Expanding Medical Education Act

Health care innovation and artificial intelligence in healthcare Medicare coverage and reimbursement of telehealth and digital devices Chronic disease management Access to care Funding for Providers SDOH Health equity Health disparities Rural health and maternal health Healthcare workforce Medicare Shared Savings Program Medicare Advantage 340B Drug Pricing Program / Sustain 340B Act Telehealth/telemedicine Site neutral payments Connected Mom Act (S. 712) Funding for healthcare worker pipeline and medical schools Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 4985 / S. 3175) Tax exempt hospitals; Health care consolidation PBM legislation; Competition in health care S1403 Medical Student Education Authorization Act Funding for domestic manufacturing of PPE Lower Cost More Transparency Act Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act FY 2025 funding bills Implementation of the Make PPE in America Act Strategic National Stockpile Drug shortages SOAR Act (S. 3821) Dual eligible legislation Hepatitis C legislation Congressionally directed spending

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Health care innovation Medicare coverage and reimbursement of telehealth and digital devices Chronic disease management Access to care Funding for Providers SDOH Health equity Health disparities Rural health and maternal health Healthcare workforce Medicare Shared Savings Program Medicare Advantage 340B Drug Pricing Program / Sustain 340B Act Telehealth/telemedicine Site neutral payments Connected Mom Act (S. 712) Funding for healthcare worker pipeline and medical schools Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 4985 / S. 3175) Tax exempt hospitals; Health care consolidation PBM legislation; Competition in health care S1403 Medical Student Education Authorization Act Funding for domestic manufacturing of PPE Lower Cost More Transparency Act Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act FY 2025 funding bills Implementation of the Make PPE in America Act Strategic National Stockpile Drug shortages SOAR Act (S. 3821) Dual eligible legislation Hepatitis C legislation Congressionally directed spending

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

Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and elimination of Direct PLUS loans. H.R.4985/S.3175 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). Draft Pathway to Practice Act Issue: Support Pathway to Practice medical school scholarships and graduate medical education (GME) positions for underrepresented students. Draft National Medical Corps Act Issue: Support improving the pathway from community college to careers in medicine. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarship and grant aid. H.R.6585 - Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. H.R.6077 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. H.R.6951 - College Cost Reduction Act Issue: Oppose elimination of DirectPLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. H.R.7725/S.4115 - Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act Issue: Oppose policies that prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if they or accrediting associations adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. H. Res. 1180 Issue: Support efforts to increase awareness and recognize the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical education. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. H.R.8070 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Issue: Oppose amendments to NDAA that would attach the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and DETERRENT Act.

Health care innovation Medicare coverage and reimbursement of telehealth and digital devices Chronic disease management Access to care COVID-19 funding/waivers/flexibilities Funding for Providers Medicare coverage of tobacco cessation services SDOH Health equity Health disparities Rural health and maternal health Healthcare workforce Medicare Shared Savings Program Medicare Advantage 340B Drug Pricing Program Telehealth/telemedicine Site neutral payments Connected Mom Act (S. 712) Funding for healthcare worker pipeline Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 4985 / S. 3175) Tax exempt hospitals; Health care consolidation PBM legislation; Competition in health care S1403 Medical Student Education Authorization Act Funding for domestic manufacturing of PPE PAHPA Reauthorization Children's GME Lower Cost More Transparency Act Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act Funding for medical schools FY 2024 and FY 2025 funding bills Implementation of the Make PPE in America Act Strategic National Stockpile Drug shortages SOAR Act (S. 3821) Dual eligible legislation Hepatitis C legislation

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

Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R.4985/S.3175 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). Draft Pathway to Practice Act Issue: Support Pathway to Practice medical school scholarships and graduate medical education (GME) positions for underrepresented students. Draft National Medical Corps Act Issue: Support improving the pathway from community college to careers in medicine. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarship and grant aid. H.R.6585 - Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. H.R.6077 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. H.R.6951 - College Cost Reduction Act Issue: Oppose elimination of GradPLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. H.R.7725/S.4115 - Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act Issue: Oppose policies that prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if they or accrediting associations adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. S.4031 - Providing Resources and Opportunities for Health Education and Learning (PRO-HEAL) Act Issue: Support HRSA grants to expand provider pipeline programs to create pathways to health care careers. H.R.7258/S.3968 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support enhanced community-based training opportunities for medical students, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas, and fostering long-term sustainable physician practices in high-need communities. H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of HRSA to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders.

Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R.4985 - Expanding Medical Education Act Draft Senate Bill Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including MSIs. Draft Pathway to Practice Act Issue: Support Pathway to Practice medical school scholarships and GME positions for underrepresented students. Draft National Medical Corps Act Issue: Support improving the pathway from community college to careers in medicine. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarship and grant aid.

Client expense: $641,145 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 4985, the Expanding Medical Education Act H.R. 5894/S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Congressionally directed spending issues; gender affirming medical care related issues; Graduate Medical Education (GME) related issues; funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023; Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding issues; mental health issues S.2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act; hospital facility fee related issues H.R.3887, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023; gender affirming medical care related issues H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding and payment issues; Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) payment issues H.R. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 S. 1869, Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement Act; Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) payment issues Final Rule, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services (HHS), (88 FR 78818) (11/16/2023) Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program 88 FR 78818; Relief from 3.4% cut finalized in CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule; Physician Fee Schedule issues; proposed cuts H.R. 2665, Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding related issues Allocation of Graduate Medical Education (GME) slots related issues, related to the implementation of GME slots provided through Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 (P.L. 116-260) Health equity related issues Issues related to screening patients for social drivers of health 340B Program related issues Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program related issues

Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R.4985/S.3175 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including MSIs. Draft Pathway to Practice Act Issue: Support Pathway to Practice medical school scholarships and GME positions for underrepresented students. Draft National Medical Corps Act Issue: Support improving the pathway from community college to careers in medicine. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarship and grant aid. H.R.6585 - Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. H.R.6077 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans.

Client expense: $492,940 · Firm income: Not reported

Health care innovation; Medicare coverage and reimbursement of telehealth and digital devices; Chronic disease management; Access to care; COVID-19 funding/waivers/flexibilities; Funding for Providers; Medicare coverage of tobacco cessation services; SDOH; Health equity; Health disparities; Rural health and maternal health; Healthcare workforce; Medicare Shared Savings Program; Medicare Advantage; 340B Drug Pricing Program; Telehealth/telemedicine; site neutral payments; Connected Mom Act (S. 712); DEA teleprescribing policy; Funding for healthcare worker pipeline; Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 4985 / S. 3175); Tax exempt hospitals; Health care consolidation; PBM legislation; Competition in health care; S1403 Medical Student Education Authorization Act; Funding for domestic manufacturing of PPE; PAHPA Reauthorization; Children's GME; Lower Cost More Transparency Act; Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act; Funding for medical schools; FY 2024 funding bills; Implementation of the Make PPE in America Act; Strategic National Stockpile

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

H.R. 4985, the Expanding Medical Education Act S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; congressionally directed spending/community project funding requests; Graduate Medical Education (GME) related issues Draft bill, Stop Drug Shortages Act; 340B Program related issues Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) related issues; health equity issues; patient screening issues related to social drivers of healthcare Learning Health Systems Advancement issues; Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related issues H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cut related issues H.R. 3290, To amend Title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program; issues related to proposed reporting requirements under the 340B drug discount program by outpatient departments Issues related to proposals including proposed cuts to reimbursement rates for hospital outpatient departments Issues related to the Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests; Food and Drug Administration Proposals related to repealing proposed Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Proposals related to 340B program contract pharmacy practices

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization Issues: Support affordable income driven repayment plans for borrowers. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of GradPLUS loans. H.R.4985 - Expanding Medical Education Act Draft Senate Bill Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including MSIs. Draft Pathway to Practice Act Issue: Support Pathway to Practice medical school scholarships and GME positions for underrepresented students. Draft National Medical Corps Act Issue: Support improving the pathway from community college to careers in medicine. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Educate Congress on the role academic medicine can serve with the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarship and grant aid.

Client expense: $641,145 · Firm income: Not reported