lobbying_activities: 3192412

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
3192412	7d5aebe6-9702-4f08-a0e7-e8d9d18ff115	Q2	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS	52105	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS	2024	second_quarter	INS	HR 977/S 470: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Act of 2023 Rep. Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX); Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) This bill repeals provisions under the Stark Law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit, for purposes of Medicare participation, self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals HR 2630/S 652: Safe Step Act Reps. Brad Wenstrup, DPM (R-OH); Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA); Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD (R-IA) Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Maggie Hassan (D-NH); Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS) Requires group health plans to establish a clear and transparent process to request an exception to step therapy protocols in specified cases. Support reforming prior authorization Advocate for prior authorization policies that are more seamless, automated, and transparent for physicians and their patients. HR: 6545: Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA); Larry Bucshon ,MD (R-IN); Kim Schrier, MD (D-WA); Robin Kelly (D-IL), Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX); Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC), Brad Wenstrup, ,DPM (R-OH), Ami Bera, MD (D-CA), Tony Cardenas (D-CA); Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA): Increases the budget neutrality from $20 million to $53 million would allow for greater flexibility in determining pricing adjustments for services without leading to harmful payment cuts for doctors.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		433848	0	0	2024-07-15T15:46:35-04:00