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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
31c1cc8e-ee10-4964-aad1-86b528518c84
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 18:51:18
Income (reported)
$70,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Law firm

Contact
NICHOLAS TOWNSEND
Phone
+1 202-942-5249
Address
zip:20001, city:Washington, state:DC, street:601 Massachusetts Ave. NW

Client

URAC, INC.

Non-profit accreditation entity for healthcare organizations.

State
DC
Country
US
Effective date
2022-04-15

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to health care artificial intelligence accreditation, including congressional encouragement of HHS and ASTP/ONC to utilize accreditation to ensure responsible implementation and effective use of artificial intelligence in health care.

Lobbyists: EUGENIA PIERSON; KATIE BROWN; CASEY BROUHARD; mr PETER ERIC DUYSHART; VICTORIA DAVILA; ROHITH CHARI (covered position: Intern, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, Judge Joe L. Webster (2017)) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

MMM — Medicare/Medicaid

Issues related to health care accreditation, Medicare Advantage plans (including Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNP) reviews), telehealth, and mental health parity. Issues related to pharmacy benefit management services and specialty pharmacies, including accreditations of both, and the Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 6609). Issues related to the implementation and use of artificial intelligence in health care, including the role of accreditation.

Lobbyists: EUGENIA PIERSON; CASEY BROUHARD; mr PETER ERIC DUYSHART; KATIE BROWN; VICTORIA DAVILA; ROHITH CHARI (covered position: Intern, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, Judge Joe L. Webster (2017)) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HCR — Health Issues

Issues related to health care accreditation, telehealth, mental health parity, and Medicare Advantage plans. Issues related to reforms to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), including the role of accreditation. Issues related to pharmacy benefit management services and specialty pharmacies, including accreditations of both, and the Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 6609) and the Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act] (H.R. 6610). Issues related to the implementation and use of artificial intelligence in health care, including the role of accreditation.

Lobbyists: EUGENIA PIERSON; CASEY BROUHARD; mr PETER ERIC DUYSHART; KATIE BROWN; VICTORIA DAVILA; ROHITH CHARI (covered position: Intern, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, Judge Joe L. Webster (2017)) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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