1st Quarter - Report

THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS for THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$75,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to: health care reform, health care quality improvement, lung cancer screenings, congenital heart disease, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, price transparency, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), surprise billing, prior authorization, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), surprise billing, transplant programs, organ procurement organizations; general provisions related to: Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act (H.R.5394), Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 610/H.R. 1667), Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000), H.Res.909 - Expressing support for healthcare personnel and condemning assaults on healthcare personnel as the U.S. healthcare system faces unprecedented staffing shortages and increased workplace-related stressors

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS RYAN BEEK —
JULIE GALLOWAY MABEUS —
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5394 (117th), H.Res. 909 (117th), S. 610 (117th), H.R. 1667 (117th), H.R. 6000 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to funding for: the Center for Disease Controls Office of Smoking and Health; the Lung Cancer Research Program within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP); the Agency for Healthcare and Research and Quality (AHRQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Center for Disease Controls National Center for Environmental Health, the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Gun Violence Prevention Research Funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS RYAN BEEK —
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to air quality monitoring and enforcement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Issues related to graduate medical education; general provisions related to: Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 4122)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS RYAN BEEK —
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4122 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to the physician workforce and nursing shortage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS RYAN BEEK —
JULIE GALLOWAY MABEUS —
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Issues related to: comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS RYAN BEEK —
JULIE GALLOWAY MABEUS —
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to Medicare physician payment reform, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC), surgical global payments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), registry access to Medicare claims data, Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT), Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC); general provisions related to: Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act (H.R.5394)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS RYAN BEEK —
JULIE GALLOWAY MABEUS —
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5394 (117th)

Tobacco TOB

Issues related to: tobacco regulation in the FDA, Center for Disease Controls Office of Smoking and Health, synthetic nicotine regulation, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, Lung Cancer Research Program within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), prohibiting menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars; General provisions relating to: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021 (H.R. 3982)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS RYAN BEEK —
JULIE GALLOWAY MABEUS —
KELLY IRENE MCCONE —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3982 (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.