lobbying_activities: 1225030

Individual lobbying activities reported in quarterly filings. Each row is one issue area for one client — includes the specific issues lobbied on, government entities contacted, and income/expense amounts.

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id	filing_uuid	filing_type	registrant_name	registrant_id	client_name	filing_year	filing_period	issue_code	specific_issues	government_entities	income_amount	expense_amount	is_no_activity	is_termination	received_date
1225030	eade8fbd-33e2-4777-9794-5d4c49e1abc3	Q1	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY	59251	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY	2012	first_quarter	MMM	1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare reimbursement formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers. AAGP also urges Congress to take action to avert all proposed reductions in Medicare physician reimbursements. 2. Support S. 374 and H.R. 2783, the "Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act," to amend Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services. 3. Oppose proposals to shift Medicaid costs to states and families via block grants or overall caps on spending. 4. Oppose any Federal budget agreement that would significantly cut, block grant, or impose harmful spending caps on the Medicaid program with special concern for persons with mental disorders, including senior citizens, who rely on Medicaid as a lifeline. 5. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Madicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behaviroral health disorders.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		10000	0	0	2012-04-11T13:47:06.837000-04:00