Lobbying Spend
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Filings
32
Firms Hired
1
Active Period
2009–2015
Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings
Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available
Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings
Most frequently reported lobbying issues
Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
2015 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Support for H.R. 2, repeal of Medicare SGR formula for physician payment; support for funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration's program for automated external defibrillators in communities; support for full funding - FY 2016 labor/HHS/ed appropriations bill, including full funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in particular, funding for the CDC Heart and Stroke Division, CDC WISEWOMAN program and the Million Hearts program; support for S. 488, elimination of the direct supervision requirement for cardiac rehabilitation services; congressional briefing participation - importance of prevention and early detection and treatment in formulating health policy
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
2015 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Support for H.R. 2, repeal of Medicare SGR formula for physician payment; support for funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration's program for automated external defibrillators in communities; support for full funding - FY 2016 labor/HHS/ed appropriations bill, including full funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in particular, funding for the CDC Heart and Stroke Division, CDC WISEWOMAN program and the Million Hearts program; support for S. 488, elimination of the direct supervision requirement for cardiac rehabilitation services; congressional briefing participation - importance of prevention and early detection and treatment in formulating health policy
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 488
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Support for distinguishable names for biosimilars Support for the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HR 5294)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: HR 5294
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014
2014 · third_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
H.R. 5294, the Health Equity and Accountability Act Medicare physician fee schedule Biosimilars naming
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 5294
Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2014
2014 · second_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Health Equity and Accountability Act reintroduction, aspirin as primary prevention of cardiovascular events, Medicare packaged payment policy (H.R. 4857), biosimiliars
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 4857
SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
2014 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Medicare payment reform (HR 4015/S 2000) Naming of biosimilars NIH funding/NHLBI
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: HR 4015
SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
2014 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Medicare payment reform (HR 4015/S 2000) Naming of biosimilars NIH funding/NHLBI
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S 2000
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011
2011 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Medicare physician payment reform - repeal of SGR and halt to reimbursement cuts for Medicare physicians, halt to imaging cuts Health Equity and Accountability Act Atrial fibrillation awareness - H.Res. 295 H.R. 1639 - cigar manufacturing
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 1639
Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Medicare physician payment, H.R. 4994
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 4994
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services.
2010 · third_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
Medicare physician payment (SGR fix), H.R. 4371 (to mitigate cuts to cardiology payment), imaging payment policy (self referral, prior authorization, payment cuts for advanced imaging services, effects of payment policy on health care disparities)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 4371
American Middle Class Tax (AMT) Relief Act of 2007
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
health care reform bill H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872; minority health care disparities, comparative effectiveness research, physician workforce, Medicare physician payment reform/halt to cuts, H.R. 4371, halt to cardiology cuts
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 3590
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1-Amino-2,6-dimethylbenzene.
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
health care reform bill H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872; minority health care disparities, comparative effectiveness research, physician workforce, Medicare physician payment reform/halt to cuts, H.R. 4371, halt to cardiology cuts
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 4872
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services.
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
health care reform bill H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872; minority health care disparities, comparative effectiveness research, physician workforce, Medicare physician payment reform/halt to cuts, H.R. 4371, halt to cardiology cuts
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 4371
American Middle Class Tax (AMT) Relief Act of 2007
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
health care reform bill H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872; minority health care disparities, comparative effectiveness research, physician workforce, Medicare physician payment reform/halt to cuts
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 3590
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1-Amino-2,6-dimethylbenzene.
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
health care reform bill H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872; minority health care disparities, comparative effectiveness research, physician workforce, Medicare physician payment reform/halt to cuts
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 4872
Superfund Polluter Pays Act
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
H.R. 3961 - physician payment reform; H.R. 3962, health care disparities, minority health care, comparative effectiveness research, health care financing
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 3962
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE KORRIS GROUP, INC.
H.R. 3961 - physician payment reform; H.R. 3962, health care disparities, minority health care, comparative effectiveness research, health care financing
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 3961
Source: Senate LDA