lobbying_activities: 2631785

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.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

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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
2631785	38c82055-0b11-4b6e-892f-b01bed27b656	Q2	LILLSTROM CHENG STRATEGIES	401103374	PRIVATE PRACTICE SECTION OF APTA	2021	second_quarter	HCR	1. Advocating for the passage of the bipartisan Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R.315/S.748) in order to delay the reinstatement of the Medicare sequester until the public health emergency (PHE) is revoked. Supported passage of legislation to delay the return of sequestration until January 1, 2022. 2. The Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act (H.R.1611)and potential Senate companion bill, to allow ALL private practice physical therapists-regardless of where their clinic is located-to use a locum tenens to provide their Medicare patients continued care when they need to be out of the clinic. 3. The Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R.2168) and potential Senate companion bill, to permanently add physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and other rehabilitation therapists to the list of providers that Medicare pays for telehealth. 5. The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act (S.826/H.R.3322)to allow a Medicare beneficiary to enter into a direct contract with an eligible professional (regardless of whether that person was a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner) for any item or service covered by Medicare. 6. Requesting that the Labor Health and Human Services (Labor-H) Appropriations bill include report language that directs CMS to change the supervision requirement for PTAs in private practice settings from direct to general supervision. 7. The bipartisan Eliminating Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act (H.R.2079) is seeking to override the 2020 IRS guidance which stated provider relief fund grants are to be treated as gross income and therefore taxable. 8. The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R.3173) to reduce administrative burden by requiring a streamed and standardized way Medicare Advantage (MA) plans use prior authorization as well as increasing oversight and transparency around prior authorization.	Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	40000		0	0	2021-06-09T16:33:32.797000-04:00