ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN for ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act - a bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend cetain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. [Brett Loper] Stimulus Package - No Specific Bill - A tax provision regarding net operating losses. [Elizabeth Pika Sharp]
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRETT LOPER | — |
| ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP | — |
Health Issues HCR
HR 6381/S. 3398 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. [Julie Cohen, Brett Loper, Elizabeth Pika Sharp, Elizabeth Kegler] HR 1014/S. 573 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. [Brett Loper, Elizabeth Pika Sharp] * Direct to Consumer advertising of medical devices - No specific bill - [Julie Cohen, Leah Kegler, Brett Loper] * Import Safety - S. 3409/(No Specific House bill) - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and quality of medical products and enhance the authorities of the Food and Drug Administration.[Brett Loper, Elizabeth Pika Sharp]
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JULIE D COHEN | — |
| ELIZABETH RAYE KEGLER | — |
| BRETT LOPER | — |
| ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HR 1321/S 2404 - Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 - a bill to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule. [Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Pika Sharp] S. 2029/HR 5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 - a bill to provide transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP. [Julie Cohen, Brett Loper, Elizabeth Kegler] S. 2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 - a bill to provide for the reporting of sales prices data for implantable medical devices [Brett Loper, Elizabeth Kegler] HR 5765 - Medicare Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2008 - to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover remote patient management services for certain chronic health conditions under the Medicare Program. [Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Kegler] HR 6761 - to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize the Medicare Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests. [Elizabeth Pika Sharp] S. 3408 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the conduct of comparative effectiveness research and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund, and for other purposes. [Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Kegler, Brett Loper] H.R. 6163 - To improve the provision of telehealth services under the Medicare Program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth networks,, and for other purposes. [Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Pika Sharp] * Gainshairing - No specific bill - a provision in the proposed 2009 Physician Fee Schedule regulation [Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Kegler, Brett Loper]
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JULIE D COHEN | — |
| ELIZABETH RAYE KEGLER | — |
| BRETT LOPER | — |
| ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP | — |
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.