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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas. The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2027-FY2033; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 1390/H.R.2191, Physician-Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act: To revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals. S. 1640, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act: Io increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes S. 1816/H.R.3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025: Prior authorization reform in Medicare Advantage S. 2439/H.R.3890, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Medicare funding for medical residency training. S.5180/H.R. 8163, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act: Modifying Medicare's budget neutrality rules under the Medicare physician fee schedule. H.R.4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025: To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 4331, Access to Claims Data Act: To establish a process to expand access to claims data under certain Federal health plans in order to facilitate research and quality improvement. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act: To provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index. H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act: To delay the implementation of an efficiency adjustment to work relative value units under the Medicare physician fee schedule. H.R. 8622. Medicare Physician Data-Driven Performance Payment System Act: To reform the Merit-based Incentive Payment System into the Data-driven Performance Payment System under the Medicare physician fee schedule. H.R.9693, Patients First Act: To modify MACRA to reform the Medicare physician payment system, including positive payment updates and improvements to the quality payment program. No Bill: Urging Congress to prevent funding for the proposed CMMI Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model in the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) program, which expandsprior authorization to traditional Medicare.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 1390/H.R.2191, Physician-Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act: To revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals. S. 1640, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act: Io increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes S. 1816/H.R.3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025: Prior authorization reform in Medicare Advantage S. 2439/H.R.3890, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Medicare funding for medical residency training. S.5180/H.R. 8163, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act: Modifying Medicare's budget neutrality rules under the Medicare physician fee schedule. H.R.4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025: To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 4331, Access to Claims Data Act: To establish a process to expand access to claims data under certain Federal health plans in order to facilitate research and quality improvement. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act: To provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index. H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act: To delay the implementation of an efficiency adjustment to work relative value units under the Medicare physician fee schedule. H.R. 8622. Medicare Physician Data-Driven Performance Payment System Act: To reform the Merit-based Incentive Payment System into the Data-driven Performance Payment System under the Medicare physician fee schedule. H.R.9693, Patients First Act: To modify MACRA to reform the Medicare physician payment system, including positive payment updates and improvements to the quality payment program. No Bill: Urging Congress to prevent funding for the proposed CMMI Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model in the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) program, which expands prior authorization to traditional Medicare.
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, all provisions; S. 1261 / H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions; S. 335, Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; S.1816 / H.R.3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, all provisions; S. 502, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, all provisions; S. 2439 / H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 5454/S. 2879, the Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, all provisions; H.R. 6240, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 8375/ S. 4384, Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R. 8967 / S. 4460, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization, all provisions; H.R. 9468, Saving Today's Acute Care Resources (STAR) Act, all provisions; H.R. 8891, Rural Maternity Options for Medial Support (Rural MOMS) Act, all provisions; H.R. 3108 / S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring Access Act (RPM Access Act), all provisions; S. 2761 / H.R. 5269, the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act , all provisions; H.R. 5142, The Home Health Stabilization Act, all provisions; H.R. 8261, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act, all provisions; DRAFT, HCA Mission Act, all provisions; H.R. 9642, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act, all provisions; H.R. 9644, Medicare Advantage MLR Transparency Act, all provisions; H.R. 9693, Patients First Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 8163, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 8622, Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment system, all provisions; DRAFT, Medicare Provider Reimbursement Step to Stabilization Act of 2026, Issues pertaining to physician fee schedule reforms; H.R.10666, Frontier Community Health Integration Project Extension Act, all provisions; H.R. 1775, Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act, all provisions; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues regarding proposed rule on Medicaid managed care state-directed payments and Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program and how it is distributed to hospitals; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the physician fee schedule and updates for the CY2027; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Comments pertaining to the proposed rule regarding the indirect hold harmless threshold of healthcare-related taxes. "; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to interim final rule on community engagement requirements for certain Medicaid beneficiaries; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2027; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the calendar year 2027 home health prospective payment system proposed rule; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the CMS proposed rule implementing and codifying the Medicare Drug Benefit Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to Essential Health Benefits framework and Affordable Care Act requirements; Medicaid Program, Issues pertaining to Medicaid program and how states finance programs, reimburse providers, and determine beneficiary eligibility, and implementation and mitigation of H.R. 1 provisions related to state directed payments, provider taxes and community engagement requirements; Site Neutral Payments, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts and facility fees; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, REH's, implementation of Rural Health Transformation Program, rural reclassification policy; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to alternative payment models, mental health of workforce, physician reimbursement cuts, Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Reforms; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage, Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model, transparency in plan denial signatures, inappropriate downcoding, reducing administrative burdens; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees; Post Acute Care, Issues pertaining to expanding patients' access to crucial services provided by long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospital at home, and home health agencies; Expiring Health Care Programs, Issues pertaining to expiring health care programs such as GPCI, Physician reimbursement, Medicare Dependent Hospital Program, and Low-Volume Adjustment program.
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
- Medicare Site Neutrality and Medicare Advantage Reform - Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P) - FY27 Appropriations Priorities (NIH, NCI, CDC, HRSA) - Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S.1600) - Title VII & VIII Funding Support - EMPOWER for Health Act (H.R 4262/S. 4110) - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 4731/S.2439) - Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver - Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Eligibility
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
- Medicare Site Neutrality and Medicare Advantage Reform - Medicare Coverage for certain Breast Ultrasounds (Dense Breast Tissue) - Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P) - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 4731/S.2439) - Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver - H.R 1 - Reconciliation / One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| DE |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Jon Ossoff | Democratic | GA |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic | AZ |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raphael G. Warnock | Democratic | GA |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tommy Tuberville | Republican | AL |
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $3,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Physician payment under Medicare (general); Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Efficiency Adjustment (general); Graduate medical education (general); S.1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025; Prior authorization in Medicare (general); Medicaid (general); Physician payment under Medicaid (general); Medicaid work requirements (general); CMS billing and coding procedures (general); preserving postpartum Medicaid extension (general); implementation of P.L. 119-21, One Big, Beautiful Bill Act; telehealth (general); H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act; H.R. 8163, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act; FMAP for Puerto Rico; unbundling of obstetric codes in Medicare; H.R. 4731/S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; H.R. 9693, Patients First Act; S. 5037, MediKids Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor implementation of H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to Medicare and Medicaid. S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2025, as it relates to graduate medical education. Issues related to hospital transparency.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467 Patients First Act H.R. 9693 Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act H.R. 9661/ S. 1414 Protecting Approved Care Act H.R. 10394 Doctors Not AI Act of 2026 H.R. 10210 Protecting Patients from Automatic Denials Act H.R. 9734
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467 Patients First Act H.R. 9693 Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act H.R. 9661/ S. 1414 Protecting Approved Care Act H.R. 10394 Doctors Not AI Act of 2026 H.R. 10210 Protecting Patients from Automatic Denials Act H.R. 9734
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467 Patients First Act H.R. 9693 Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act H.R. 9661/ S. 1414 Protecting Approved Care Act H.R. 10394 Doctors Not AI Act of 2026 H.R. 10210 Protecting Patients from Automatic Denials Act H.R. 9734
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4731 and S. 2439: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2314 and S. 2715: Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals with approved medical residency training programs to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information regarding osteopathic and allopathic candidates for such programs (ALL).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.4731/S.2439 - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act and similar efforts to increase federal funding for graduate medical education. Policies proposed and/or included in the OBBBA budget reconciliation act (P.L. 119-21) that cut Medicaid funding for hospitals and Medicaid-funded intergovernmental transfer programs; state financing mechanisms that directly support academic medicine and hospital partnerships serving urban and rural populations.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Transparency FEMA COVID Assistance Funds Save Healthcare Workers Act, H.R.3178 Behavioral health CHGME Health care consolidation, mergers and acquisition H1-B Visas H.R. 9393, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 H.R. 9390, Prices on the Wall Act Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (H.R. 538) Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act (H.R.5454) Protect Our Hospitals Act (H.R. 4807) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. 4731/S.2439) H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961) Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program - Urged increased funding for CHGME to align the program levels with other federal physician training programs. Continued healthcare access - Advocated for a more resilient healthcare infrastructure and policies that provide the staffing and technological infrastructure necessary to maintain essential services, encouraged continuing funding for Community Health Centers beyond current expiration. Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (S.1954). Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S.1816). Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply (MAPS) Act (S.1784/H.R.4191). Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act (S.2279) . Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act (S.2556). Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (S.2439/H.R.3890/H.R.4731). Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Save Healthcare Workers Act (S.1600/H.R.3178). Drug Shortages - Supported elements to increase transparency in prescription drug supply chain and increase reimbursement for generic prescription drugs; issues related to compounding; issues related to buffer inventory. Encouraged improved stakeholder communication and increased notification by manufacturers for surges in demand. Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2026 (HR.8339). Hospital Data and Analytics - Provided education on the types of clinical, operational, financial and quality data hospitals collect and monitor to improve patient care, including how providers use data to assess and integrate emerging healthcare technologies. Hospital Group Purchasing - Advocated to highlight the value that hospital group purchasing organizations (GPOs) provide to hospitals and suppliers. Provided education on how GPOs work in the healthcare supply chain and the role they play in delivering value to healthcare providers, as well as key differences between traditional GPOs and PBMs. Price Transparency - Encouraged policies that minimize administrative burden on providers associated with implementing and complying with price transparency requirements. Supply Assurance - Continued advocacy for policies that support resilient healthcare supply chains and help ensure reliable access to critical medical products and supplies. Urged passage of legislation to reauthorize The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). Telehealth - Encouraged the adoption of additional permanent telehealth policies to extend certain telemedicine flexibilities beyond their current expiration date. Workforce - Advocated for strengthening the health workforce and preventing workforce shortages through policies that support education, training, recruitment and retention efforts. User Fee Acts - Engaged on the User Fee Acts (UFAs) reauthorization process and provided feedback on related policy considerations.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 4994, ONSHORE Manufacturing Act S. 998, H.R. 2213 Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act S. 1058, H.R. 2172 Preserving Patients Access to Home Infusion Act H.R. 4559 Prompt and Fair Pay Act H.R. 5031 Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act S. 709, H.R.1585 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 483 Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act S. 1460, H.R. 786 Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act S. 1816, H.R. 3514 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act S. 1600, H.R. 3178 Save Healthcare Workers Act H.R. 2433 Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act S. 2439, H.R. 4731 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 4464 Preventative Health Savings Act Incentivizing domestic manufacturing of critical medical supplies Issues related to health care costs and transparency Electronic prior authorization and administrative simplification Health care supply chain resiliency 340B Drug discount program Reauthorization of Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act Hospital finance issues Healthcare workforce issues (graduate medical education, health professional training, recruitment and retention, minimum staffing requirements) Medicare payment policies Alternative payment models and related policies Medicare home infusion policy Expanding access to interoperable health tech in long term and post-acute care settings Maternal and infant health Health care workplace violence and worker safety Artificial intelligence in healthcare Cybersecurity and privacy issues for hospitals and health systems CMS annual payment updates for acute and non-acute providers
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues impacting the hospital industry; Issues impacting hospital reimbursement; Issues related to workforce development and graduate medical education; Issues related to H.R. 3890/S. 2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025; Issues related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues impacting the hospital industry; Issues impacting hospital reimbursement; Issues related to workforce development and graduate medical education; Issues related to H.R. 3890/S. 2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025; Issues related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Q3 Lobbying Report (July 1-September 30) HCR FEMA re: COVID-19 related reimbursement Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (H.R. 538) Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 2106) Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (H.R. 3778/S.1860) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S.1816) Prompt and Fair Pay Act (H.R. 4559) Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act (H.R.5454) Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2025 (H.R. 4093) Protect Our Hospitals Act (H.R. 4807) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. 4731/S.2439) H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961) Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504) MMM Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding Telehealth flexibilities and payment Californias Medicaid Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Program Medicaid 340B Restoring Rural Health Act (S. 3047) Rural Hospital Fairness Act (H.R. 5821) Defend Rural Health Act of 2026 (H.R.7409) BUD FY 2026 budget FY 2026 appropriations One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Submitted Comment Letters Regulatory Comment Letter Re: Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes (CMS-2452-P) Re: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots (CMS-1850-P)
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Physician Payment Reform; in general; Mitigating cuts for Medicare Part B cuts; in general; Concerns regarding Expansion of Prior Authorization in Medicare FFS; H.R. 879/S. 1640, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act; H.R. 2433, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act; H.R. 3514/S.1816, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act; H.R. 539/S. 106, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act; H.R. 4731/S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; H.R. 4681/S. 1380, the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act; H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act; H.R. 1616/S. 1805, the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act; H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 Expansion of Physician Workforce/surgical workforce shortages; in general H.R. 9963, the Patients First Act H.R. 8500/S. 5475, the Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act Issues relating to the CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R 929, S. 266) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (H.R. 1153) Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 870, S. 1044) Fair Access In Residency Act (H.R. 2314, S.2715) Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education National Institutes of Health Research Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 2106, S. 975) Community TEAMS Act (H.R. 3885, S.3989) Post GRAD Act (H.R. 3711) Rural Health Transformation Program Healthcare Advisory Council Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R.4731/S.2439) Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R.5248) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI Act) (H.R. 2028, S. 942) Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 (H.R. 6468) PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act (H.R. 3267, S.3487) Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act (S. 3757) Nutrition Education Nutrition Education and Chronic Disease Prevention in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 (H.R. 9389) H1B Visas
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act. H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children OMB-2026-0034, Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards File Code CMS-2454-IFC. Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Docket No. HHS-OS-2026-0332; RIN 0991-ZA62 - Request for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making (91 Fed. Reg. 54724, Aug. 24, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, 91 Fed. Reg. 54817 (Aug. 25, 2026); DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0298; CIS No. 2861-26; RIN 1615-AD20 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes, File Code: CMS-2452-P, RIN 0938-AV93, 91 Fed. Reg. 46562 (published July 23, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; (July 16, 2026). Accounting for E/M Resource Overlap Between Stand-Alone Visits and Global Periods File Code ACF-2026-0595-0001; Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act. H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children File Code CMS-2454-IFC. Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Docket No. HHS-OS-2026-0332; RIN 0991-ZA62 - Request for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making (91 Fed. Reg. 54724, Aug. 24, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, 91 Fed. Reg. 54817 (Aug. 25, 2026); DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0298; CIS No. 2861-26; RIN 1615-AD20 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes, File Code: CMS-2452-P, RIN 0938-AV93, 91 Fed. Reg. 46562 (published July 23, 2026) File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; (July 16, 2026). Accounting for E/M Resource Overlap Between Stand-Alone Visits and Global Periods File Code ACF-2026-0595-0001; Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2026 · third_quarter · Education
H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (PL 119-21), provisions related to student loans H.R.2028 - REDI Act, all provisions H.R.2314 - FAIR Act, all provisions H.R.3890 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4681 - SPARC Act, all provisions H.R.4731 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025, all provisions S.1380 - SPARC Act, all provisions S.2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S.2715 - FAIR Act of 2025, all provisions S.942 - REDI Act, all provisions Comment Letter: [ED-2025-OPE-1042-0002] Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions Matters related to GME funding/teaching health centers Matters related to the National Health Service Corps (NHSC)/loan repayment programs Matters related to the National Resident Matching Program (MATCH) and foreign international medical graduates Matters related to the NHSC Scholarship program Matters related to Student Loans Matters related to caps on GME Matters related to J-1 visa sponsorship of international medical graduates
Client expense: $4,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Reconciliation H.Con.Res.14 Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Reconciliation Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Reconciliation Issue: Educate Congress on potential financial implications of Medicare and Medicaid cuts and entitlement reform on academic health systems and teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty practices and the impact on patients access to care and the nations health. Support preservation of non-profit tax status of AAMC member institutions. Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement and site-neutral expansion to excepted off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs). Oppose creation of National Provider Number/unique identifier for off-campus hospital outpatient departments. Oppose Medicare hospital and provider cuts, including Medicare graduate medical education (GME) reforms, reduction or elimination of bad debt reimbursement, reforming Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments and uncompensated care, prevention of rural reclassification, and reductions in wage index. Oppose cuts to federal Medicaid funding, including reductions to the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), changes to provider taxes and state-directed payments, and the implementation of per-capita caps or block grants. Oppose policies that restrict access to coverage and care for the Medicaid population, such as work/community engagement requirements, more frequent eligibility redeterminations, and additional cost-sharing. Oppose limits on Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credit eligibility and restrictions on eligibility for and enrollment in ACA Marketplace plans. Oppose reducing Medicare reimbursement for 340B-acquired drugs. Issue: Oppose restrictions on federal Medicaid funding for certain disfavored services Issue: Educate lawmakers on the need to delay, undo, or revise pending new restrictions on to provider taxes and state-directed payments, along with implement strategies to mitigate coverage losses due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Acts (OBBBA) work requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion population. Issue: Educate lawmakers on the importance of academic health systems, teaching hospitals, and physician practice eligibility for Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), support increased funding for RHTP. Issue: Educate Congress and policymakers on the financial challenges facing academic health systems and teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty practices and the impact on patients access to care and the nations health. H.R.7409 - Defend Rural Health Act Issue: Oppose efforts to repeal or curtail the ability of urban hospitals to become rural referral centers or reclassify for the purposes of their wage index. Issue: Educate Congress and policymakers on the role academic health systems, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty practices play in caring for rural patients and communities, training providers to practice in rural communities, and ensuring access to critical health care services not otherwise available. Issue: Educate Congress on impact of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Medicare sequester H.R.1835 - Breaking the Gridlock Act S.3385 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S.3386 - Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 Issue: Support clean extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) set to expire at the end of 2025 H.R.4371/S.2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 Issue: Support increased Medicare funding for graduate medical education (GME). Draft Bipartisan Senate Medicare GME Expansion proposal Issue: Support increased Medicare funding for graduate medical education (GME). Oppose duplicative teaching health system and hospital reporting and policies that increase regulatory burden. H.R.2314/S.2715 - Fair Access in Residency Act Issue: Oppose legislative interference in residency training program requirements and policies requiring the Medicare program to consider specific physician licensing exams for residency program applications. H.R.1153 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare graduate medical education (GME) payment formulas that reduce current Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments to teaching hospitals. Issue: Educate Congress on teaching health system and hospital graduate medical education (GME) data collection practices and concerns related to duplicative reporting requirements. H.R.3178/S.2600 - Save Healthcare Workers Act Issue: Support legislation providing protection for health care workers by creating a criminal offense for knowingly assaulting or intimidating hospital workers and providing grants to reduce violence in hospitals. Issue: Oppose legislation that pays for workforce investments and mitigation of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program cuts paid for by cuts to hospital outpatient departments. Issue: Support legislation that ensures the move to value-based care. Issue: Educate Congress about the likely impact of legislation that would alter the distribution of Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) slots from the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 and 2023. Issue: Educate Congress on status of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) distribution of the 1,000 new graduate medical education (GME) slots authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 (P.L.116-260). Support CMS changing its distribution methodology to end the practice of super prioritization. Issue: CAA, 2021 Sec. 131 extension and RTP thresholds Issue: Support Medicare graduate medical education (GME) per resident amount and cap-setting technical corrections and administrative relief. Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Issue: Oppose the redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education (IME) financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose establishing nationality-based restrictions on medical residencies supported by Medicare. Issue: Support creation of new Medicare outpatient Indirect Medical Education (IME) payment in addition to existing Medicare IME payment inpatient methodology. Oppose policies to create budget neutral IME payments for outpatient services. Issue: Support efforts to reform the Medicare physician fee schedule. H.R.879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 H.R.9693 - Patients First Act of 2026 H.R.8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 Issue: Support Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) reform. P.L.119-4 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 P.L.118-158 - American Relief Act 2025 Issues: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement for drug administration and other services. Oppose site-neutral expansion to excepted off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs). Oppose creation of National Provider Number/unique identifier for off-campus hospital outpatient departments. Oppose Medicare hospital, and provider cuts. Support mitigation of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) cuts. Support delaying or eliminating scheduled cuts to the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program. Support extension of alternative payment model (APM) bonus. Support allowing hospitals to count costs and reimbursements for Medicaid patients with third-party coverage towards their DSH cap. Support extensions of Acute Hospital at Home program waiver of 24/7 nursing requirement and Medicare telehealth waivers and efforts to expand patient access to telehealth. H.R.5582/S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R.9393 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 H.R.9390 - Prices on the Wall Act of 2026 Issue: Oppose efforts to increase administrative burden on hospitals through expanded reporting measures. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency or disclosure initiatives. H.R.9504 - Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act Issue: Oppose efforts that increase duplicative and burdensome reporting requirements on tax exempt hospitals through expanded IRS reporting measures. H.R.3514/ S.1816 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Issue: Support efforts to decrease the burden of prior authorization in Medicare Advantage plans Issue: Protect patients from delays in care by streamlining and standardizing prior authorization under the Medicare Advantage program and providing program oversight and transparency. Issue: Support elimination of scheduled reductions to the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program. H.R.8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 Issue: Support necessary changes and improvements to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Issue: Support policies to close the Medicaid coverage gap and ensure access to coverage in non-expansion states, as well as financial incentives to help states maintain existing expansions. Support mandatory 12-month Medicaid coverage for post-partum individuals. Issue: Support waiving budget neutrality requirements associated with the E/M code changes or temporarily holding harmless physicians and other health care professionals. H.R.4313 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act Issue: Support extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home program. Issue: Support extension of Medicare telehealth waivers and efforts to expand patient access to telehealth. Issue: Support policy to permanently remove the requirement for Medicare beneficiaries to be seen in-person every six months for telehealth visits for mental health services. Issue: Support legislation to eliminate the 190-day Lifetime Limit policy in the Medicare program. Issue: Support providing states with guidance to increase telehealth access in Medicaid and CHIP. Issue: Support increased access to behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services under Medicare and Medicaid. Support the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). S.2761/H.R.5269 - Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act Issue: Support legislation to modify Medicare payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory services to avoid statutory cuts to these payments. Issue: Support authorization of Medicare advance and accelerated payments in the wake of cyberattacks on providers. Issue: Support removing cost-sharing obligations from the chronic care management (CCM) code in Medicare. Issue: Oppose Department Homeland Security (DHS) proposed rule to expand public charge definition and educate Congress on potential impacts to health care providers.
Client expense: $431,446 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, H.R. 4731 / S. 2439 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, H.R. 1585/S. 709 Resident Education Deferred Interest Act, H.R. 2028 / S. 942 Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509 / S. 2903 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, H.R. 3514 / S. 1816 H-1Bs for the Physicians and Healthcare Workforce Act, H.R. 7961 Urging support for and the bolstering of the neurology workforce Urging reforms to proposed surprise billing regulations to align with congressional intent for payment disputes. Medical research funding related to NIH including the BRAIN Initiative, NINDS, ARPA-H, NIA - Issues related to animal testing in medical research Seeking exemption for physicians and other health professionals from increased H-1B fees Requesting national interest exceptions and expedited processing for physicians and medical trainees for entering and maintaining legal residency in the United States
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3164/S. 2426, Main Street Pharmacy Access Act H.R. 3514/S. 1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 4093/S. 3848, Apples to Apples Comparison Act H.R. 4731/S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5269/S. 2761, Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Services Act H.R. 5347, Health care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS-2454-IFC) U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program (CMS-1848-P)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare physician payment, specifically proposed changes by CMS to reimbursement for services provided on the same day using Modifier 25. H.R.539/S.106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025. H.R.879/S.1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025. H.R.2191/S.1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act. H.R.2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025. H.R.2757/S.1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025. H.R.3006/S.1776, Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act. H.R.3514/S.1816, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025. H.R.4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025. H.R.4206/S.1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025. H.R.4331, Access to Claims Data Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. H.R.5736, Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. H.R.7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act. H.R.8163/S.5180, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026. H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. H.R.9693, Patients First Act of 2026. S.1105, No UPCODE Act. Commented to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz on August 21, 2026, regarding CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Extended HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies [CMS-1844-P]. Commented to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz on September 11, 2026, regarding CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program proposed rule [CMS-1848-P]. Submitted statement for the record supporting H.R. 4331, the Access to Claims Data Act, on September 15, 2026, at the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing: Examining Legislative Proposals to Reform Medicare Provider Payment and Bolster Health Care Cybersecurity.
Client expense: $388,538 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
H.R.2028/S.942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act. H.R.4681/S.1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. Commented to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on July 13, 2026, regarding regulation for Federal Financial Assistance [OMB-2026-0034].
Client expense: $388,538 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Medicare physician payment, specifically proposed changes by CMS to reimbursement for services provided on the same day using Modifier 25. H.R.539/S.106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025. H.R.879/S.1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025. H.R.929/S.266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act. H.R.2028/S.942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act. H.R.2191/S.1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act. H.R.2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025. H.R.2757/S.1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025. H.R.3006/S.1776, Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act. H.R.3164/S.2426, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act. H.R.3170/S.3296, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. H.R.3277/S.1677, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act. H.R.3514/S.1816, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025. H.R.4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025. H.R.4206/S.1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025. H.R.4331, Access to Claims Data Act. H.R.4606/S.3400, Allys Act. H.R.4681/S.1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. H.R.4710/S.2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. H.R.5435/S.2842, Stop CMV Act of 2025. H.R.5509/S.2903, Safe Step Act. H.R. 5736, Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act. H.R.8163/S.5180, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026. H.R.9237, Take Care of Americas Veterans Act. H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. H.R.9693, Patients First Act of 2026. S.1105, No UPCODE Act. Commented to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on July 13, 2026, regarding regulation for Federal Financial Assistance [OMB-2026-0034]. Commented to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz on August 21, 2026, regarding CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Extended HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies [CMS-1844-P]. Commented to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz on September 11, 2026, regarding CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program proposed rule [CMS-1848-P]. Submitted statement for the record supporting H.R. 4331, the "Access to Claims Data Act," on September 15, 2026, at the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing: "Examining Legislative Proposals to Reform Medicare Provider Payment and Bolster Health Care Cybersecurity."
Client expense: $388,538 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.8163 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program S.4254 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a health care workforce innovation program. S.4109 - A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes S.4110 - A bill to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act H.R.7961 - Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act S.4086 - A bill to establish protections for health care providers who raise concerns about the quality of health care services, and for other purposes S.4039 - Professional Degree Access Restoration Act H.R.7884 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to health care professionals that provide health care services in qualifying facilities, and for other purposes; S.3908 - SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act H.R.7686 - To recognize the importance of clinical roles of locum tenens physicians, and for other purposes H.R.7520 - Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act S.3762 - Prior Authorization Relief Act H.R.7118 - Genomic Answers for Childrens Health Act H.R. 1, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act Improving seniors' timely access to care act (S. 1816 / H.R. 3514) Genomic Data Protection Act Tariffs PAMA reform S 1399, the Health Tech Investment Act H.R. 3580, the Oversight of Medicare Billing Code Cost Act S. 1916 - Protect Genetic information after bankruptcy S 1830 - HHS has no authority to regulate the practice of medicine LCD legislation HR2389/S1302 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act S2333 - Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act S665/HR 4942 Conrad 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act CLIA Waiver CURES 2.0 To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts HR 5392, the Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act of 2023 Remote digital telepathology HR 4527 - HEALTH DATA Act Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act Gene Therapy HR 6371 - budget neutrality bill S. 1546/H.R. 3152 The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Cures 2.1 S. 4935, Physician Fee Stabilization Act Medical Lab Personnel Shortage Relief Act S. 1380 - SPARC Act S. 942/H.R. 2028 - REDI Act H.R. 879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 Issues relating to regulation of laboratory diagnostics CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control and cancer registries appropriations S. 2439 and H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 S 2420 / H.R. 4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act S 2793 - Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act of 2025 H.R. 5582 / S 2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act Issues related to public health Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act (S. 4637) H.R.9645 - Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act H.R. 9693 - The Patients First Act S 5180 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S 5062 - FAIR DME Appeals Act H.R. 8500 / S. 5745 - Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act ROOT Act HR 8890 the Enhancing CLIA Act
Client expense: $203,130 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Oppose legislative changes to site neutral provider reimbursement policies. Monitor and advocate for inclusion of healthcare extenders (DSH; telehealth; Hospital at Home) as part of FY 2027 appropriations Advocate for changes to certain health care program reforms enacted in H.R. 1 (including changes to ACA/tax credits; Medicaid reform and state funding provisions) as part of FY 2027 appropriations or separate legislation. Advocate for legislation to increase Graduate Medical Education program residency positions and expand hospital eligibility (including S. 2439/H.R. 4731). Monitor and engage on transparency legislation concerning hospital-related ownership information (including H.R. 9504, the Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act) and the 340B program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
ACPs 2026 Third Quarter Lobbying Disclosure Report Medicare Payments to Physicians: Sent letter and met with legislators in support of the Patients First Act of 2026, (H.R. 9693) for a Medicare Economic Index inflationary updated to the physician fee schedule for physician practices, support for independent practices and replacement of MIPS with POINTS for quality measures. Supported and urged Congress to pass (H.R. 8163, S.5180), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, to enhance Medicare reimbursement stability for physicians by modernizing the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026. H.R. 8163 would raise the budget neutrality threshold from $20 million to $57.64 million and would use cumulative increases in the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) to update the threshold every 5 years. ACP supported the Medicare Physician Data-Drive Performance Payment System Act of 2026, H.R. 8622. This critical legislation seeks to modernize Medicare payments by reducing administrative burdens, improving patient care, and supporting small/rural practices through a more practical, data-driven approach. Dr. William Fox, Chair Emeritus of ACPs Board of Regents, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committees Health Subcommittee on policy reforms to improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) on behalf of ACP. Dr. Rebecca Andrews, Past Chair of ACPs Board of Regents, testified before the House E&C Health Subcommittee in favor of each of the bills mentioned above. ACP supported Pay PCPs Act of 2026 (S. 5269), to inject $10 billion federal investment from fiscal year 2027 through 2031 to provide for the establishment of hybrid primary care payments under Medicare. Support Value-Based Care: Urged reintroduction and support of the Value in Health Care Act of 2024. The bill provides a multi-year commitment to reforming care delivery by extending MACRAs 5 percent advanced alternative payment models (APM) incentives that expired at the end of 2024. ACP supported the Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act which aligns with Colleges policy to support the transition to value-based payments through alternative payment models (APMs) that can accommodate a wide range of specialties, practice sizes, and unique patient populations. ACP supported this legislation as it would extend the incentive payments for qualifying physicians and other clinicians to participate in Medicare advanced APMs through payment year 2027 at an increased amount of 3.53 percent and would freeze the scheduled increase in qualifying thresholds. Pricing Transparency/Consolidation: Provided comments to the House Energy and Commerce Committees markup, which includes the Lower Cost, More Transparency Act, H.R. 9393, and the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, H.R. 3514. The two bills would enhance price transparency across health care entities and streamline unnecessary administrative burden, respectively. ACP also supported several policies included in bills slated for markup that would reform Medicare Advantage practices to ensure accountability and safeguard market competition. ACP strongly supports pricing transparency in health care. ACP supported the passage of the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which passed the House in the 118th Congress, and we continue to support its reintroduction and passage in this Congress under H.R. 9393. ACP supported provisions within the Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act, H.R. 9392, led by Ranking Member DeGette and Dr. Joyce, which would provide greater oversight by requiring that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on encounter data, including the allowed amount that a plan agreed to pay for a service in total and the total out-of-pocket costs the patient pays for a service. The College has repeatedly voiced support for the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, led by Reps. Kelly and DelBene, which would protect patients from unnecessary delays in care and reduce administrative burden on physicians by streamlining MAs prior authorization approval processes. We urge Congress to pass H.R. 3514 to ensure that our patients will get the care they need, when they need it most. FY2026 Appropriations/Agency Restructuring: For FY2027, ACP is urged appropriations committees that funding be either maintained or increased for the following proven programs: 1) Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), $10.5 billion, including: 2) Health Workforce, National Health Service Corps (NHSC), $915.6 million in total program funding; 3) Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE), $71 million; 4) Title X Family Planning Program, $390 million; 5) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), $500 million; 6) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Injury Prevention and Control, $11.6 billion, including: 7) Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, $35 million; 8) Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health, $100 million; 9) National Institutes of Health (NIH), $51.3 billion, including: 10) Office of the Director, Firearms Research, $25 million; 11) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Government Accountability Office (GAO); and 12) Report language to ensure primary care physicians are receiving Medicare physician revaluations. We urged Congress to include report language in the FY2026 Labor HHS appropriations bill to direct the GAO to conduct a study encompassing the last decade of CMS estimates of new and revised code utilizations. ACP believes CMS has overestimated utilizations, thus adversely affecting available funds in the Medicare physician fee schedule for other code usage. While the House and Senate bills included language, we prefer the stronger House version language and hope Congress will pass the FY26 Labor HHS bills. Also urged Congress to include report language in the FY2027 Labor HHS appropriations bill directing a study on extent G2211 add on codes and increases in fee schedule for primary care are being retained by hiring entities (hospitals, ACOs, private equity) versus the physicians. ACP urged appropriators to provide $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention. Primary Care and the Physician Workforce: ACP urged Congress to support the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (S. 2439/ H.R. 4731), which would increase the number of Medicare supported direct graduate medical education (DGME) and indirect medical education (IME) positions by 14,000 over seven years. ACP supported the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, S. 709 and H.R. 1585, to allow states to sponsor foreign-trained physicians to work in medically underserved areas in exchange for a waiver of the physicians' two-year foreign residence requirement. We supported the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S 942/HR 2028) that, if passed, will allow borrowers to qualify for interest-free deferment on their student loans while serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. ACP supported legislation for the H-1Bs for Physicians and Healthcare Workforce Act, H.R. 7961. The bill's primary goal is to exempt healthcare professionals from a $100,000 H-1B visa filing fee. ACP supported H.R. 8765, the Prioritizing Primary Care Act. This legislation would mandate an annual report on federal spending on primary care as well as establish a working group to study and make recommendations on how each federal agency addresses the issue. Scope of Practice: ACP provided comments urging the House Ways and Means Committee during markup to oppose the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, which would expand Medicare coverage to permanently include select services provided by a pharmacist. ACP advocated before Senate offices against the marked-up bill coming out of House Ways and Means and renamed the Main Street Pharmacy Access Act enabling pharmacists to bill certain Medicare codes and to diagnose and treat flu, strep throat and other respiratory infections. Expand Patient Access: We urged Congress to reintroduce and pass the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act. This legislation would have removed the cost sharing requirement for patients to access chronic care management services. We also support allowing the physician that performs chronic care management services to waive the requirement that the patient pay the 20 percent coinsurance fee associated with this service. We urged Congress to protect the public health infrastructure, recognize evidence-based science and preserve healthcare agency staffing to inform and protect the public from infectious disease and other health emergencies. Incidences of previously well-controlled, vaccine-preventable diseases, such as pertussis (whooping cough) and measles, are increasing in the United States. Vaccines are vital to our ability to prevent diseases that threaten public health, including novel diseases and future pandemics. We urged Congress to utilize the best possible scientific evidence to guide public health legislation. It is critical that public health leaders support evidence-based medicine, including the use of vaccines and other effective public health strategies that protect the public. ACP conducted a Hill Briefing on using scientifically driven, evidenced-based vaccines. Clinical Labs: Supported the provision in H.R. 6366 that would delay payment reductions and data reporting periods for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). Legislation could improve patient access to laboratory tests used to diagnose, monitor, prevent, and manage diseases for Medicare beneficiaries. Prescription Drug Reform: Supported the Capping Prescription Costs Act, introduced by Senator Raphael Warnock. The legislation would lower prescription drug costs for millions of Americans by placing annual caps on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families with private insurance. Supported bipartisan Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs in order to empower patients and reduce Americans colossal spending on medications. The bill was introduced by Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley. ACP also supported the Saving Seniors Money on Prescriptions Act, H.R. 950, which aims to drive down the rising costs of prescription drugs for patients on Medicare by improving price transparency in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) business practices. Urged Congress to reintroduce and pass: 1) the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act, to expand the number of prescription drugs which Medicare can negotiate under the Inflation Reduction Act from 20 to 50 starting in 2029; 2) the Medicare PBM Accountability Act, legislation aimed at lowering the costs of prescription drugs for seniors covered by Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans; 3) the Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023, legislation which would encourage adoption of biosimilars in Medicare and improve biosimilar accessibility, by establishing a new pilot program - a voluntary, shared savings demonstration program - for providers of biosimilars in Medicare Part B; 4) the Cutting Copays Act, legislation which would eliminate cost-sharing for generic drugs for LIS beneficiaries, helping to incentivize the use of generic drugs; and the Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023, which would require that manufacturers of over-the-counter and prescription drugs notify Food & Drug Administration when they are unlikely to meet demand. ACP supported legislation, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, by Senators. Durbin and Grassley that requires Direct-to-Consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products paid for by Medicare and Medicaid to include the list price or Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) for a 30-month supply-which is the price set by manufacturers (and which is paid by uninsured patients, as well as the 50 percent of patients with high-deductible plans).
Client expense: $86,880 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
ACPSs 2026 Third Quarter Lobbying Disclosure Report Medicare Payments to Physicians: Sent letter and met with legislators in support of the Patients First Act of 2026, (H.R. 9693) for a Medicare Economic Index inflationary updated to the physician fee schedule for physician practices, support for independent practices and replacement of MIPS with POINTS for quality measures. Supported and urged Congress to pass (H.R. 8163, S.5180), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, to enhance Medicare reimbursement stability for physicians by modernizing the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026. H.R. 8163 would raise the budget neutrality threshold from $20 million to $57.64 million and would use cumulative increases in the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) to update the threshold every 5 years. ACP supported the Medicare Physician Data-Drive Performance Payment System Act of 2026, H.R. 8622. This critical legislation seeks to modernize Medicare payments by reducing administrative burdens, improving patient care, and supporting small/rural practices through a more practical, data-driven approach. Dr. William Fox, Chair Emeritus of ACPs Board of Regents, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committees Health Subcommittee on policy reforms to improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) on behalf of ACP. Dr. Rebecca Andrews, Past Chair of ACPs Board of Regents, testified before the House E&C Health Subcommittee in favor of each of the bills mentioned above. ACP supported Pay PCPs Act of 2026 (S. 5269), to inject $10 billion federal investment from fiscal year 2027 through 2031 to provide for the establishment of hybrid primary care payments under Medicare. Support Value-Based Care: Urged reintroduction and support of the Value in Health Care Act of 2024. The bill provides a multi-year commitment to reforming care delivery by extending MACRAs 5 percent advanced alternative payment models (APM) incentives that expired at the end of 2024. ACP supported the Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act which aligns with Colleges policy to support the transition to value-based payments through alternative payment models (APMs) that can accommodate a wide range of specialties, practice sizes, and unique patient populations. ACP supported this legislation as it would extend the incentive payments for qualifying physicians and other clinicians to participate in Medicare advanced APMs through payment year 2027 at an increased amount of 3.53 percent and would freeze the scheduled increase in qualifying thresholds. Pricing Transparency/Consolidation: Provided comments to the House Energy and Commerce Committees markup, which includes the Lower Cost, More Transparency Act, H.R. 9393, and the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, H.R. 3514. The two bills would enhance price transparency across health care entities and streamline unnecessary administrative burden, respectively. ACP also supported several policies included in bills slated for markup that would reform Medicare Advantage practices to ensure accountability and safeguard market competition. ACP strongly supports pricing transparency in health care. ACP supported the passage of the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which passed the House in the 118th Congress, and we continue to support its reintroduction and passage in this Congress under H.R. 9393. ACP supported provisions within the Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act, H.R. 9392, led by Ranking Member DeGette and Dr. Joyce, which would provide greater oversight by requiring that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on encounter data, including the allowed amount that a plan agreed to pay for a service in total and the total out-of-pocket costs the patient pays for a service. The College has repeatedly voiced support for the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, led by Reps. Kelly and DelBene, which would protect patients from unnecessary delays in care and reduce administrative burden on physicians by streamlining MAs prior authorization approval processes. We urge Congress to pass H.R. 3514 to ensure that our patients will get the care they need, when they need it most. FY2026 Appropriations/Agency Restructuring: For FY2027, ACP is urged appropriations committees that funding be either maintained or increased for the following proven programs: 1) Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), $10.5 billion, including: 2) Health Workforce, National Health Service Corps (NHSC), $915.6 million in total program funding; 3) Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE), $71 million; 4) Title X Family Planning Program, $390 million; 5) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), $500 million; 6) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Injury Prevention and Control, $11.6 billion, including: 7) Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, $35 million; 8) Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health, $100 million; 9) National Institutes of Health (NIH), $51.3 billion, including: 10) Office of the Director, Firearms Research, $25 million; 11) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Government Accountability Office (GAO); and 12) Report language to ensure primary care physicians are receiving Medicare physician revaluations. We urged Congress to include report language in the FY2026 Labor HHS appropriations bill to direct the GAO to conduct a study encompassing the last decade of CMS estimates of new and revised code utilizations. ACP believes CMS has overestimated utilizations, thus adversely affecting available funds in the Medicare physician fee schedule for other code usage. While the House and Senate bills included language, we prefer the stronger House version language and hope Congress will pass the FY26 Labor HHS bills. Also urged Congress to include report language in the FY2027 Labor HHS appropriations bill directing a study on extent G2211 add on codes and increases in fee schedule for primary care are being retained by hiring entities (hospitals, ACOs, private equity) versus the physicians. ACP urged appropriators to provide $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention. Primary Care and the Physician Workforce: ACP urged Congress to support the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (S. 2439/ H.R. 4731), which would increase the number of Medicare supported direct graduate medical education (DGME) and indirect medical education (IME) positions by 14,000 over seven years. ACP supported the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, S. 709 and H.R. 1585, to allow states to sponsor foreign-trained physicians to work in medically underserved areas in exchange for a waiver of the physicians' two-year foreign residence requirement. We supported the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S 942/HR 2028) that, if passed, will allow borrowers to qualify for interest-free deferment on their student loans while serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. ACP supported legislation for the H-1Bs for Physicians and Healthcare Workforce Act, H.R. 7961. The bill's primary goal is to exempt healthcare professionals from a $100,000 H-1B visa filing fee. ACP supported H.R. 8765, the Prioritizing Primary Care Act. This legislation would mandate an annual report on federal spending on primary care as well as establish a working group to study and make recommendations on how each federal agency addresses the issue. Scope of Practice: ACP provided comments urging the House Ways and Means Committee during markup to oppose the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, which would expand Medicare coverage to permanently include select services provided by a pharmacist. ACP advocated before Senate offices against the marked-up bill coming out of House Ways and Means and renamed the Main Street Pharmacy Access Act enabling pharmacists to bill certain Medicare codes and to diagnose and treat flu, strep throat and other respiratory infections. Expand Patient Access: We urged Congress to reintroduce and pass the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act. This legislation would have removed the cost sharing requirement for patients to access chronic care management services. We also support allowing the physician that performs chronic care management services to waive the requirement that the patient pay the 20 percent coinsurance fee associated with this service. We urged Congress to protect the public health infrastructure, recognize evidence-based science and preserve healthcare agency staffing to inform and protect the public from infectious disease and other health emergencies. Incidences of previously well-controlled, vaccine-preventable diseases, such as pertussis (whooping cough) and measles, are increasing in the United States. Vaccines are vital to our ability to prevent diseases that threaten public health, including novel diseases and future pandemics. We urged Congress to utilize the best possible scientific evidence to guide public health legislation. It is critical that public health leaders support evidence-based medicine, including the use of vaccines and other effective public health strategies that protect the public. ACP conducted a Hill Briefing on using scientifically driven, evidenced-based vaccines. Clinical Labs: Supported the provision in H.R. 6366 that would delay payment reductions and data reporting periods for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). Legislation could improve patient access to laboratory tests used to diagnose, monitor, prevent, and manage diseases for Medicare beneficiaries. Prescription Drug Reform: Supported the Capping Prescription Costs Act, introduced by Senator Raphael Warnock. The legislation would lower prescription drug costs for millions of Americans by placing annual caps on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families with private insurance. Supported bipartisan Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs in order to empower patients and reduce Americans colossal spending on medications. The bill was introduced by Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley. ACP also supported the Saving Seniors Money on Prescriptions Act, H.R. 950, which aims to drive down the rising costs of prescription drugs for patients on Medicare by improving price transparency in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) business practices. Urged Congress to reintroduce and pass: 1) the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act, to expand the number of prescription drugs which Medicare can negotiate under the Inflation Reduction Act from 20 to 50 starting in 2029; 2) the Medicare PBM Accountability Act, legislation aimed at lowering the costs of prescription drugs for seniors covered by Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans; 3) the Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023, legislation which would encourage adoption of biosimilars in Medicare and improve biosimilar accessibility, by establishing a new pilot program - a voluntary, shared savings demonstration program - for providers of biosimilars in Medicare Part B; 4) the Cutting Copays Act, legislation which would eliminate cost-sharing for generic drugs for LIS beneficiaries, helping to incentivize the use of generic drugs; and the Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023, which would require that manufacturers of over-the-counter and prescription drugs notify Food & Drug Administration when they are unlikely to meet demand. ACP supported legislation, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, by Senators. Durbin and Grassley that requires Direct-to-Consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products paid for by Medicare and Medicaid to include the list price or Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) for a 30-month supply-which is the price set by manufacturers (and which is paid by uninsured patients, as well as the 50 percent of patients with high-deductible plans).
Client expense: $119,057 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163/S. 5180); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models, including the Ambulatory Specialty Model for Heart Failure.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitored proposals that impact academic medicine access or medical research, including: proposals related to the reauthorization of HRSA Title VII and VIII health care workforce programs including the "EMPOWER for Health Act (S. 4110)", the "Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 2439/H.R. 4731)", the "Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504)", The "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 9393)", the "Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)", the "Prices on the Wall Act (H.R. 9390)" and the "Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (H.R. 6500)".
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3164/S. 2426, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4093, S. 3848, Apples to Apples Comparison Act H.R. 4731/S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 6010/S. 1105, No UPCODE Act H.R. 6130/ S. 3267, Alzheimers Screening and Prevention Act U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program (CMS-4212-P) U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAdvance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2027 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (CMS-2026-0034) U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program (CMS-9883-P) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity (HTI-5) Proposed Rule (RIN 0955-AA09) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Request for Information: Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence as Part of Clinical Care (RIN 0955-AA13)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3164/S. 2426, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4093, S. 3848, Apples to Apples Comparison Act H.R. 4731/S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 6010/S. 1105, No UPCODE Act H.R. 6130/ S. 3267, Alzheimers Screening and Prevention Act U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program (CMS-4212-P) U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAdvance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2027 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (CMS-2026-0034) U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program (CMS-9883-P) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity (HTI-5) Proposed Rule (RIN 0955-AA09) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Request for Information: Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence as Part of Clinical Care (RIN 0955-AA13)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Transparency FEMA COVID Assistance Funds Save Healthcare Workers Act, H.R.3178 Behavioral health CHGME Health care consolidation, mergers and acquisition H1-B Visas H.R. 9393, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 H.R. 9390, Prices on the Wall Act Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (H.R. 538) Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act (H.R.5454) Protect Our Hospitals Act (H.R. 4807) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. 4731/S.2439) H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961) Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.4731/S.2439 - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act and similar efforts to increase federal funding for graduate medical education. Policies proposed and/or included in the OBBBA budget reconciliation act (P.L. 119-21) that cut Medicaid funding for hospitals and Medicaid-funded intergovernmental transfer programs; state financing mechanisms that directly support academic medicine and hospital partnerships serving urban and rural populations.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to drug pricing. Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 929 / S 266) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S. 527) Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (HR 1585 / S 709) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.3890/S. 2439) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816/HR. 3514) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR. 1) Safe Step Act (HR 5509/S. 668) Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatment, PAAT, Act (HR. 5467) Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional budget for FY2025 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 2587) Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4016/S. 2572) Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act (HR 5940) A bill to require private plans to provide for e-prior auth for drugs (S. 4349) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (HR 4002) Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (HR 5526/S. 1954) Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (HR 5684) Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (HR 2191/S. 1390) Claims Data Act, H.R. 4331 Rural Residency Planning and development Act of 2025, H.R. 6468 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes, H.R. 7961 Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act, S.3549 Chronic Care Management Act of 2026ﾠHR 8261 Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders ActﾠHR 9192 Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments ActﾠHR 5467
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4731 and S. 2439: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2314 and S. 2715: Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals with approved medical residency training programs to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information regarding osteopathic and allopathic candidates for such programs (ALL).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2761 / H.R. 5269, the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5142, The Home Health Stabilization Act, all provisions; S. 1261 / H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, all provisions; H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions; S. 335, Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; S.1816 / H.R.3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, all provisions; S. 502, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, all provisions; S. 2439 / H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 5454/S. 2879, the Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, all provisions; H.R. 6240, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025, all provisions; DRAFT, Rural Teaching Hospital Relief, all provisions; S. 2793, Ensuring Access to Essential Providers, all provisions; H.R. 8375/ S. 4384, Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R. 8967 / S. 4460, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization, all provisions; H.R. 9468, Saving Today's Acute Care Resources (STAR) Act, all provisions; H.R. 8261, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act, all provisions; DRAFT, HCA Mission Act, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain information in Medicare Advantage Encounter Data, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the compensation that may be paid to agents and brokers by Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, all provisions; DRAFT, Preserving Patient Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 8891, Rural Maternity Options for Medial Support (Rural MOMS) Act, all provisions; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to Medicare Part C & D Reporting Requirements; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model (CJR-X); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Issues pertaining to the interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to hospital food and nutrition; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs); Medicaid Program, Issues pertaining to Medicaid program and how states finance programs, reimburse providers, and determine beneficiary eligibility, and implementation and mitigation of H.R. 1 provisions related to state directed payments, provider taxes and community engagement requirements; Site Neutral Payments, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts and facility fees; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, REH's, implementation of Rural Health Transformation Program, rural reclassification policy; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to alternative payment models, mental health of workforce, physician reimbursement cuts, Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Reforms; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage, Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model, transparency in plan denial signatures, inappropriate downcoding, reducing administrative burdens; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees; Post Acute Care, Issues pertaining to expanding patients' access to crucial services provided by long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospital at home, and home health agencies.
Client expense: $4,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models.
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program - Urged increased funding in FY 2027 to fund CHGME with the same priority as other federal physician training programs Continued healthcare access - Advocated for a more resilient healthcare infrastructure and policies that provide the staffing and technological infrastructure necessary to maintain essential services Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (S.1954) Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S.1816) Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply (MAPS) Act (S.1784/H.R.4191) Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act (S.2279) Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act (S.2556) Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (S.2439/H.R.3890/H.R.4731) Continued monitoring and encouraged passage of the Save Healthcare Workers Act (S.1600/H.R.3178). Drug shortages - Supported elements to increase transparency in prescription drug supply chain and increase reimbursement for generic prescription drugs; issues related to compounding; issues related to buffer inventory. Encouraged improved stakeholder communication and increased notification by manufacturers for surges in demand Endorsed and encouraged passage of the Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2026 (HR.8339) Hospital Data and Analytics - Provided education and information on the types of clinical, operational, financial and quality data hospitals collect and monitor to improve patient care. Hospital Group Purchasing - Advocated to highlight the value that hospital group purchasing organizations (GPOs) provide to hospitals and suppliers. Provided education on how GPOs work in the healthcare supply chain and the role they play in delivering value to healthcare providers, as well as key differences between traditional GPOs and PBMs. Supply Assurance - Responded to a Senate Special Committee on Aging inquiry on vulnerabilities in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain highlighting the work done by GPOs to improve supply chain resiliency and encouraging additional healthcare supply chain visibility. Urged passage of legislation to reauthorize The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Telehealth - Encouraged the adoption of additional permanent telehealth policies to extend certain telemedicine flexibilities beyond their current expiration date. United States Core Data for Interoperability Draft Version 7 - Respond to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Policy (ONC) on issues raised in Standards Bulletin 2026-1 (SB26-1) and offered comments to constructively improve certain data elements of Draft USCDI v7. Offered recommendations for future iterations of USCDI standards. Workforce - Advocated for strengthening the health workforce and preventing workforce shortages through policies that support education, training, recruitment and retention efforts.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Behavioral Health Issues related to behavioral health - no specific bill Childcare Issues related to childcare - no specific bill Gun Safety Issues related to gun safety - no specific bill Health Care Issues related to health care/universal access to quality, equitable, affordable coverage - no specific bill Issues related to mental and behavioral health care - no specific bill Issues related to Private Equity/Healthcare - no specific bill H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Support of community water fluoridation - no specific bill Extend Premium Tax Credits - no specific bill Health Care Workforce Issues related to health care workforce shortages - no specific bill Issues related to the affordability of medical education and federal loan programs - no specific bill Issues related to scope of practice - no specific bill Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Supremacy Project - no specific bill Demographic data collection - no specific bill H.R. 929/S.266 the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5283/S. 2759, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025 HIV/AIDS Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Immigration Issues related to Immigration - no specific bill H.R.1585/S.709 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign H.R.1061/S.455 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Infrastructure Issues related to broadband access - no specific bill Interoperability/ONC Issues related to interoperability and information blocking - no specific bill Maternal Health and Reproductive Health H.R. 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act S. 2035 Protect IVF Act S.3743 - Supporting Healthy Moms and Infants Act Issues related to maternal health - no specific bill S. 141, The Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act Medical Education Issues related to the affordability of medical education - no specific bill Issues related to student loan forgiveness - no specific bill Support for physicians, residents and medical students - no specific bill Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Budget neutrality rules in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - no specific bill H.R. 2757 Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 S. 575 the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act H.R. 879 the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act Issues related to Medicare physician payment - no specific bill Issues related to Medicare/Medicaid - no specific bill H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare Advantage - no specific bill H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act S. 106/H.R. 539, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 Nutrition Issues related to nutrition and food security - no specific bill Issues related to SNAP funding - - no specific bill (including H.R.1) Opioids/ Substance Use Disorder MATE ACT Adds New Education Mandate for 8 Hours of Continuing Education on Opioid Treatment H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S.4941 Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 Issues related to opioids and substance use disorder - no specific bill Prescription Drug Pricing Issues related to prescription drug pricing - no specific bill HR 4002, The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act Publications Open access to information based on publicly funded research - no specific bill Request for Information for NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research Issues related to scholarly and scientific publishing and public access - no specific bill Racial Justice/Health Equity Issues related to racial justice/health care equity - no specific bill Health disparities and protecting vulnerable populations - no specific bill Issues related to equitable policies around blood, tissue donations - no specific bill Surprise Billing H.R. 4710/S. 2420, the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act Issues related to surprise billing - no specific bill Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act - no specific bill Telehealth S. 1261, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 5081/S. 2709, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 1650, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 Issues related to telehealth - no specific bill Issues related to telebehavioral health access - no specific bill Issues related to physician licensing - no specific bill Issues related to telehealth PHE flexibilities/waivers - no specific bill Tobacco Issues related to prohibiting sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - no specific bill Issues related to increasing awareness about lung cancer screening on cigarette packages - no specific bill Vaccines H.R.5448/S.2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 H.R.3701/S.3323 Family Vaccine Protection Act Issues related to vaccines - no specific bill Regulatory FDA's proposed rule to eliminate menthol cigarettes Issues related to Medicare physician payment Issues related to implementation of the No Surprises Act Issues related to telehealth Issues related to Medicare Advantage Star Rating Health Equity Index calculation HIPAA-related Reporting Requirements Involving the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (CMS-9884-P) Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule (CMS-2448-P) Notice: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs File Code CMS-3481-P. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children File Code CMS-2451-P Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children OMB-2026-0034, Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Q2 Lobbying Report (April 1-June 30) HCR FEMA re: COVID-19 related reimbursement Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (H.R. 538) Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) Expanding Medical Education Act (H.R. 2106) Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (H.R. 3778/S.1860) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S.1816) Prompt and Fair Pay Act (H.R. 4559) Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act (H.R.5454) Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2025 (H.R. 4093) Protect Our Hospitals Act (H.R. 4807) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. 4731/S.2439) H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961) Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504) MMM Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding Telehealth flexibilities and payment Californias Medicaid Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Program Medicaid 340B Restoring Rural Health Act (S. 3047) Rural Hospital Fairness Act (H.R. 5821) Defend Rural Health Act of 2026 (H.R.7409) BUD FY 2025 budget FY 2026 appropriations One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1)
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2026 · second_quarter · Education
FY2027 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (provisions pertaining to research funding) FY2027 DOD Appropriations (provisions pertaining to science and technology and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program) FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (provisions pertaining to research funding) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. 4731, S. 2439)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE