Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project IRF Three-Hour Rule - H.R. 6110, the Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2023 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. H.R.8702/S. 4532, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 - H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 - H.R. 4968, the Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors Act of 2023 - H.R. 5213, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2023 Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act of 2023 - H.R. 10073, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024 Scope of Practice - H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act of 2023 - H.R. 618 / S. 131, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - National Standards of Practice at the Department of Veterans Affairs Telehealth - Extension of federal telehealth waivers first implemented during COVID-19 public health emergency

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

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

COVID-19 / Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) / Long COVID - S. 801 / H.R. 1616, the CARE for Long COVID Act of 2023 - H.R. 1114, the Long COVID Recovery Now Act of 2023 - H.R. 3258, the TREAT Long COVID Act of 2023 - S. 2560, the Long COVID Support Act of 2023 - H.R. 9907 / S. 4964, the Long COVID Research Moonshot Act of 2024 Funding for Rehabilitation Research Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project Streamlining access to rehabilitation for Medicare beneficiaries (SNF three day rule, IRF three hour rule) - H.R. 6110, the Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2023 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. H.R.8702 /S. 4532, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 - H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 - H.R. 4968, the Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors Act of 2023 - H.R. 5213, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2023 Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act of 2023 - H.R. 10073, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024 Scope of Practice - H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act of 2023 - H.R. 618 / S. 131, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - National Standards of Practice at the Department of Veterans Affairs Telehealth - Extension of federal telehealth waivers first implemented during COVID-19 public health emergency

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 7629/S. 4356) Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82/S. 597) Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995) USPS Shipping Equity Act (H.R. 3721/S.5069) Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618/S.131) Door delivery resolution (H.Res. 376) Postal Service retirement funds investment

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 411, Lead by Example Act of 2023 H.R. 618, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act S. 131, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023 H.R. 2376, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and title 5 of the United States Code to facilitate participation in Federal benefits programs, and for other purposes H.R. 2828, Family Building FEHB Fairness Act S. 1262, Family Building FEHB Fairness Act H.R. 3421, Medicare for All Act S. 1655, Medicare for All Act H.R. 4731, Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act S. 2386, Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act H.R. 6230, Doctor Knows Best Act of 2023 H.R. 6283, DRUG Act H.R. 6347, Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2023 H.R. 6716, Healthy MOM Act H.R. 6959, Fix FEDVIP Age Act H.R. 7337, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2024 H.R. 7868, FEHB Protection Act S. 4035, FEHB Protection Act H.R. 8128, Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act of 2024 H.R. 9096, Pharmacists Fight Back Act H.R. 9099, Federal Food Administration Act of 2024 S. 4745, Federal Food Administration Act of 2024

Client expense: $347,983 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

- Issues related to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, including telemedicine and definition of physician - HR 618, S.131, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - S. 3700, Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2024

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 618, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, all provisions S. 131, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, all provisions H.R. 2923, Living Donor Protection Act, all provisions of 2023, all provisions S. 1384, Living Donor Protection Act, all provisions of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1359, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, all provisions S. 644, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2630, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 652, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 2761, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all provisions S. 705, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all provisions S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act, all provisions S. 113, Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 7153, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act, all provisions S. 1375, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act, all provisions S. 127, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 8325, Physician and Patient Safety Act, all provisions S. 4278, Physician and Patient Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 8383, Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, all provisions S. 4079, Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, all provisions S. 3447, Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023, all provisions S. 2647, SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023, all provisions S. 3370, Promoting Maternal and Child Health Through Substance Use Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 1117, Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3417, Facilitating Accountability In Reimbursements (FAIR) Act, provisions relating to site neutral payments H.R. 6033, Supporting Patient Education And Knowledge (SPEAK) Act of 2024, provisions relating to telehealth/equity H.R. 2411, National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6230, Doctor Knows Best Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 9572, Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 6881, AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 10282, Expanding Support for Living Donors Act of 2024, all provisions CURES 2.0/draft Dr. Paul Farmer Global Health Training Act/draft Artificial Intelligence for Care Utilization Research and Efficacy Act of 2024/draft Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act/draft 21st Century Cures Act/implementation improvement No Surprises Act implementation Maternal Health Prior Authorization Public health/Infectious diseases/Chronic diseases Substance use disorder Cybersecurity Health IT and HIPAA/health data access privacy Augmented Intelligence Health Equity Reproductive health Health Information Technology/interoperability (HTI-2) Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Health IT Certification Electronic Health Record (EHR) certification Physician burden reduction/Health IT Interoperability/data sharing/information blocking/provider disincentives Data segmentation Insights condition/maintenance of certification reporting CHANGE Healthcare Cyberattack Overdose epidemic Substance use disorder/barriers to care Rural and small hospitals/obstetrical services/conditions of participation Gender affirming care Nuclear power plants/decommissioning/health risks Nations drug supply/severe weather events

Client expense: $6,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

- Telehealth issues - Workforce development; veterans' health care; Medicare reimbursement including "incident to" billing; Medicare hospice restrictions; transparency; opioid addiction treatment; mental health; telehealth. - Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (S. 260, H.R. 704) - Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023 (S. 131, H.R. 618) - Value-based care - ACO Assignment Improvement Act (S. 3939, H.R. 7665) - Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (H.R. 2583, S. 3481) - Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 2713, S. 2414)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

(H.R. 618/S. 131) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 618/S. 131 - the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act Provider neutral language in federal forms, documents and surveys

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for a 7.4% increase in federal by for 2025 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, H.R. 8773. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 7127 and S. 3688 to provide a 7.4% increase to federal employees pay in 2025. Lobbied for a minimum of parity in the 2025 pay between military and civilian employees to provide at least a 4.5% pay raise. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the Presidents FY 2025 budget request to continue GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee. Lobbied in support of the Fund the TSA Act," H.R. 3394. Lobbied in support of the TSA Commuting Fairness Act, H.R. 8662. Lobbied in support of the Rights for the "TSA Workforce Act," H.R. 8370 / S. 4334 to provide full title 5 collective bargaining rights for transportation security officers. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of additional security measures for scheduled charter flights so they are fully subject to TSA screening. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2025 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Lobbied for changes to S. 4043, the Telework Transparency Act of 2024 to prevent arbitrary office space reductions and/or telework restrictions. Lobbied against a proposed Romney amendment to S. 4043 to impose remote surveillance on teleworking federal employees. Lobbied against the Perry amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to question to role of official time by ordering a biased reporting its use in the federal workplace. Lobbied against a proposed Scott amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to curtail collective bargaining rights for dual status technicians employed by the Defense Department. Lobbied against H.R 4848, the Censorship Accountability Act, which would expose federal employees performing their lawful duties to personal civil liability over purported intrusions into the First Amendment. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Lobbied against H.R. 9594 the Protect Taxpayers Wallets Act which would effectively end official time for federal unions. Lobbied against H.R. 8314 the No Foreign Election Interference Act which would have interfered with the functioning of union political action committees. Lobbied against S. 4321 the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act which may have punished federal healthcare providers who provided reproductive care. Lobbied against S. 4667 the Risky Research Review Act which would impose criminal penalties and other sanctions on federal workers reviewing or performing medical research. Lobbied in favor of S. 131 to improve federal workers ability to access workers compensation benefits in case of work-related injury. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

Lobbied for Julie Su to serve as Secretary of the Department of Labor. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7127/S. 3688, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates" (FAIR) Act to increase pay for federal employees by 7.4%. Lobbied in support of H.R. 856/S. 274, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act" to give federal employees twelve weeks of paid leave for instances covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Lobbied in support of expanded paid leave for instances of stillbirth. Lobbied in support of expanded paid bereavement leave to cover adult children under 26 years old. Lobbied in support of full funding and staffing at the Department of Labor including at OSHA and MSHA. Lobbied for an increase in pay and staffing of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education. Lobbied in support of good faith bargaining and strong union role in return to work bargaining for EEOC employees. Urged Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to move with all due consideration and speed to confirm nominees to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and in support of the confirmation of Anne Wagner to be a member of the Authority. FY 2025 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations (H.R. 9029): Lobbied in support of increased funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA), in support of upgrading SSA legal assistants and customer service representatives positions, in support of report language directing SSA to roll back the average call handling time goal at teleservice centers and mandate call waiting time estimates to the public, in support of funds to renovate and restore National Personal Protection Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) facilities in Bruceton and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, in support of language stating that the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) user fees collected for leading the national respirator conformity assessment activities, including certification of respirators, will not expire with the fiscal year, and in support of increased funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Lobbied in support of H.R. 618 / S. 131, the "Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act" allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to diagnose, prescribe treatment, and certify an injury and the extent of disability for the purpose of compensating federal workers under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Lobbied in support of the Equal Remedies Act of 2024 to eliminate statutory damage caps and enhance protections for workers in discrimination cases. Lobbied in support of increased funding for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024.

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

(H.R. 618/S. 131) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

(H.R. 618/S. 131) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R.10445) Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.10545) American Relief Act, 2025 (H.R.10515) American Relief Act, 2025

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare reimbursement and incident-to billing, Medicare hospice restrictions, telehealth, transparency, healthcare competition, coverage and access to mental health and primary care services, the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S 131, HR 618), the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (S 800, HR 4870), the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (S. 3481, HR 2583), the ACO Assignment Improvement Act (S 3939, HR 7665), the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (S 2418, HR 2713), Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S 131, HR 618), Medical Nutrition Therapy Act (S 3297, HR 6407), Hospice CARE Act of 2024 (HR 9803), PA Educational and Workforce Training Programs, federal PA workforce issues at the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Services, and other agencies, implementation of provider non-discrimination provision of the No Surprises Act.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus NO Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps No Bill No. - COVID-19 Vaccines No Bill No. - PAHPA Reauthorization NO Bill No. - Medicare Physician Payment Reform No Bill No. - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act No Bill No. - Physician Workforce No Bill No. - Prior authorization/reducing administrative burden NO Bill No. - Health care affordability, including Medicare physician payments and site neutral payments, anti-competitive contracting, and the No Surprises Act No Bill No. - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act No Bill No. - DATA in Public Health Act No Bill No. - Complete Care Act No Bill No. - Health Communication Access and Resources for Everyone Act No Bill No. - Tobacco Users Quit Act(S.704/H.R. 1202) REDI Act No Bill No. - FY2024 NDAA No Bill No. - Vaccine commercialization No Bill No. - VA Standards of Practice No Bill No. - MATE Improvement Act No Bill No. - SPEAK Act of 2023 No Bill No. - Access to Donor Milk Act NO Bill No. - Health Communication Access and Resources for Everyone Act No Bill No. - Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act No Bill No. - Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act No Bill No. - Change Cyberattack No Bill No. - Inpatient prospective Payment Rule No Bill No. - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act No Bill No. - Protecting Communities Through Immunizations Act No Bill No. - Mental Health and MAMA Act No Bill No. - SEEK HELP Act No Bill No. - Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act No Bill No. - Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drugs Ad Online Act No Bill No. - Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 No Bill No. - BLOCKING Act No. Bill No. - Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Act (S. 230/H.R. 834) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (S. 862) Restoring America's Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act (H.R. 498) 988 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act (H.R. 1114) Long-COVID Recovery Now Act (S. 114/H.R. 766) Preventive Health Savings Act (S. 923) Better Mental Health for Americans (H.R. 286) Healthcare Providers' Safety Act (H.R. 2569) DOC Act (H.R. 1770) Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (H.R. 2630/S.652) Safe Step Act (H.R. 3800) Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3029) Primary Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 5378) Lower Cost More Transparency Act (H.R. 2584) Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 4392/S.2188) PrEP Access and Coverage Act (H.R. 6067) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (S. 3295/H.R. 5569) Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act (H.R. 1117) Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act (H.R. 5909) Care for Grieving Families Act (H.R. 1616/S.807) Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) for Long COVID Act (H.R. 3258) Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment (TREAT) Long COVID Act (S. 2560) Long COVID Support Act (H.R. 6038/S.3108) Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addition (PROTECT) Act (H.R. 6103/S.3137) Support Through Loss Act (S. 3070) Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7381) - Healthcare Enhancement and Learning Through Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Act (S. Res. 597) - A Resolution Creating a Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness (S. 3740) STRONGER Act (H.R. 6965) - EPIPEN Act (S.3779) - Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act (S. 3679/H.R. 7153) - Lorna Breen Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3752) Parity Enforcement Act (S. 8) - Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 1692) - Health care Affordability Act (H.R. 5010) - Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act (H.R. 7891) - Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 8383) - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 7153/S.3679) - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 4429) - Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act (H.R. 7681) - Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act (H.R. 7808) - EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7855) - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024 (H.R. 6664) - Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6412) - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 3800) - Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 618/S. 131) - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 8839/S.5203) - Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act (H.R. 10129/S. 5330) - Prenatal Care for Military Families Act (H.R. 10098) - Family Plus Health Care Act (H.R. 1359/S. 644) - Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (H.R. 9774/S. 5194) - Health Care Affordability Act

Client expense: $1,072,997 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R.7266/S.3770 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act H.R.7002/S.2815 - Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act H.R.3768/S.1851 - Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Service (MOMS) Act of 2023 H.R.3305/S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R.2713/S.2418 - Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R.7153/S.3679 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R.3263 - Support Faculty and Expand Access to Nursing School Act of 2023 H.R.9133/S.4835 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2024 H.R.618/S.131 - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R.2411/S.1150 - National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023 H.R.8330 - Stop Nurse Shortages Act H.R.10280 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Support for clinical education Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce and Strengthen Public Health System Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and Title VIII Reauthorization Nursing Education, Workforce, Research, and Public Health needs in all communities include rural, urban, and underserved areas 21st Century Cures Initiative Support for the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Nursing Research, nurse scientists and researchers, and national biomedical research Nomination of nurses on Scientific Management Review Board Addressing health care nursing workforce shortage and supporting nursing education pathways, clinical education, and academic progression Support Mental Health Programs for Nursing Students and the Workforce Safety and health of nurse educators and nursing students Mitigating Nursing Workforce Challenges by Optimizing Learning Environments Ensure nursing students, educators, nurses, and nursing schools are included in future public health and disaster preparedness efforts Maternal and perinatal health Long-term care initiatives Telehealth

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Physician payment issues (MEI, E/M Budget Neutrality, APMs, MIPS) including SFC white paper: Bolstering Chronic Care through Physician Payment: Current Challenges and Policy Options in Medicare Part B; Prior authorization in Medicare Advantage; HR 1770/S. 2477 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act HR 766/S 144 Preventive Health Savings Act HR 618/ S 131 Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023. S.1512 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 Monitoring PBM legislation - S. 1967 and S. 1038 H.R. 4822, Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R. 3284, Providers and Payers COMPETE Act; S. 3503, Value in Healthcare Act;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation and policies related to: Workplace safety and violence prevention for nurse, advanced practice registered nurses, and other health care professionals H.R. 618/S. 131, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $27,400

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Legislation and policies related to: Workplace safety and violence prevention for nurse, advanced practice registered nurses, and other health care professionals H.R. 618/S. 131, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act S. 3139, Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

COVID-19 / Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) / Long COVID - S. 801 / H.R. 1616, the CARE for Long COVID Act of 2023 - H.R. 1114, the Long COVID Recovery Now Act of 2023 - H.R. 3258, the TREAT Long COVID Act of 2023 - S. 2560, the Long COVID Support Act of 2023 - H.R. 9907 / S. 4964, the Long COVID Research Moonshot Act of 2024 Funding for Rehabilitation Research Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project Streamlining access to rehabilitation for Medicare beneficiaries (SNF three day rule, IRF three hour rule) - H.R. 6110, the Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2023 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. H.R.8702 /S. 4532, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 - H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 - H.R. 4968, the Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors Act of 2023 - H.R. 5213, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2023 Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act of 2023 Scope of Practice - H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act of 2023 - H.R. 618 / S. 131, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - National Standards of Practice at the Department of Veterans Affairs

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Project IRF Three-Hour Rule - H.R. 6110, the Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2023 Prior Authorization Reform - H.R. H.R.8702/S. 4532, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 - H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 - H.R. 4968, the Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors Act of 2023 - H.R. 5213, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2023 Medicare Reimbursement / Physician Payment Schedule Cuts - H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act of 2023 Scope of Practice - H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act of 2023 - H.R. 618 / S. 131, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - National Standards of Practice at the Department of Veterans Affairs

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

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

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 7629/S. 4356) Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82/S. 597) Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995) USPS Shipping Equity Act (H.R. 3721/S.5069) Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618/S.131) Door delivery resolution (H.Res. 376) Postal Service retirement funds investment

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Issues related to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, including telemedicine and definition of physician - EEOICPA issues related to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025 - HR 618, S.131, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - S. 3700, Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2024

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 411, Lead by Example Act of 2023 H.R. 618, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act S. 131, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023 H.R. 2376, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and title 5 of the United States Code to facilitate participation in Federal benefits programs, and for other purposes H.R. 2828, Family Building FEHB Fairness Act S. 1262, Family Building FEHB Fairness Act H.R. 3421, Medicare for All Act S. 1655, Medicare for All Act H.R. 4731, Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act S. 2386, Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act H.R. 6230, Doctor Knows Best Act of 2023 H.R. 6283, DRUG Act H.R. 6347, Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2023 H.R. 6716, Healthy MOM Act H.R. 6959, Fix FEDVIP Age Act H.R. 7337, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2024 H.R. 7868, FEHB Protection Act S. 4035, FEHB Protection Act H.R. 8128, Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act of 2024 H.R. 9096, Pharmacists Fight Back Act H.R. 9099, Federal Food Administration Act of 2024 S. 4745, Federal Food Administration Act of 2024

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

H.R. 618, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, all provisions S. 131, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2923, Living Donor Protection Act of 2023, all provisions S. 1384, Living Donor Protection Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1359, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, all provisions S. 644, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act, all provisions S. 114, Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act, all provisions H.R. 2630, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 652, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 113, Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 7153, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act, all provisions S. 127, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 8325, Physician and Patient Safety Act, all provisions S. 4278, Physician and Patient Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 3417, Facilitating Accountability In Reimbursements (FAIR) Act, provisions relating to site neutral payments H.R. 6033, Supporting Patient Education And Knowledge (SPEAK) Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 2411, National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6230, Doctor Knows Best Act of 2023, all provisions S. 4349, A bill to require private health plans to provide for secure electronic transmission of prior authorization requests for prescription drugs, all provisions H.R. 6881, AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions S. 5271, A bill to require the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to temporarily exempt buprenorphine from the Suspicious Orders Report System for the remainder of the opioid public health emergency, all provisions H.R. 206, Healthy Technology Act of 2023, all provisions Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act/draft Dr. Paul Farmer Global Health Training Act/draft Telehealth/Licensure portability Telehealth/Reserve Health Readiness Program South Asians in United States/Cardiovascular disease/high mortality rates OBGYN data/Georgia Health information technology/interoperability (HTI-2) Laboratory developed tests Telehealth/data needs Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)/electronic records Mental health parity/addiction equity CHANGE Healthcare cyberattack Cybersecurity incident reporting Nutrition/sodium reduction Maternal mortality Reproductive health Health equity Digital Health/AI Misinformation regulation Medical debt

Client expense: $5,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

- Telehealth issues - Workforce development; veterans' health care; Medicare reimbursement including "incident to" billing; Medicare hospice restrictions; transparency; opioid addiction treatment; mental health; telehealth. - Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (S. 260, H.R. 704) - Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023 (S. 131, H.R. 618) - Value-based care - ACO Assignment Improvement Act (S. 3939, H.R. 7665) - Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (H.R. 2583, S. 3481) - Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 2713, S. 2414)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

(H.R. 618/S. 131) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 618/S. 131 - the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act Provider neutral language in federal forms, documents and surveys

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Support of Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees, H.R. 856/S. 274 Support of Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82/S. 597 Support of Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers, H.R. 618/S. 131 Support of Equal COLA Act, H.R. 304 Protecting collective bargaining rights of employees throughout the federal and postal workforces Opposition to cuts to federal and postal employees healthcare and retirement benefits Support of expanding the non-deduction service that may be creditable under the Federal Employee Retirement Service Support of Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act, H.R. 5883/S.3029 Support of the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, H.R. 5995 Opposition to the Fiscal Commission Act, H.R. 5779 Opposition to the Fiscal Stability Act, S. 3262

Client expense: $7,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for a 7.4% increase in federal by for 2025 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, H.R. 8773. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 7127 and S. 3688 to provide a 7.4% increase to federal employees pay in 2025. Lobbied for a minimum of parity in the 2025 pay between military and civilian employees to provide at least a 4.5% pay raise. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the Presidents FY 2025 budget request to continue GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee. Lobbied in support of the Fund the "TSA Act," H.R. 3394. Lobbied in support of the Rights for the "TSA Workforce Act," H.R. 8370 / S. 4334 to provide full title 5 collective bargaining rights for transportation security officers. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of additional security measures for scheduled charter flights so they are fully subject to TSA screening. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2025 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Lobbied for changes to S. 4043, the Telework Transparency Act of 2024 to prevent arbitrary office space reductions and/or telework restrictions. Lobbied against a proposed Romney amendment to S. 4043 to impose remote surveillance on teleworking federal employees. Lobbied against the Perry amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to question to role of official time by ordering a biased reporting its use in the federal workplace. Lobbied against a proposed Scott amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to curtail collective bargaining rights for dual status technicians employed by the Defense Department. Lobbied against H.R 4848, the Censorship Accountability Act, which would expose federal employees performing their lawful duties to personal civil liability over purported intrusions into the First Amendment. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Lobbied against H.R. 9594 the Protect Taxpayers Wallets Act which would effectively end official time for federal unions. Lobbied against H.R. 8314 the No Foreign Election Interference Act which would have interfered with the functioning of union political action committees. Lobbied against S. 4321 the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act which may have punished federal healthcare providers who provided reproductive care. Lobbied against S. 4667 the Risky Research Review Act which would impose criminal penalties and other sanctions on federal workers reviewing or performing medical research. Lobbied in favor of S. 131 to improve federal workers ability to access workers compensation benefits in case of work-related injury. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

Lobbied for Julie Su to serve as Secretary of the Department of Labor. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7127/S. 3688, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates" (FAIR) Act to increase pay for federal employees by 7.4%. Lobbied in support of H.R. 856/S. 274, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act" to give federal employees twelve weeks of paid leave for instances covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Lobbied in support of expanded paid leave for instances of stillbirth. Lobbied in support of expanded paid bereavement leave to cover adult children under 26 years old. Lobbied in support of full funding and staffing at the Department of Labor including at OSHA and MSHA. Lobbied for an increase in pay and staffing of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education. Lobbied in support of good faith bargaining and strong union role in return to work bargaining for EEOC employees. Urged Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to move with all due consideration and speed to confirm nominees to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and in support of the confirmation of Anne Wagner to be a member of the Authority. FY 2025 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations (H.R. 9029): Lobbied in support of increased funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA), in support of upgrading SSA legal assistants and customer service representatives positions, in support of report language directing SSA to roll back the average call handling time goal at teleservice centers and mandate call waiting time estimates to the public, in support of funds to renovate and restore National Personal Protection Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) facilities in Bruceton and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, in support of language stating that the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) user fees collected for leading the national respirator conformity assessment activities, including certification of respirators, will not expire with the fiscal year, and in support of increased funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Lobbied in support of H.R. 618 / S. 131, the "Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act" allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to diagnose, prescribe treatment, and certify an injury and the extent of disability for the purpose of compensating federal workers under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Lobbied in support of the Equal Remedies Act of 2024 to eliminate statutory damage caps and enhance protections for workers in discrimination cases. Lobbied in support of increased funding for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024.

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare reimbursement and incident-to billing, Medicare hospice restrictions, telehealth, transparency, healthcare competition, coverage and access to mental health and primary care services, the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S 131, HR 618), the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (S 800, HR 4870), the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (S. 3481, HR 2583), the ACO Assignment Improvement Act (S 3939, HR 7665), the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (S 2418, HR 2713), Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S 131, HR 618), PA Educational and Workforce Training Programs, federal PA workforce issues at the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Services, and other agencies, implementation of provider non-discrimination provision of the No Surprises Act.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office

(H.R. 618/S. 131) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

(H.R. 618/S. 131) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.7266/S.3770 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act H.R.3768/S.1851 - Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Service (MOMS) Act of 2023 H.R.3305/S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R.2713/S.2418 - Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R.7002/S.2815 - Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act H.R.7153/S.3679 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R.3263 - Support Faculty and Expand Access to Nursing School Act of 2023 H.R.8330 - Stop Nurse Shortages Act S.4835/H.R.9133 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2024 H.R.618/S.131 - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act Support for clinical education Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce and Strengthen Public Health System Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and Title VIII Reauthorization Nursing Education, Workforce, Research, and Public Health needs in all communities include rural, urban, and underserved areas Recommendations on the 21st Century Cures Initiative Support for the National Institute of Health and National Institute of Nursing Research Issues surrounding nursing shortages Nominations for FDA advisory committees Addressing health care workforce shortage and supporting nursing education pathways, clinical education, and academic progression Support Mental Health Programs for Nursing Students and the Workforce Safety and health of nurse educators and nursing students Mitigating Nursing Workforce Challenges by Optimizing Learning Environments Ensure nursing students, educators, nurses, and nursing schools are included in future public health and disaster preparedness efforts Maternal and perinatal health Long-term care initiatives Community Health Center Fund Telehealth

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus NO Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps No Bill No. - COVID-19 Vaccines No Bill No. - PAHPA Reauthorization NO Bill No. - Medicare Physician Payment Reform No Bill No. - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act No Bill No. - Physician Workforce No Bill No. - Prior authorization/reducing administrative burden NO Bill No. - Health care affordability, including Medicare physician payments and site neutral payments, anti-competitive contracting, and the No Surprises Act No Bill No. - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act No Bill No. - DATA in Public Health Act No Bill No. - Complete Care Act No Bill No. - Health Communication Access and Resources for Everyone Act No Bill No. - Tobacco Users Quit Act(S.704/H.R. 1202) REDI Act No Bill No. - FY2024 NDAA No Bill No. - Vaccine commercialization No Bill No. - VA Standards of Practice No Bill No. - MATE Improvement Act No Bill No. - SPEAK Act of 2023 No Bill No. - Access to Donor Milk Act NO Bill No. - Health Communication Access and Resources for Everyone Act No Bill No. - Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act No Bill No. - Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act No Bill No. - Change Cyberattack No Bill No. - Inpatient prospective Payment Rule No Bill No. - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act No Bill No. - Protecting Communities Through Immunizations Act No Bill No. - Mental Health and MAMA Act No Bill No. - SEEK HELP Act No Bill No. - Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act No Bill No. - Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drugs Ad Online Act No Bill No. - Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 (S. 230/H.R. 834) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (S. 862) Restoring America's Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act (H.R. 498) 988 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act (H.R. 1114) Long-COVID Recovery Now Act (S. 114/H.R. 766) Preventive Health Savings Act (S. 923) Better Mental Health for Americans (H.R. 286) Healthcare Providers' Safety Act (H.R. 2569) DOC Act (H.R. 1770) Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (H.R. 2630/S.652) Safe Step Act (H.R. 3800) Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3029) Primary Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 5378) Lower Cost More Transparency Act (H.R. 2584) Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 4392/S.2188) PrEP Access and Coverage Act (H.R. 6067) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (S. 3295/H.R. 5569) Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act (H.R. 1117) Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act (H.R. 5909) Care for Grieving Families Act (H.R. 1616/S.807) Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) for Long COVID Act (H.R. 3258) Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment (TREAT) Long COVID Act (S. 2560) Long COVID Support Act (H.R. 6038/S.3108) Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addition (PROTECT) Act (H.R. 6103/S.3137) Support Through Loss Act (S. 3070) Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7381) - Healthcare Enhancement and Learning Through Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Act (S. Res. 597) - A Resolution Creating a Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness (S. 3740) STRONGER Act (H.R. 6965) - EPIPEN Act (S.3779) - Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act (S. 3679/H.R. 7153) - Lorna Breen Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3752) Parity Enforcement Act (S. 8) - Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 1692) - Health care Affordability Act (H.R. 5010) - Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act (H.R. 7891) - Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 8383) - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 7153/S.3679) - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 4429) - Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act (H.R. 7681) - Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act (H.R. 7808) - EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7855) - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024 (H.R. 6664) - Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6412) - Healthcare Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 3800) - Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 618/S. 131) - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Client expense: $928,743 · Firm income: Not reported

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

-S 131/HR 618 issues pertaining to who can sign off on whether an injury is work related. -HR 7368 to update Medicare secondary payer rules related to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000

Physician payment issues (MEI, E/M Budget Neutrality, APMs, MIPS) Prior authorization in Medicare Advantage; HR 1770/S. 2477 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act HR 766/S 144 Preventive Health Savings Act HR 618/ S 131 Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023. S.1512 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 Monitoring PBM legislation - S. 1967 and S. 1038 H.R. 4822, Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act of 2023;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation and policies related to: Workplace safety and violence prevention for nurse, advanced practice registered nurses, and other health care professionals H.R. 618/S. 131, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $27,400

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Legislation and policies related to: Workplace safety and violence prevention for nurse, advanced practice registered nurses, and other health care professionals H.R. 618/S. 131, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act S. 3139, Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 7629/S. 4356) Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82/S. 597) Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995) USPS Shipping Equity Act (H.R. 3721) Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618/S.131) Door delivery resolution (H.Res. 376)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Telehealth issues - Workforce development; veterans' health care; Medicare reimbursement including "incident to" billing; Medicare hospice restrictions; transparency; opioid addiction treatment; mental health; telehealth. - Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (S. 260, H.R. 704) - Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023 (S. 131, H.R. 618) - Value-based care - ACO Assignment Improvement Act (S. 3939, H.R. 7665) - Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (H.R. 2583, S. 3481) - Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 2713, S. 2414)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

(H.R. 618/S. 131) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare reimbursement and incident-to billing, Medicare hospice restrictions, telehealth, transparency, healthcare competition, coverage and access to mental health and primary care services, the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S 131, HR 618), the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (S 800, HR 4870), the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (S. 3481, HR 2583), the ACO Assignment Improvement Act (S 3939, HR 7665), the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (S 2418, HR 2713), Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S 131, HR 618), PA Educational and Workforce Training Programs, federal PA workforce issues at the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Services, and other agencies, implementation of provider non-discrimination provision of the No Surprises Act.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of