Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021

Healthcare Supply Chain - Highlighted the important role played by hospital group purchasing organizations in promoting resiliency and value in healthcare purchasing. Engaged to support policies to ensure greater transparency and mitigate or limit shortages of prescription drugs. Supported policies that would expedite critical cargo, including cargo necessary for medical care, during a public health emergency or disaster. Advocated for greater transparency in the health care supply chain for drugs and medical devices. Supported updating language related to the Unapproved Drugs Initiative, and incorporating the PASTUER Act (S.2076) and the PATCH Act (H.R. 7084) in omnibus legislation (H.R. 2617). Telehealth - Supported efforts to make telehealth flexibilities offered during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency permanent. Supported CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 2617 S. 1512/H.R. 2903) and the Extending Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040). Encouraged reimbursement parity for certain telehealth services and support for audio-only telehealth services. Health Care Workforce - Urged passage of the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act (H.R. 708; S. 168); The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255). Urged administration to examine practices of health care staffing agencies and supported passage of the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act (S. 4352). Supported passage of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961). Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act (S. 3799; H.R 2617) - monitored PREVENT Pandemics Act and supported inclusion of provisions to improve supply chain transparency, enhance cybersecurity of medical devices and extend shelf life of prescription drugs in omnibus legislation. 340B Drug Pricing Program - Urged HHS to enforce guidance that would allow 340B Covered Entities to utilize contract pharmacies. Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity - Shared insights and offered suggestions to CMS regarding health equity measurement, indices and data collection. Supported the Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503; S. 3039); The LINC to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509). Supported passage of Opioid Treatment Access Act (S. 3629/H.R. 6279). Supported passage of Drug Shortages Shelf Life Extension Act (S. 3493). Supported passage of the Biologics Competition Act (H.R. 8877).

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.

Client expense: $876,000 · 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), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Social determinants of health (SDOH) and public health/mental health; SDOH Caucus; LINC to Address Social Needs Act (H.R. 6072); Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503/S. 3039); Food as Medicine; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 (S. 3039 / H.R. 2503).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: SENATE

HR 432 and S 828 To provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. HR 708 and S 168 To provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. HR 1384 and S 445 Loosens restrictions on doctors prescribing buprenorphine for addiction treatment. HR 2503 To direct the HHS Secretary to establish an interagency council on social determinants of health. S 660 Improves access to tele-mental health during the length of the COVID-19 PHE. S 674 To support public health infrastructure (funding up to $4.5 billion). HR 2255/S. 1024 To recapture unused immigrant visas and allocate them to doctors and nurses to help in the fight against COVID-19. HR 2903/S. 1512 Comprehensive bill to expand telehealth access and make permanent telehealth flexibilities available during COVID-19 pandemic. HR 3203/S. 773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program. S. 1162 To expand access to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). HR 4118 To authorize the HHS Secretary to invest in community-based violence reduction initiatives. S. 2257 To reduce drug and device shortages and costs. HR 5801 To apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Health care workforce shortage concerns. S. 3626 To improve access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) HR 7236 To expand the availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services under the Medicaid program HR 7353 To treat telehealth services as excepted benefits HR 7961 To protect hospital personnel from violence S 4352 To require a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic S 3189 To provide a pathway to health careers through health profession opportunity grants HR 7666 Reauthorizes, expands, and modifies programs, grants, and activities that focus on mental and behavioral health

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (HR 7666) Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act of 2021 Maternal health: MOMMAs Act S. 411/HR 3407; Black Maternal Health Omnibus Act of 2021 S. 346/H.R. 959; Data to Save Moms Act S. 347/HR 925; IMPACT to Save Moms Act S 1675/HR 4387; Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1675/H.R. 4387 Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1810/H.R. 3541 Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Regulatory relief in light of coronavirus Transparency (No Surprises Act regulations; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act (S. 54) Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503), Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509) No Surprises Act regulations Protecting Providers Everywhere in America Act (S. 308/H.R. 1436) Behavioral health reimbursement and policies (Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act - H.R. 5035; Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act - H.R. 4945; Helping Kids Cope Act - H.R. 4944; Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (HR 7666)) Public health emergency designation FAAN Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act of 2022

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S 464/HR 2163 Safe Step Act - implementing safe guards around step therapy (fail first) programs in ERISA regulated plans HR 1550 - PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 HR 3258 - TACT Act of 2021- improve patient access to anti-cancer oral medications HR 4385/S 3080- Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2021- oral parity HR 5801- HELP Copays Act- copay accumulator programs S 3039/HR 2503- Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021- SDOH HR 5030/S 2706- DIVERSE Trials Act- access to clinical trials HR 6584- DEPICT Act- access to clinical trials HR 6000- Cures 2.0 HR 5963/S 3611- Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act- extends deadlines, expands the uses of, and makes other changes pertaining to the Provider Relief Fund HR 4450/S 2352- Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act- requires private insurance to cover fertility preservation services ARPA-H FDA User Fee Agreement policy riders: increasing diversity in clinical trials, improvements to accelerated approval pathway, expanded use of real world data, and in vitro clinical tests HR 7630/S 4120- Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act of 2022- reauthorizes the STAR Act through FY2028 S 4293- Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022- prevents unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs S 4430- Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022- establishes an interagency taskforce between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the FDA S 5295/HR 9565- Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act- addresses the health of cancer survivors and unmet needs that survivors face through the entire continuum of care from diagnosis through active treatment and posttreatment HR 4128/S 2209- VALID Act of 2021- requires FDA to regulate in vitro clinical tests

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Medicare coverage policies and statutes affecting psychologists and psychology trainees practice and reimbursement Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058/ S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 S. 5272 / H.R. 9577, Increasing Mental Health Options Act Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees Response to RFI re: Medicaid and behavioral health access Meeting with CMS staff re: digital therapeutics coding proposal

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Medicare coverage policies and statutes affecting psychologists and psychology trainees practice and reimbursement Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058/ S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 S. 5272 / H.R. 9577, Increasing Mental Health Options Act Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees Response to RFI re: Medicaid and behavioral health access Meeting with CMS staff re: digital therapeutics coding proposal

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social determinants of health; Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503/S. 3039); LINC to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509/H.R. 6072); FY23 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; Whole Child Health Medicaid Demonstration.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 432 and S 828 To provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. HR 708 and S 168 To provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. HR 1384 and S 445 Loosens restrictions on doctors prescribing buprenorphine for addiction treatment. HR 2503 To direct the HHS Secretary to establish an interagency council on social determinants of health. S 660 Improves access to tele-mental health during the length of the COVID-19 PHE. S 674 To support public health infrastructure (funding up to $4.5 billion). HR 2255/S. 1024 To recapture unused immigrant visas and allocate them to doctors and nurses to help in the fight against COVID-19. HR 2903/S. 1512 Comprehensive bill to expand telehealth access and make permanent telehealth flexibilities available during COVID-19 pandemic. HR 3203/S. 773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program. S. 1162 To expand access to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). HR 4118 To authorize the HHS Secretary to invest in community-based violence reduction initiatives. S. 2257 To reduce drug and device shortages and costs. HR 5801 To apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Health care workforce shortage concerns. S. 3626 To improve access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) HR 7236 To expand the availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services under the Medicaid program HR 7353 To treat telehealth services as excepted benefits HR 7961 To protect hospital personnel from violence S 4352 To require a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic S 3189 To provide a pathway to health careers through health profession opportunity grants HR 7666 Reauthorizes, expands, and modifies programs, grants, and activities that focus on mental and behavioral health

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Healthcare Supply Chain - Highlighted the important role played by hospital group purchasing organizations in promoting resiliency and value in healthcare purchasing. Provided information on ongoing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support environmentally preferred sourcing for healthcare supplies. Engaged to support policies to ensure greater transparency and mitigate or limit shortages of prescription drugs. Supported policies that would expedite critical cargo, including cargo necessary for medical care, during a public health emergency or disaster. Food and Drug Administration User Fee Amendments - Supported passage of legislation to extend user-fee authorities ((S. 4348, H.R.7667, H.R. 6833). Advocated for greater transparency in the health care supply chain for drugs and medical devices. Supported updating language related to the Unapproved Drugs Initiative, and incorporating the PASTUER Act (S.2076) and the PATCH Act (H.R. 7084) in final passage. Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) - Supported extension of enhanced subsidies through the health insurance marketplace. Supported provisions that would increase reimbursement for biosimilar medications and monitored impact of other policies impacting prices of prescription drugs. Public Health Emergency - Advocated for HHS to further extend the declared Public Health Emergency. Telehealth - Supported efforts to make telehealth flexibilities offered during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency permanent. Supported CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) and the Extending Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040). Encouraged reimbursement parity for certain telehealth services and support for audio-only telehealth services. Health Care Workforce - Urged passage of the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act (H.R. 708; S. 168); The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.834/H.R. 2256). The Opioid Workforce Act (S. 1438/H.R. 3441). Urged administration to examine practices of health care staffing agencies. Supported passage of the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act (S. 4352). Supported passage of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961). Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act (S. 3799) - monitored PREVENT Pandemics Act and supported inclusion of provisions to improve supply chain transparency and extend shelf life of prescription drugs. Supported passage of the Integrity, Notification, Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) Consumers Act (S. 963/H.R. 5502). 340B Drug Pricing Program - Urged HHS to enforce guidance that would allow 340B Covered Entities to utilize contract pharmacies. Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity - Shared insights and offered suggestions to CMS regarding health equity measurement, indices and data collection. Supported the Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503; S. 3039); The LINC to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509). Antimicrobial resistance (S. 2076) - Supported passage of the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act. Supported passage of Opioid Treatment Access Act (S. 3629/H.R. 6279). Supported passage of Drug Shortage Shelf Life Extension Act (S. 3493). Supported passage of the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (S. 3792/H.R. 7053).

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.

Client expense: $912,077 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office

Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 (S. 3039 / H.R. 2503).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: SENATE

HR.2256/S.834 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 HR2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act HR. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 S 3506 The Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act HR 5376 Build Back Better Act HR 6578 Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act HR 6000 Cures 2.0 HR 1868 - to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts and other purposes HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant Program S1666 - VITAL Act of 2021 - Verified Innovation Testing in American Laboratories Act of 2021 The Health Workforce Resilience Act Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act - J1 and H1B visas CLIA Waiver HR8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act HR7585 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Patent Reform FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act Right Drug Dose Now (Right) Act PREVENT Pandemics Act HR5602 - BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021

Client expense: $145,277 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (HR 7666) Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act of 2021 Maternal health: MOMMAs Act S. 411/HR 3407; Black Maternal Health Omnibus Act of 2021 S. 346/H.R. 959; Data to Save Moms Act S. 347/HR 925; IMPACT to Save Moms Act S 1675/HR 4387; Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1675/H.R. 4387 Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1810/H.R. 3541 Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Regulatory relief in light of coronavirus Transparency (No Surprises Act regulations; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act (S. 54) Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503), Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509) No Surprises Act regulations Protecting Providers Everywhere in America Act (S. 308/H.R. 1436) Behavioral health reimbursement and policies (Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act - H.R. 5035; Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act - H.R. 4945; Helping Kids Cope Act - H.R. 4944; Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (HR 7666)) Public health emergency designation FAAN Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act of 2022

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S 464/HR 2163 Safe Step Act - implementing safe guards around step therapy (fail first) programs in ERISA regulated plans HR 1550 - PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 HR 3258 - TACT Act of 2021- improve patient access to anti-cancer oral medications HR 4385/S 3080- Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2021- oral parity HR 5801- HELP Copays Act- copay accumulator programs S 3039/HR 2503- Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021- SDOH HR 5030/S 2706- DIVERSE Trials Act- access to clinical trials HR 6584- DEPICT Act- access to clinical trials HR 6000- Cures 2.0 HR 5963/S 3611- Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act- extends deadlines, expands the uses of, and makes other changes pertaining to the Provider Relief Fund HR 4450/S 2352- Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act- requires private insurance to cover fertility preservation services ARPA-H FDA User Fee Agreement policy riders: increasing diversity in clinical trials, improvements to accelerated approval pathway, expanded use of real world data, and in vitro clinical tests HR 7630/S 4120- Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act of 2022- reauthorizes the STAR Act through FY2028 S 4293- Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022- prevents unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs S 4430- Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022- establishes an interagency taskforce between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the FDA

Client expense: $125,406 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8800, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Medicare coverage policies and statutes affecting psychologists and psychology trainees practice and reimbursement Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058/ S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General Parkinson's disease information about symptoms, triggers, health coverage, health costs, social determinants of health related to Parkinson's disease and data collection, research, and health access for underserved communities Advocating for Parkinson's patients during COVID-19, including extension of health care subsidies Advocating for proposed repeal of Department of Health and Human Services rule entitled Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely Advocating on for more specific Parkinson's disease ICD-10-CM codes to assist in the continuation and coordination of care and allow researchers to have data to study the disease progression Advocating for expanding access to care via telehealth S.4906 Advocating for reauthorization of CDCs National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (NNCSS) S. 3799, the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats (PREVENT), and Pandemics Act S. 253/H.R.8454, the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act/ Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act S. 1467/H.R. 2916, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act H.R. 5657, the Medical Marijuana Research Act H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act H.R. 2916/S. 1467, the VA Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2021 H.R. 3105, the Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act S. 1670/H.R. 3321, the Credit for Caring Act H.R. 253, the Adult Day Care Center Enhancement Act S. 464/H.R. 2163, the Safe Step Act H.R. 3013, the COVID Vaccine Transportation Access Act H.R. 2503, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 H.R. 6000, the Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act of 2022 H.R. 2565/S. 2952, the FDA Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 5435 BRAIN Act of 2021 S. 3427, the Neuroscience Center of Excellence Act of 2021 H.R. 6584, the DEPICT Act S.Res. 577, A resolution designating April 2022 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month" S. 331, ABLE Age Adjustment Act H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 8585/S. 4851, the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act

Client expense: $31,190 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

H.R. 1384, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act S.445, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act H.R. 2503, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act S. 3039, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act H.R. 3517, Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act H.R. 3932, the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act S. 2076, the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act HR 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act H.R. 4521, the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 6072, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act S. 509, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 6883, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.7008, Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R. 7353, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act H.R. 7503, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8188, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act S. 4449, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 1384, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act S.445, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act H.R. 2503, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act S. 3039, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act H.R. 3517, Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act H.R. 3932, the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act S. 2076, the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act HR 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act H.R. 4521, the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 6072, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act S. 509, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 6883, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.7008, Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R. 7353, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act H.R. 7503, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8188, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act S. 4449, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social determinants of health; Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503/S. 3039); LINC to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509/H.R. 6072); FY23 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; Whole Child Health Medicaid Demonstration.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social determinants of health; health disparities in underserved communities; chronic health conditions H.R.2503,; Drug pricing and transparency, access and adherence,; Domestic sourcing and production,; COVID relief and pandemic response, pandemic preparedness; Supply chain, global operations, trade.

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to COVID medical response,; COVID-19 vaccine distribution,; and health disparities; S.1362 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act. COVID relief and pandemic response, pandemic preparedness,; Supply chain, global operations, trade,; Pharmacy provider status, retail pharmacy H.R.2759 and S.1362,;ARPA-H, clinical trials, healthcare innovation, CURES 2.0,; Social determinants of health, health disparities in underserved communities; chronic health conditions H.R.2503.

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social determinants of health; Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503/S. 3039); LINC to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509/H.R. 6072); FY23 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; Whole Child Health Medicaid Demonstration.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Health Care Supply Chain - Advocated for the importance of hospital group purchasing organizations, and highlighted role in supporting supply chain resiliency to secure essential, authentic medical supplies for hospitals throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported adoption of effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmentally preferred sourcing for health care supplies. Engaged to support policies to limit shortages of prescription drugs. Advocated for greater transparency in the health care supply chain for drugs and medical devices. Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) - Supported policies to encourage health care coverage and close the Medicaid coverage gap. Public Health Emergency - Advocated for HHS to further extend the declared Public Health Emergency. Telehealth - Supported efforts to make telehealth flexibilities offered during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency permanent. Supported CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) and encouraged reimbursement parity for certain telehealth services and support for audio-only telehealth services. Health Care Workforce - Urged passage of the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act (H.R. 708; S. 168); The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act (S. 1024/H.R. 2255); The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S.610/H.R. 1667); The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.834/H.R. 2256). The Opioid Workforce Act (S. 1438/H.R. 3441). Urged administration to examine practices of health care staffing agencies. Supported passage of the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act (S. 4352). Supported passage of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 7961). Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act (S. 3799) - monitored Senate Committee adoption of PREVENT Pandemics Act. Supported inclusion of provisions to improve supply chain transparency and extend shelf life of prescription drugs. Supported passage of the Integrity, Notification, Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) Consumers Act (S. 963/H.R. 5502). 340B Drug Pricing Program - Urged HHS to enforce guidance that would allow 340B Covered Entities to utilize contract pharmacies. Food and Drug Administration User Fees (S. 4348, H.R.7667) - Urged inclusion of provisions in FDA user fee legislation to provide greater authorities for the FDA to promote supply chain transparency, clarifying language related to the Unapproved Drugs Initiative, the PASTUER Act (S.2076) and the PATCH Act (H.R. 7084). Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity - Shared insights and offered suggestions to CMS regarding health equity measurement, indices and data collection. Supported the Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503; S. 3039); The LINC to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509). Antimicrobial resistance (S. 2076) - Supported passage of the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act. Supported passage of Opioid Treatment Access Act (S. 3629/H.R. 6279). Supported passage of Drug Shortage Shelf Life Extension Act (S. 3493).

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.

Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office

HR.2256/S.834 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 HR2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act HR. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 S 3506 The Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act HR 5376 Build Back Better Act HR 6578 Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act HR 6000 Cures 2.0 HR 1868 - to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts and other purposes HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant Program S1666 - VITAL Act of 2021 - Verified Innovation Testing in American Laboratories Act of 2021 The Health Workforce Resilience Act Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act - J1 and H1B visas CLIA Waiver HR8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act HR7585 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Patent Reform FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act Right Drug Dose Now (Right) Act PREVENT Pandemics Act HR5602 - BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021

Client expense: $86,763 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3085, Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimers Clinical Trials (ENACT) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5030, Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act, all provisions H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2235, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6072, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) To Address Social Needs Act of 2021, provisions relating to social determinants of health, impact on mental health and social services S. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) To Address Social Needs Act of 2021, provisions relating to social determinants of health, impact on mental health and social services H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3799, Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 2163, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 464, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 666, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 162, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5248, Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1364, Parity Enforcement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3735, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions H.R. 7232, 9-8-8 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7116, 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022, all provisions S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, all provisions S. 4090, Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 3753, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 1962, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 3904, Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 4128, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8152, To provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement, all provisions H.R. 2377, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7910, Protecting Our Kids Act, all provisions S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 2503, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7192, Diagnostic Device Advisory Committee Act, all provisions H.R. 3085, Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimers Clinical Trials (ENACT) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5218, Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act, all provisions H.R. 7845, NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 4480, Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 7573, Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, all provisions S. 3593, Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, all provisions H.R. 5541, Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 1306, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions S. 412, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1843, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions H.R. 3778, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 1976, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions H.R. 6904, Patients Before Profits Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7053, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, all provisions S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 1364, Parity Enforcement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5224, Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6279, Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7234, Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act, all provisions H.R. 3352, Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7559, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8289, Banning Misleading Drug Ads Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3614, Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021, all provisions No Surprises Act/implementation Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Maternal mortality Maternal health and inequities/FY 2023 funding Prior Authorization AMA Recovery Plan for Americas Physicians/telehealth/prior authorization/physician burnout/scope Section 2527(b) of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA)/Open Access Language Retired Physician Re-entry COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities COVID-19/Vaccine distribution/Vaccines in physician offices Physician burnout and suicide COVID-19/Health Equity/vaccines COVID-19 response/testing/misinformation/therapeutics/Paxlovid Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Health Equity/Men who have sex with men/3-month blood donation use deferral Health Equity/Federally qualified health centers and clinical trials Womens Reproductive Health Medication Abortion Access Diabetes Provider Relief Fund/COVID-19 Electronic Health Records (EHR) Certification Data Privacy Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Digital Health/AI/Digital Therapeutics Monkeypox/testing/vaccination

Client expense: $4,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

S 464/HR 2163 Safe Step Act - implementing safe guards around step therapy (fail first) programs in ERISA regulated plans HR 1550 - PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 HR 3258 - TACT Act of 2021- improve patient access to anti-cancer oral medications HR 4385/S 3080- Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2021- oral parity HR 5801- HELP Copays Act- copay accumulator programs S 3039/HR 2503- Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021- SDOH HR 5030/S 2706- DIVERSE Trials Act- access to clinical trials HR 6584- DEPICT Act- access to clinical trials HR 6000- Cures 2.0 HR 5963/S 3611- Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act- extends deadlines, expands the uses of, and makes other changes pertaining to the Provider Relief Fund HR 4450/S 2352- Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act- requires private insurance to cover fertility preservation services ARPA-H FDA User Fee Agreement Reauthorization

Client expense: $155,610 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Prohibiting copay accumulators in ACA Exchange plans; addressing social determinants of health; H.R. 2503 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021; Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act (H.R. 6072/S. 509); H.R. 5801 - Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Build Back Better Act (Reconciliation bill) Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (HR 7666) Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act S. 4349/HR 809 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act of 2021 Maternal health: MOMMAs Act S. 411/HR 3407; Black Maternal Health Omnibus Act of 2021 S. 346/H.R. 959; Data to Save Moms Act S. 347/HR 925; IMPACT to Save Moms Act S 1675/HR 4387; Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1675/H.R. 4387 Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1810/H.R. 3541 Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Regulatory relief in light of coronavirus Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program, including S. 773/H.R. 3203 Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act (S. 54) Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503), Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act (S. 509) OSHA rule on COVID-19 Healthcare Workplace Safety No Surprises Act regulations Protecting Providers Everywhere in America Act (S. 308/H.R. 1436) 340B Drug Pricing Program legislation (S. 773/HR 3203) Behavioral health reimbursement and policies (Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act - H.R. 5035; Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act - H.R. 4945; Helping Kids Cope Act - H.R. 4944; Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (HR 7666) )

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Draft Legislation - IMD Medicaid (Napolitano) S. 586: NO PAIN Act H.R. 1551/S 584: Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recover for Eating Disorders Act H.R. 3450/S. 1727: Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3447: Permanency for Audio Only Telehealth Act H.R. 4058: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act S. 2069: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act H.R. 1738/S. 646: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act S.285: Medicaid Reentry Act S.340: TREATS Act H.R. 1577/S. 596: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 314: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act H.R 1868: To prevent across the board direct spending cuts S. 1512/H.R. 2903: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act S. 1798/H.R. 1398: TIKES Act H.R. 5674 / S. 3061: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Medicaid/Medicare/Private Insurance provisions in the Build Back Better Act S. 610, Public Law 117-71: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act H.R. 4406 Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act H.R. 341 Ensuring Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 6698 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act H.R. 6636 / S. 2697 Due Process Continuity of Care Act HR 3173/S. 3018 Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act Draft bill re: Medicare reimbursement of services provided by advanced trainees

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General Parkinson's disease information about symptoms, triggers, health coverage, health costs, social determinants of health related to Parkinson's disease and data collection, research, and health access for underserved communities Advocating for Parkinson's patients during COVID-19, including extension of health care subsidies Advocating for proposed repeal of Department of Health and Human Services rule entitled Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely Advocating on for more specific Parkinson's disease ICD-10-CM codes to assist in the continuation and coordination of care and allow researchers to have data to study the disease progression Advocating for expanding access to care via telehealth Advocating for reauthorization of CDCs National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (NNCSS) S. 3799, the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats (PREVENT), and Pandemics Act S. 253, the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act S. 1467/H.R. 2916, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act H.R. 5657, the Medical Marijuana Research Act H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act H.R. 2916/S. 1467, the VA Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2021 H.R. 3105, the Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act S. 1670/H.R. 3321, the Credit for Caring Act H.R. 253, the Adult Day Care Center Enhancement Act S. 464/H.R. 2163, the Safe Step Act H.R. 3013, the COVID Vaccine Transportation Access Act H.R. 2503, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 H.R. 6000, the Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act of 2022 H.R. 2565/S. 2952, the FDA Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 5435 BRAIN Act of 2021 S. 3427, the Neuroscience Center of Excellence Act of 2021 H.R. 6584, the DEPICT Act S.Res. 577: A resolution designating April 2022 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month" S. 331: ABLE Age Adjustment Act

Client expense: $61,153 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

HR 432 and S 828 To provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. HR 708 and S 168 To provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. HR 1384 and S 445 Loosens restrictions on doctors prescribing buprenorphine for addiction treatment. HR 2503 To direct the HHS Secretary to establish an interagency council on social determinants of health. S 660 Improves access to tele-mental health during the length of the COVID-19 PHE. S 674 To support public health infrastructure (funding up to $4.5 billion). HR 2255/S. 1024 To recapture unused immigrant visas and allocate them to doctors and nurses to help in the fight against COVID-19. HR 2903/S. 1512 Comprehensive bill to expand telehealth access and make permanent telehealth flexibilities available during COVID-19 pandemic. HR 3203/S. 773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program. S. 1162 To expand access to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). HR 4118 To authorize the HHS Secretary to invest in community-based violence reduction initiatives. S. 2257 To reduce drug and device shortages and costs. HR 5801 To apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Health care workforce shortage concerns. S. 3626 To improve access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) HR 7236 To expand the availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services under the Medicaid program HR 7353 To treat telehealth services as excepted benefits HR 7961 To protect hospital personnel from violence S 4352 To require a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic S 3189 To provide a pathway to health careers through health profession opportunity grants

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 1384,the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act S.445, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act H.R. 2503,the Social Determinants Accelerator Act S. 3039, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act H.R. 3517, Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act H.R. 3932 the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act S. 2076, the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act H.R. 4521, the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 6072 the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act S. 509, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act H.R.7008, Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R. 7503 Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 1384,the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act S.445, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act H.R. 2503,the Social Determinants Accelerator Act S. 3039, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act H.R. 3517, Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act H.R. 3932 the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act S. 2076, the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act H.R. 4521, the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 6072 the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act S. 509, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act H.R.7008, Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R. 7503 Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act S. 3792, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503/S. 3039).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

General issues related to consumer health data privacy; general issues related to Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services; general issues related to digital health equity; issues related to funding for Telehealth Resource Centers; issues related to funding for the National Quality Forum; Telehealth Modernization Act of 2021 (HR 1332/S 368); CONNECT for Health Act (HR 2903/S 1512); Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act (HR 5425/S 1988); Expanded Telehealth Access Act (HR 2168); PREVENT DIABETES Act (S 2173); Social Determinants Accelerator Act (HR 2503); Telemental Health Care Access Act (HR 4058/S 2061); Telehealth Extension Act (HR 6202);The Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (S. 3953), The Health Data Use & Privacy Commission Act (S.3620), and The Healthcare Cybersecurity Act (S.3904); general issues related to health data interoperability and implementation of the HHS Cures Act final rule; issues related to the extension of HDHP-HSA telehealth provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 432 and S 828 To provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. HR 708 and S 168 To provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. HR 1384 and S 445 Loosens restrictions on doctors prescribing buprenorphine for addiction treatment. HR 2503 To direct the HHS Secretary to establish an interagency council on social determinants of health. S 660 Improves access to tele-mental health during the length of the COVID-19 PHE. S 674 To support public health infrastructure (funding up to $4.5 billion). HR 2255/S. 1024 To recapture unused immigrant visas and allocate them to doctors and nurses to help in the fight against COVID-19. HR 2903/S. 1512 Comprehensive bill to expand telehealth access and make permanent telehealth flexibilities available during COVID-19 pandemic. HR 3203/S. 773 To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program. S. 1162 To expand access to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). HR 4118 To authorize the HHS Secretary to invest in community-based violence reduction initiatives. S. 2257 To reduce drug and device shortages and costs. HR 5801 To apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Health care workforce shortage concerns. S. 3626 To improve access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to COVID medical response,; COVID-19 vaccine distribution,; and health disparities; S.1362 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act. COVID relief and pandemic response, pandemic preparedness,; Supply chain, global operations, trade,; Pharmacy provider status, retail pharmacy H.R.2759 and S.1362,;ARPA-H, clinical trials, healthcare innovation, CURES 2.0,; Social determinants of health, health disparities in underserved communities; chronic health conditions H.R.2503.

Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social determinants of health; health disparities in underserved communities; chronic health conditions H.R.2503,; Drug pricing and transparency, access and adherence,; Domestic sourcing and production,; COVID relief and pandemic response, pandemic preparedness; Supply chain, global operations, trade.

Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social determinants of health; health disparities in underserved communities; chronic health conditions H.R.2503,; Drug pricing and transparency, access and adherence,; Domestic sourcing and production,; COVID relief and pandemic response, pandemic preparedness; Supply chain, global operations, trade.

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE