lobbying_activities: 3479307

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
3479307	9c25e5d4-e46a-491a-83f1-b61faf0dbe34	Q4	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY	3402	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY	2025	fourth_quarter	MMM	Oppose provisions in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: 1) a -2.5% efficiency adjustment to Work RVUs for non-time-based services; 2) a new methodology for calculating indirect practice expenses in facility settings that unfairly penalizes facility-based surgical services. Support an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations legislation that would halt funding for implementation of the Medicare Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR). Support for H.R. 6160, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, which would provide an annual inflationary update for Medicare physician payment tied to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI). Support for the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 3514/S. 1816) that would would streamline and standardize prior authorization requirements within the Medicare Advantage (MA) program.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		121531	0	0	2026-01-07T16:28:50-05:00