Health
Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Lobbies on Research
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project registered as a new client with Saxton & Stump LLC on August 1, 2026. NIH grant terminations disrupted...
Trump Push to Narrow CDC Mission Sets Up Clash With Congress
A recent Congressional Research Service report details the structural and budgetary constraints facing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the...
Alkermes Hires Monument Advocacy for Medicare/Medicaid Lobbying
The company has pursued these policy areas extensively, with Medicare/Medicaid appearing in 37 lobbying registrations over the past five years. The company...
GAO Finds Cybersecurity Gaps in Federal Health Record System
Millions of service members and veterans rely on a single, unified electronic health record system to receive care. But a recent GAO report found that the...
Freeda Breuer Family Hires Stonington Global to Lobby on Health
The Family of Freeda Breuer has entered the lobbying arena for the first time, registering with Stonington Global LLC to focus on health issues.
Rep. Ritchie Torres Secures $10M for Bronx Heart Attack Care
Rep. Ritchie Torres had an active week for the South Bronx, securing a major healthcare win, pushing back on immigration policy, and responding to a...
GAO: DOD Lacks Resources for Brain Health Monitoring
The U.S. military is confronting a hidden occupational hazard that could affect hundreds of thousands of service members: blast overpressure exposure during...
OSHA Lacks Official Standard to Cite Employers for Heat Violations
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated on August 18 examines OSHA's approach to heat exposure regulation, a policy area where the current...
FDA Seeks to End Food Companies’ Ability to Self-Certify Ingredients as Safe
A recent CRS report examines a growing policy clash over how the FDA regulates substances manufacturers claim are safe to add to food. The stakes are...
Congress Weighs How to Improve Federal Wildfire Smoke Forecasting
A recent CRS report examines how the federal government monitors, forecasts, communicates, and researches wildfire smoke, and whether current federal...
Prime Therapeutics Hires Red+Blue On Health Issues
Prime Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical and health services organization, registered with Red+Blue Strategies for lobbying on health issues.
California Hospital Association Hires Cardoza for HHS Lobbying
California Hospital Association hired Dennis Cardoza Consulting Services LLC to lobby on health care issues, marking a new client relationship for the firm....
WelbeHealth Lobbies on Medicare, Medicaid, PACE
WelbeHealth filed a new client registration on August 13, 2026. The healthcare organization is focusing lobbying efforts on PACE programs, Medicare and...
Sen. Durbin Highlights Medicaid Cuts, Small Business Struggles
Sen. Dick Durbin spent the week of Aug. 7-14 back in Illinois, logging stops across the Chicago metro, Lake County, and the collar counties while also...
Bruin Biometrics Hires Monument Advocacy for Medicare Lobbying
Bruin Biometrics is entering the federal lobbying arena with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policy. The company manufactures the Provizio SEM Scanner, a...
Medicare Payment Rules Put Congress on a Year-Round Schedule
Congress faces a complex landscape of overlapping Medicare payment deadlines and statutory requirements that shape how the federal government reimburses...
Alvotech Hires CGCN Group on Pharma Tariffs
Alvotech, an Icelandic pharmaceutical company, has hired a lobbying firm to navigate escalating tariff pressures on imported drugs. CGCN Group LLC...
Pikeville Medical Center Hires Lobbyist on Health Issues
Pikeville Medical Center Inc. filed a new lobbying registration on August 13, 2026, marking the Kentucky hospital's entry into federal advocacy. The...