lobbying_activities: 584248

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
584248	881c7053-429d-410f-a30d-01cce07941b5	Q2	COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS	9897	COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS	2008	second_quarter	MMM	Sustainable Growth Rate- Support legislation that would halt Medicare physician payment cuts and support a permanent replacement for the current sustainable growth rate (SGR) that reflects current medical costs. (H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, H.R. 2626, the Comprehensive HealthCARE act of 2007, S.2785, the Save Medicare Act of 2008); Technical Component Grandfather Support legislation that provides a permanent grandfather provision allowing independent laboratories to bill Medicare directly for certain physician pathology services. (H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, H.R. 1105 and S. 458 the Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2007) Competitive Bidding Demonstration Project- Support legislation that would repeal the Medicare Laboratory Competitive Bidding Demonstration project for diagnostic laboratory services. (H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, H.R. 3453, the Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007, S 2099, the Preserving Access to Laboratory Services Act of 2007) Relative Value Update Reform- Oppose efforts to replace the current relative value review process with a federal advisory committee. Pay for Performance/Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)- Ensure pathologists continue to have the option to participate in PQRI program and monitor for any potential harm. Support legislation that establishes and continues a bonus payment program under the PQRI. (H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008)	Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		239500	0	0	2008-03-23T11:31:28-04:00