LEADINGAGE for LEADINGAGE
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Urged members of the House and Senate to allow increased funding for aging services programs in the fiscal 2016 budget and to prevent reductions in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Advocated for increased funding for Section 202 housing and related programs under the Transportation/HUD fiscal 2016 appropriations bill, H.R. 2577. Advocated for increased funding for Older Americans Act programs under S. 1695, the fiscal 2016 Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NILES GODES | — |
| MARSHA GREENFIELD | — |
| PETER THOMAS NOTARSTEFANO | — |
| ALAYNA WALDRUM | — |
Retirement RET
S. 192, to reauthorize the Older Americans Act - support
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER THOMAS NOTARSTEFANO | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Support continued tax-exempt status for charitable organizations and tax incentives for charitable giving. Support H.R. 1142/S. 1193, to strengthen the low-income housing tax credit.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NILES GODES | — |
| THOMAS GOODWIN | — |
| MARSHA GREENFIELD | — |
Veterans VET
Veterans Access to Extended Care Act, H.R. 1369/S. 739 - specifies that health care provider agreements to furnish care to veterans are not to be treated as federal contracts for the acquisition of goods and services - support
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER THOMAS NOTARSTEFANO | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
H.R. 2 - supported permanent reform of Medicare physician payment system. Urged Congress not to make post-acute care a pay-for. H.R. 775 - to permanently repeal Medicare therapy caps. Support H.R. 1571/S. 843 - to require all time a Medicare beneficiary spends in a hospital to count toward the 3-day stay requirement for coverage of subsequent post-acute care - support. H.R. 1383, Medicare Adult Day Services Act, allowing home health care to be provided in a certified adult day services center - support. Support expansion of Medicare coverage of telehealth services H.R. 1295 - advocated for removal of provisions that would have extended Medicare sequestration to offset the costs of trade adjustment assistance benefits. Support H.R. 1342/S. 578, Home Health Planning Improvement Act, authorizing nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants to write orders for home health services to be covered by Medicare.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS GOODWIN | — |
| MARSHA GREENFIELD | — |
| PETER THOMAS NOTARSTEFANO | — |
Housing HOU
H.R. 2577, fiscal 2016 Transportation/HUD appropriations - advocating for increased funding for Section 202, Section 8 and related housing programs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NILES GODES | — |
| 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.