lobbying_activities: 466453

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
466453	25a47471-a0ed-4f2e-9686-0cab7b970142	YY	MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM	57830	MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM	2006	year_end	MED	that may be modeled after the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs, to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel where needed. HR 2218 Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2005 introduced by Rep English, Phil - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to specify as $5.78 for 2006, adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year, the nominal fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under Medicare. Oppose limits on the laboratory CPI update. Lab Competitive Bidding -- The MMA ’03 has required that HHS conduct a demonstration program on competitive bidding for clinical lab tests furnished without a face-to-face encounter between the Medicare beneficiary and the hospital personnel or physician performing the test. CMS views the competitive bidding design as a means to establish new lab fees based on costs. The current lab fee schedule is hopelessly outdated, and should be revised, but we urge caution regarding the structure and comprehensiveness of the demonstration. Competitive bidding will subordinate timeliness and specimen integrity in lab analysis to bulk quantity analysis at the expense of quality patient care. Lab fee schedule changes should be consistent with the emerging emphasis on quality and performance-based reimbursement. HR 1175 Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2005 introduced by Rep. Schimkus- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through scholarships and loans for health professional training	Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office		154366	0	0	2007-01-30T11:56:41-05:00