Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations/EMG NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models/CJR Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management HR.2709 Professional Success to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 HR.1674 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act HR.4766/S.2408 Safe Patient Handling H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act S. 2484/H.R. CONNECT for Health Act New evaluation and reevaluation CPT codes & misvalued codes EMG

Client expense: $258,406 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR556/S313, Prevent Interruptions to Physical Therapy: adding physical therapists to the Medicare locum tenens program HR775/S539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services: to repeal the monetary cap on physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. HR2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity to allow for Medicare to reimburse all eligible providers--including physical therapists--for care provided via telehealth. HR1650/S1849, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: to allow Medicare providers to opt out of Medicare on a case-by-case basis to empower patients to chose their provider and how to pay for care. HR2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act and S1996, Commonsense Reporting Act: simplify the process for employer reporting of employees using the ACA Marketplace to purchase health insurance while increasing transparency and disclosure for employees. HR2799/S1465; Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act: to allow for stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of location of the originating site. HR4442/S2484, CONNECT for Health Act of 2016: telehealth reform bill in three parts: 1. allowing for Medicare Advantage to provide telehealth coverage as a basic benefit; 2. allowing stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of originating site; and 3. allow for MIPS providers to be covered for use of telehealth, and allows for HHS Secretary to add additional providers such as physical therapists; Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R.2948) to allow for complete access to care via telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries. Supporting the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act (H.R.5088)to remove physical therapists from the in-office ancillary services exception. Also lobbying for any reforms to veterans health coverage to ensure continued access to community based providers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Support grassroots efforts of practitioner members to ask for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying two bills that PPS has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations/EMG NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models/CJR Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management HR.2709 Professional Success to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 HR.1674 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act HR.4766/S.2408 Safe Patient Handling H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act S. 2484/H.R. CONNECT for Health Act

Client expense: $253,752 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $253,752 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR556/S313, Prevent Interruptions to Physical Therapy: adding physical therapists to the Medicare locum tenens program HR775/S539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services: to repeal the monetary cap on physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. HR2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity to allow for Medicare to reimburse all eligible providers--including physical therapists--for care provided via telehealth. HR1650/S1849, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: to allow Medicare providers to opt out of Medicare on a case-by-case basis to empower patients to chose their provider and how to pay for care. HR2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act and S1996, Commonsense Reporting Act: simplify the process for employer reporting of employees using the ACA Marketplace to purchase health insurance while increasing transparency and disclosure for employees. HR2799/S1465, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act: to allow for stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of location of the originating site. HR4442/S2484, CONNECT for Health Act of 2016: telehealth reform bill in three parts: 1. allowing for Medicare Advantage to provide telehealth coverage as a basic benefit; 2. allowing stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of originating site; and 3. allow for MIPS providers to be covered for use of telehealth, and allows for HHS Secretary to add additional providers such as physical therapists also lobbying for any reforms to veterans health coverage to ensure continued access to community based providers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $197,103 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations/EMG NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models/CJR Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management HR.2709 Professional Success to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 HR.1674 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act HR.4766/S.2408 Safe Patient Handling H.R. 2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act S. 2484/H.R. CONNECT for Health Act

Client expense: $197,103 · Firm income: Not reported

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Advocated for the permanent repeal of the therapy cap and increasing cosponsors of that legislation, as well for two bills PTPN has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $302,185 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management

Client expense: $302,185 · Firm income: Not reported

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap and increasing cosponsors of the bill as well as support for two bills PTPN has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Support grassroots efforts of practitioner members to ask for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying two bills that PPS has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management HR.2709 Professional Success to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 HR.1674 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act HR.4766/S.2408 Safe Patient Handling

Client expense: $186,092 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $186,092 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313) as well as prepared and responded to congressional inquiry during hearing of HR557 by the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap and increasing cosponsors of the bill as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying on two bills PTPN has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313) as well as prepared and responded to congressional inquiry during hearing of HR556 in the Energy & Commerce, Health Subcommittee. Support grassroots efforts of practitioner members to ask for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying two bills that PPS has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $243,884 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management HR.2709 Professional Success to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 HR.1674 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

Client expense: $243,884 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $292,701 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act

Client expense: $292,701 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $302,185 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management

Client expense: $302,185 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: $302,185 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act

Client expense: $302,185 · Firm income: Not reported

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313) as well as prepared and responded to congressional inquiry during markup of S.313 in Senate Finance Committee. Supported a fly-in Hill day where practitioner members asked for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation, the reform and repeal of the sustainable growth rate as well as the Medicare therapy cap in the same bill. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well as support for HR1650 and HR 1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313) as well as prepared and responded to congressional inquiry during markup of S.313 in Senate Finance Committee. Supported a fly-in Hill day where practitioner members asked for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation, the reform and repeal of the sustainable growth rate as well as the Medicare therapy cap in the same bill. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap and increasing cosponsors after amendment to HR2 failed.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $302,185

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Medicare Pilot Programs Chronic Care Management

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $302,185

Advocated for the successful reintroduction of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313) as well as the passage of HR2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Led and planned a fly-in Hill day where I and the practitioner members asked for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation, the reform and repeal of the sustainable growth rate as well as the Medicare therapy cap in the same bill. During HR2 debate, advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps) H.R. 556/S. 313 Locum tenens H.R. 1650 Medicare private contracting

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $38,036

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 775/S. 539 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) Physician Quality Reporting System Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in The Medicare program Accountable health care organizations/patient centered medical homes Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists Local coverage determinations NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage PCORI National priority for research and research agenda Health information technology Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: Manual Medical Review Essential Health Benefits Sustainable Growth Rate Reform Medicaid essential health benefits EHR/LTPAC settings: transitions of care Medicare improvement standards Bundled payment models Common assessment tool for Medicare post-acute care Medicare appeals process H.R. 556/5 & S. 313 Prevent interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs in SGR reform FTC Anti-competition Self-referral Comments on CY2015 OPPS rule Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP reauthorization act Medicare, amendment to repeal the therapy cap H.R. 1650 Private contracting H.R. 556/S. 313 Prevent interruptions in physical therapy cap H.R. 1458 Bundling and coordinating post-acute care act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $38,036