAN GABLE | — |
| MARSHA GREENFIELD | — |
| PETER THOMAS NOTARSTEFANO | — |
| ALAYNA WALDRUM | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.Con.Res. 112, budget resolution for fiscal year 2013. LeadingAge opposes the budget's call for Medicaid block grants, for repealing the Affordable Care Act, and for cutting total discretionary spending by $19 billion below the level authorized in the Budget Control Act of 2011. Advocating for $600 million for Section 202 housing in fiscal year 2013
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MORGAN GABLE | — |
| MARSHA GREENFIELD | — |
| NANCY LIBSON | — |
| ALAYNA WALDRUM | — |
Welfare WEL
Advocating for inclusion of affordable housing with services provisions in any reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MORGAN GABLE | — |
| ALAYNA WALDRUM | — |
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.