Triple A Study Act

HR 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 and S 4170 - Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022: Advocated to add doctoral occupational therapy programs to the list of programs eligible for Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants. HR 2461/S 1089 - Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (Triple A Study): Support passage HR 3320/S 1679 - The Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act: Support passage. HR 3150/S 1578 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021: Support passage. HR 909/S 484 - Moms Matter Act: Support passage. HR 7116 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022: Support passage. S. 3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act: Support passage. S 4306 - Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act: Support passage. HR 6770-PACE Plus Act and S 3626-PACE Expanded Act: Support passage. HR 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022: Support for Section 811. Bans of Devices for One or More Intended Uses. S. 4348-FDASLA Act of 2022: Support for Sen. Chris Murphy's amendment banning the use of electric skin shock devices.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 and S 4170 - Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022: Advocated to add doctoral occupational therapy programs to the list of programs eligible for Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants. HR 2461/S 1089 - Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (Triple A Study): Support passage HR 3320/S 1679 - The Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act: Support passage. HR 3150/S 1578 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021: Support passage. No bill number: Advocated for the role of occupational therapy in acute and long-term recovery from the COVID pandemic. HR 909/S 484 - Moms Matter Act: Support passage. HR 7116 - 9-8-8 Implantation Act of 2022: Support passage. S. 3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act: Support passage. S 4306 - Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act: Support passage. S 2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: Support passage. HR 6770-PACE Plus Act and S 3626-PACE Expanded Act: Support passage. No Bill: Advocated for occupational therapy's role in long COVID treatment and recovery. HR 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022: Support for Section 811. Bans of Devices for One or More Intended Uses. S. 4748-FDASLA Act of 2022: Support for Sen. Chris Murphy's amendment banning the use of electric skin shock devices.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2461, The Triple A Study Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 610 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Support introduction and passage. S. 2210/HR 4131-Better Care Better Jobs Act: Advocate for increased use of occupational therapy within Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and protection of the habilitation benefit. No bill - Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) program: discussed possible bill to get occupational therapy doctorate programs recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as mental health provider and eligible for this program. HR 2461/S 1089 - Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (Triple A Study): Support passage HR 3320/S 1679 - The Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act: Support passage. HR 3150/S 1578 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021: Support passage. No bill number: Advocated for the role of occupational therapy in acute and long-term recovery from the COVID pandemic. HR 909/S 484 - Moms Matter Act: Support passage. HR 7116l - 9-8-8 Implantation Act of 2022: Support passage. S. 3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act: Support passage.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to medical device sterilization Issues related to medical technology regulation Issues related to pandemic preparedness and coronavirus response Issues related to medical device supply chains and supply chain resiliency Issues related to community health centers H.R.4128, VALID Act of 2021 S.2290, VALID Act of 2021 H.R.2461, Triple A Study Act S.1089, Triple A Study Act H.R.2631, Amputation Reduction and Compassion Act Issues related to chronic disease

Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2461, The Triple A Study Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 610 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Support introduction and passage. S. 2210/HR 4131-Better Care Better Jobs Act: Advocate for increased use of occupational therapy within Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and protection of the habilitation benefit. No bill - Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) program: discussed possible bill to get occupational therapy doctorate programs recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as mental health provider and eligible for this program. HR 2461/S 1089 - Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (Triple A Study): Support passage HR 3320/S 1679 - The Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act: Support passage. HR 3150/S 1578 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021: Support passage. No bill number: Advocated for the role of occupational therapy in acute and long-term recovery from the COVID pandemic. HR 909/S 484 - Moms Matter Act: Support passage.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

infrastructure H.R. 1990 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan of 2021 implementation H.R. 2461, The Triple A Study Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

â--�United Spinal advocacy and policy staff worked with staff from the office of Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) in support of a House sign-on letter to the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee in support of additional funding for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems, the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center in Fiscal Year 2022. â--�United Spinal advocacy and policy staff submitted appropriations requests to House and Senate in support of additional funding for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems, the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center in Fiscal Year 2022. â--�United Spinal advocacy and policy staff worked with chapters and advocates around the country to secure letters of support from members of Congress for United Spinals application for the National Paralysis Resource Center federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. Support: Increased funding for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems; increased funding for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS); Support: CONNECT for Health Act - S. 1512/H.R. 2903 and HOUSE: Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act - H.R. 366 and Expanded Telehealth Access Act - H.R. 2168 support expanding telehealth access beyond the pandemic. To continue efforts to achieve a more equitable culture within the biomedical research enterprise and to break down barriers to equity in the workforce, United Spinal, as a member of the Disability Rehabilitation Research Coalition, signed on to a letter to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in response to NIHs Request for Information to Advance and Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Biomedical Research Workforce and Advance Health Disparities and Health Equity Research (NOT-OD-21-066). To recognize that disability cuts across all demographics and almost all areas of research conducted by the NIH and should be recognized as such in its Strategic Plan, United Spinal, as a member of the Disability Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), supported the DRRCs letter on the on FY 2021-2025 NIH-Wide Strategic Plan Framework. Support telehealth expansion and improvements in the delivery of rehabilitation and access to assistive devices and assistive technology. To support federal research impacting people with disabilities, illnesses, injuries, and chronic conditions, especially those suffering from acute or long-term impacts of COVID-19, United Spinal signed onto a letter of recommendations and requests for program funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to congressional appropriations leadership as a member of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC). To expand the knowledge base around access to assistive technologies and devices (AT) and lay the groundwork for improvements in care and policy solutions to support people with limb loss and limb difference, United Spinal as a member of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), signed onto letters of support for legislation recently introduced by Reps. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY), the Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (the Triple A Study Act, H.R. 2461), urging members of Congress to cosponsor this bipartisan legislation. To advocate for people with disabilities,United Spinal supported a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition letter of welcome and congratulations to Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, the new Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. To increase access to telemental health care, United Spinal as a member of the Personal Connected Health Alliance, supported letters the PCHAlliance sent endorsing the Telemental Health Care Access Act to Senator Bill Cassidy and other Senate supporters and to U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui and Bill Johnson.

Issues related to medication safety and drug diversion Issues related to medical device sterilization Issues related to medical technology/device regulation Issues related to pandemic preparedness and coronavirus response Issues related to medical device supply chains and supply chain resiliency Issues related to community health centers Issues related to diagnostic testing Issues related to legal reform Issues related to data privacy H.R.2631, ARC Act of 2021 H.R.4128, VALID Act of 2021 H.R.2461, Triple A Study Act S.1089, Triple A Study Act S.4760, PASTEUR Act

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 610 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Support introduction and passage. S. 2210/HR 4131-Better Care Better Jobs Act: Advocate for increased use of occupational therapy within Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and protection of the habilitation benefit. No bill - Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) program: discussed possible bill to get occupational therapy doctorate programs recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as mental health provider and eligible for this program. HR 2461/S 1089 - Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (Triple A Study): Support passage HR 3320/S 1679 - The Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act: Support passage. HR 3150/S 1578 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021: Support passage. No bill number: Advocated for the role of occupational therapy in acute and long-term recovery from the COVID pandemic. HR 909/S 484 - Moms Matter Act: Support passage.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

infrastructure H.R. 1990 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan of 2021 implementation H.R. 2461, The Triple A Study Act H.R. 3, The Lower Drug Costs Now Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

â--�United Spinal advocacy and policy staff worked with staff from the office of Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) in support of a House sign-on letter to the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee in support of additional funding for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems, the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center in Fiscal Year 2022. â--�United Spinal advocacy and policy staff submitted appropriations requests to House and Senate in support of additional funding for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems, the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center in Fiscal Year 2022. â--�United Spinal advocacy and policy staff worked with chapters and advocates around the country to secure letters of support from members of Congress for United Spinals application for the National Paralysis Resource Center federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. Support: Increased funding for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems; increased funding for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS); Support: CONNECT for Health Act - S. 1512/H.R. 2903 and HOUSE: Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act - H.R. 366 and Expanded Telehealth Access Act - H.R. 2168 support expanding telehealth access beyond the pandemic. To continue efforts to achieve a more equitable culture within the biomedical research enterprise and to break down barriers to equity in the workforce, United Spinal, as a member of the Disability Rehabilitation Research Coalition, signed on to a letter to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in response to NIHs Request for Information to Advance and Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Biomedical Research Workforce and Advance Health Disparities and Health Equity Research (NOT-OD-21-066). To recognize that disability cuts across all demographics and almost all areas of research conducted by the NIH and should be recognized as such in its Strategic Plan, United Spinal, as a member of the Disability Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), supported the DRRCs letter on the on FY 2021-2025 NIH-Wide Strategic Plan Framework. Support telehealth expansion and improvements in the delivery of rehabilitation and access to assistive devices and assistive technology. To support federal research impacting people with disabilities, illnesses, injuries, and chronic conditions, especially those suffering from acute or long-term impacts of COVID-19, United Spinal signed onto a letter of recommendations and requests for program funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to congressional appropriations leadership as a member of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC). To expand the knowledge base around access to assistive technologies and devices (AT) and lay the groundwork for improvements in care and policy solutions to support people with limb loss and limb difference, United Spinal as a member of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), signed onto letters of support for legislation recently introduced by Reps. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY), the Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (the Triple A Study Act, H.R. 2461), urging members of Congress to cosponsor this bipartisan legislation. To advocate for people with disabilities,United Spinal supported a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition letter of welcome and congratulations to Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, the new Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. To increase access to telemental health care, United Spinal as a member of the Personal Connected Health Alliance, supported letters the PCHAlliance sent endorsing the Telemental Health Care Access Act to Senator Bill Cassidy and other Senate supporters and to U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui and Bill Johnson.

S. 610 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Support introduction and passage. S. 2210 Better Care Better Jobs Act: Advocate for increased use of occupational therapy within Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). No bill - Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) program: discussed possible bill to get occupational therapy doctorate programs recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as mental health provider and eligible for this program. HR 2461/S 1089 - Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (Triple A Study): Support passage HR 3320/S 1679 - The Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act: Support passage.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

infrastructure H.R. 1990 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan of 2021 implementation H.R. 2461, The Triple A Study Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

infrastructure H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan of 2021 H.R. 1990 H.R. 2461, The Triple A Study Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Triple A Study Act (S.1089/H.R.2461)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE