{"database": "lobbying", "table": "lobbying_activities", "rows": [[800556, "5bb0f82e-e0d6-4ee1-98b2-a6b0f94e71fd", "Q2", "NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE", 28481, "NATIONAL RIGHT LIFE COMMITTEE", 2009, "second_quarter", "HCR", "On Senator Max Baucuss Call to Action: Health Reform 2009 [commonly known as the Baucus  White Paper on Health Reform], opposed rationing of health care, supported the addition of variable  withhold financing method to avoid rationing.  (continued) On the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Chairmans Mark titled, Affordable Health  Choices Act, Opposed rationing of health care.  Supported the addition of variable withhold financing  method to avoid rationing.  Urged that the secretary be precluded from rejecting plans based on: their  having a fee-for service structure, or by imposing premium price controls, or by placing treatment limits.   Urged against the incentivizing the denial of treatments deemed to be cost-ineffective on quality of life  grounds.  Urged against reimbursement methods which give broad authority to the Secretary to prohibit  reimbursement to providers on safe treatments or procedures they wish to prescribe.  Urged the  support of  Sen. Enzi amendments, 7 and 8, which would prohibit use of comparative effectiveness  research to ration healthcare based on the governments assessment of whether elderly, disabled or  medically dependent individuals merit treatment by preventing treatment denial.  \n\nOn potential Finance Committee Health Care legislation, opposed rationing of health care.  Supported  the addition of variable withhold financing method to avoid rationing.  Urged that there be a prohibition  of any standard that discounts the value of a period of life based on the patients present or predicted  disability or quality of life. Urged that provisions be added to Comparative Effectiveness elements of  any bill that would ensure that patients competence, age, expected length of life, present or predicted  disability, degree of medical dependency, or quality of life not be used as the basis for denial of Medicare  benefits to patients against their wishes.  \n\nOn the Healthy Americans Act (S. 391), opposed rationing of health care, supported the addition of  variable withhold financing method to avoid rationing.  \n\nDiscussions generally on potential health care reform generally, opposed rationing of health care,  supported the addition of variable withhold financing method to avoid rationing.  \n\nOn the tri-committee House draft, H. R. __, titled To provide affordable, quality health care for all  Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes,  opposed rationing  of health care.  Supported the addition of variable withhold financing method to avoid rationing.  Urged  that the secretary be precluded from rejecting plans based on: their having a fee-for service structure,  or by imposing premium price controls, or by placing treatment limits.    Urged that there be a  prohibition of any standard that discounts the value of a period of life based on the patients present or  predicted disability or quality of life.  Urged the removal of elements that incentivize denial of treatment.    Urged against the incentivizing the denial of treatments deemed to be cost-ineffective on quality of life  grounds.  Urged against reimbursement methods which give broad authority to the Secretary to prohibit  reimbursement to providers on safe treatments or procedures they wish to prescribe.  Urged that  provisions be added to Comparative Effectiveness elements of any bill that would ensure that patients  competence, age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency,  or quality of life not be used as the basis for denial of Medicare benefits to patients against their wishes.  \n\nDiscussion generally on potential Comparative Effectiveness elements of health reform bills, regarding  comparative effectiveness standards in Medicare, worked to ensure that patients competence, age,  expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency, or quality of life  will not be used as the basis for denial of Medicare benefits to patients against their wishes.  \n\nOn Senate 1213, The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009, regarding comparative  effectiveness standards in Medicare, worked to ensure that patients competence, age, expected length  of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency, or quality of life will not be used as  the basis for denial of Medicare benefits to patients against their wishes.  \n\nOn Senate 1133, Empowering Medicare Patient Choices Act,  supported the removal of language  which creates an unacceptable disincentive for balanced counseling and assistance that genuinely  attempts to elucidate patients values and preferences, and an incentive to steer them toward rejection  of treatment, including life-preserving treatment. Urged for the inclusion of representatives of disability  rights groups and groups who advocate for treatment without regard to patients quality of life.  (continued) On Senate 1263 Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009, supported the removal of language  which creates a disincentive for balanced counseling and assistance that genuinely attempts to elucidate  patients values and preferences, and an incentive to steer them toward rejection of treatment, including  life-preserving treatment. Urged for the inclusion of representatives of disability rights groups and  groups who advocate for treatment without regard to patients quality of life.  Urged for continuing  oversight and evaluation of created board. Urged for changes to provisions regarding portability of  advanced directives across states.  Urged for the inclusion of conscience protections.  \n\nOn Senate 1150 Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2009,   urged for a qualified   oversight body make recommendations concerning various informational elements of the legislation.   Strongly opposed provisions that would repeal provisions of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction  Act.  Sought the inclusion of protective language that would safeguard state modifications when the  state adopted the Uniformed Health Care Decisions Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 158008, 0, 0, "2009-07-18T05:57:15-04:00"]], "columns": ["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"], "primary_keys": ["id"], "primary_key_values": ["800556"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.45843992847949266, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}