A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.

Discussed the Suicide Prevention Research INnovaTion Act (S. 2035). Supported the Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 (S. 153). Supported ensuring network adequacy and protections for pediatric benefits within ACA's essential health benefits. Supports providing improved guidance around notification on Medicare eligibility to individuals not yet collecting Social Security benefits. Supports improving health benefit designs and a guarantee that there is health insurance plan transparency for Affordable Care Act enrollees. Supports protecting the definition of habilitative services and ensuring nondiscrimination as its relates to the provision of health benefits and services. Continues to discuss the 21st Century Cures Initiative with Congress. This initiative attempts to ensure improved access in the discovery, development and delivery of pharmaceutical therapies for the spinal cord injury community. Supports improved access to durable medical equipment and assistive technologies. Supports the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) addressing patient safety issues and the need for more guidance from the FDA on how biologics and biosimilars are being tested and made available to the public. Urges Congress to repeal the cap on therapy services under Medicare. Urges Congress to pursue passage of Ensuring Access To Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act (HR 942/S. 948). Urges Congress to pass HR 4920 - The DMEPOS Medicare Improvement Act - requires state licenses for providers of durable medical equipment (DME) providers and requires that DME companies contracted with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid must be bound by that contract to provide services and equipment to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Supports S. 1027 - improved co-ordination of disability and rehabilitation research funding at the National Institutes of Health. Opposes site-neutral payments under Medicare. Supports CMS including a broader range of remote access technologies in the basic health benefit packages offered under CMS.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

NIH Rehab Issues S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at NIH APTA role with NIH Tramatic Brain Injury ResearchSupport of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions H.R. 4384 America Heals Act S.2115 The American Cures Act NIH Research and Development Funding H.R.4251 National Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Improvement Act Comments on "Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Common Data Element (CDE) Public Review Package AHRQ Quality Measure Development Panel for Hip Fracture Patients and Fall Risk in PAC Comments on Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Known Risk Factors PT role in childhood obesity

Client expense: $308,338 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Health and Human Services issues; HHS appropriations; NIH appropriations and research structure; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; restructuring of R&D research programs within federal agencies; Rehab Act reauthorization; health reform implementation;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare physician payment legislation; Medicare payment quality measurement legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations for research; disability and rehabilitation research; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

National Institutes of Health and Public Health Service Act; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; rehabilitation issues; Department of Education research programs and Medicare and Medicaid issues; disability and rehabilitation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (S.1485) Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R.2667) Comments/Testimony to FDA-Sec.907 of FDASIA Comments to CMS-Exchanges & Health Plans Qulaity Rating SystemCommunity Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.2424) Community Prevention Grants Continuous Coverage Act (S.1699) Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Fairness for American Families Act (H.R.2668) Food and Drug Administration Strategic Priorities 2014-2018 (FDA-2014-N-0833) Health Care Waiver Fairness Act (H.R. 2700) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5294) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (H.R.4706) HHS- Clinical Trials Insurance Coverage (ACA Sec. 2709) If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act (S.1617) Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act (S.1642) Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R.3350) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S.1471) No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 (H.R.2702) Next Generation Research Act (S.1552) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (H.R.1339 & S.641) Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R.1666) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S.531 & H.R.2179) 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1612-P) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed Rule on 90-Day Waiting Period (DOL/CMS/IRS) Proposed Rule on Exchange & Market Standards (CMS) Providing Accountability and Transperency to Incentivize Economically Necessary Transition in Health Care Act (H.R. 2688) Quality Rating System Scoring Specifications Comments (CMS) Research for All Act (H.R. 4879) Return to Work Act (S.1026 & H.R.3351) Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Neurological Disorders (SSA-2006-0140) The HELP America Act (S.39) To Improve, Coordinate & Enhance Rehabilitation Research at NIH (S.1027) The Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R.1549) The Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) Veterans Emergency Medical Technician Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S. 1471) Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (07-114; FCC 14-13) Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act (H.R. 2457)

NIH Rehab Issues S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at NIH APTA role with NIH Tramatic Brain Injury ResearchSupport of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions H.R. 4384 America Heals Act S.2115 The American Cures Act NIH Research and Development Funding H.R.4251 National Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Improvement Act Comments on "Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Common Data Element (CDE) Public Review Package AHRQ Quality Measure Development Panel for Hip Fracture Patients and Fall Risk in PAC Comments on Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Known Risk Factors PT role in childhood obesity

Client expense: $308,338 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Health and Human Services issues; HHS appropriations; NIH appropriations and research structure; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; restructuring of R&D research programs within federal agencies; Rehab Act reauthorization; health reform implementation;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare physician payment legislation; Medicare payment quality measurement legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations for research; disability and rehabilitation research; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

National Institutes of Health and Public Health Service Act; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; rehabilitation issues; Department of Education research programs and Medicare and Medicaid issues; disability and rehabilitation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

HR 1098 - Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013: Support passage. S. 1027 - Rehabilitation Research Improvement Act: Advocate to improve coordination and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. Support passage. HR 4631/S 2449 - Combatting Autism Reauthorization Act/Autism CARES Act: Supported reauthorization of provisions before they expired. (Became PL 113-151) Meeting with Director of NIH, Dr. Frances Collins; Director of NICHD, Dr. Allen Guttmacher; Director Office of Legislation and Public Policy, Lisa Kaeser: Discussed enhancing the stature of NCMRR and emphasized the importance of rehabilitation research and the role of occupational therapy. Meeting with Dept. of Education Director of NIDRR, John Tschida: Discussed the important role of NIDRR in rehabilitation science and transition from Department of Education to Dept. of Health and Human Services, and importance of occupational therapy research.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1098 - Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013: Support passage. S. 1027 - Rehabilitation Research Improvement Act: Advocate to improve coordination and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. Support passage.No bill#: Supported reauthorization of the Combating Autism Act before it expires in September. HR 4631 - Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (Autism CARES): support passage of provisions before they expire. Meeting with Director of NIH, Dr. Frances Collins; Director of NICHD, Dr. Allen Guttmacher; Director Office of Legislation and Public Policy, Lisa Kaeser: Discussed enhancing the stature of NCMRR and emphasized the importance of rehabilitation research and also the role of occupational therapy. Meeting with Dept. of Education Director of NIDRR, John Tschida: discussed the important role of NIDRR in rehabilitation science and transition from Department of Education to Dept. of Health and Human Services, and importance of occupational therapy research.

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

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

HR 1098 - Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act; S. 1027 - A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institute of Health.

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

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

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Health and Human Services issues; HHS appropriations; NIH appropriations and research structure; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; restructuring of R&D research programs within federal agencies; Rehab Act reauthorization; health reform implementation;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S. 1027.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare physician payment legislation; Medicare payment quality measurement legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations for research; disability and rehabilitation research; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

National Institutes of Health and Public Health Service Act; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; rehabilitation issues; Department of Education research programs and Medicare and Medicaid issues; disability and rehabilitation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

NIH Rehab Issues S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at NIH APTA role with NIH Tramatic Brain Injury ResearchSupport of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions H.R. 4384 America Heals Act S.2115 The American Cures Act NIH Research and Development Funding H.R.4251 National Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Improvement Act Comments on "Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Common Data Element (CDE) Public Review Package AHRQ Quality Measure Development Panel for Hip Fracture Patients and Fall Risk in PAC Comments on Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Known Risk Factors

Client expense: $492,169 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Health and Human Services issues; HHS appropriations; NIH appropriations and research structure; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; restructuring of R&D research programs within federal agencies; Rehab Act reauthorization; health reform implementation;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare physician payment legislation; Medicare payment quality measurement legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations for research; disability and rehabilitation research; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

National Institutes of Health and Public Health Service Act; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; rehabilitation issues; Department of Education research programs and Medicare and Medicaid issues; disability and rehabilitation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

HR 1098 - Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013: Support passage. S. 1027 - Rehabilitation Research Improvement Act: Advocate to improve coordination and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. Support passage.No bill#: Supported reauthorization of the Combating Autism Act before it expires in September.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

NIH Rehab Issues S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at NIH APTA role with NIH Tramatic Brain Injury ResearchComments on Behavioral Health Programs for Diabetes Mellitus Comments on Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain Comments on Transition Care for Children With Special Health Needs Support of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions H.R. 4384 America Heals Act S.2115 The American Cures Act NIH Research and Development Funding H.R.4251 National Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Improvement Act

Client expense: $454,968 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1027, A Bill to Enhance NIH Research; FY 2015 Labor Health & Human Services and and Education Appropriations Bill report language on rehabilitation issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1027, A Bill to Enhance NIH Research; FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill report language on rehabilitation issues.

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

Government targets: SENATE

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabilitation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

HR 1098 - Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013: Support passage. S. 1027 - Rehabilitation Research Improvement Act: Advocate to improve coordination and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. Support passage.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S. 1027, the Rehab Improvement Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for research; disability and rehabiliation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Health and Human Services issues; HHS appropriations; NIH appropriations and research structure; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; restructuring of R&D research programs within federal agencies; Rehab Act reauthorization; health reform implementation;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare physician payment legislation; Medicare payment quality measurement legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations for research; disability and rehabilitation research; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

National Institutes of Health and Public Health Service Act; S. 1027 The Rehab Improvement Act; rehabilitation issues; Department of Education research programs and Medicare and Medicaid issues; disability and rehabilitation research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

NIH Rehab Issues S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at NIH APTA role with NIH Healthy People 2020 Public Comment PeriodChronic Venous Leg Lulcer Treatment: Future Research Needs Screening for Cognitive IMpairment in Older Adults USPSTF Transitional Care Interventions to Prevent Heart Failure Readmissions Treatments for Fibromyalgia in Adult Subgroups

Client expense: $455,858 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1027, A Bill to Improve, Coordinate, and Enhance Rehabilitation Research at the National Institutes of Health

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

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

NIH Rehab Issues S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at NIH APTA role with NIH Obesity Research at AHRQ Comments

Client expense: $552,813 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Support for the preservation and expansion of the graduate medical education funding; Support for improved concussion safety standards for youth athletics including supporting Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (S.1546); Support for the expanded and appropriate use of telemedicine; Support S 1027 to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the NIH;Support the reduction/elimination of specialty tiers within private health plans including supporting HR 460, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2013; Opposing automatic sequestration cuts to NIH research; Support the Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act (S. 959); Nominated Dr. John C. Morris to serve as a physician/researcher on the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Care, Research and Services.

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1027, A Bill to Improve, Coordinate, and Enhance Rehabilitation Research at the National Institutes of Health

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

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

HR 1098 - Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013: Support passage. S. 1027 - Rehabilitation Research Improvement Act: Advocate to improve coordination and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. Support passage.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)