pac.dog pac.dog / Lobbying

1st Quarter - Report · 2025

Filing UUID
ea1b83fd-050e-4e3a-b31f-94762052e522
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2025
Posted
2025-04-08 13:20:36
Income (reported)
—
Expenses (reported)
$30,000
Expenses method
B
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

ATA ACTION

Contact
KYLE ZEBLEY
Phone
+1 412-760-8098
Address
zip:20005, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:601 13th St NW 12th Floor

Client

ATA ACTION

Trade organization advocating for telehealth

State
VA
Country
US
Effective date
2022-01-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

HCR — Health Issues

ATA Action - Federal Legislative Priorities (119th Congress) As of Q1 2025, ATA Action continues to support and lobby for a broad portfolio of bipartisan legislation aimed at making telehealth and digital health a permanent, integrated part of care delivery in the U.S. healthcare system. Below is a summary of the legislation we are actively engaging on: 🔹 Top Legislative Priorities Telehealth Expansion Act (H.R. 1650 / S. 763) Sponsors: Rep. Arrington (R-TX), Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), Sen. Daines (R-MT), Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV) → Makes permanent the ability to offer pre-deductible telehealth services under high-deductible health plans linked to HSAs. Permanent Telehealth from Home Act (H.R. 1407) Sponsors: Rep. Buchanan (R-FL), Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) → Eliminates originating site and geographic restrictions for Medicare telehealth services permanently. Audio-Only Telehealth Services Act (H.R. 1899) Sponsors: Rep. Feenstra (R-IA), Rep. Pappas (D-NH) → Makes permanent coverage of audio-only services in Medicare. Expanded Provider Access Act (H.R. 1614) Sponsors: Rep. Kelly (R-PA), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) → Permits therapists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists to deliver telehealth services permanently. TREATS Act (H.R. 1627) Sponsors: Rep. Norcross (D-NJ), Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) → Permanently waives the in-person requirement for prescribing controlled substances (Schedules III-IV) via telehealth for substance use and opioid use disorders. 🔹 Additional Supported Legislation PREVENT DIABETES Act (H.R. 1523) Sponsors: Rep. DeGette (D-CO), Rep. Bilirakis (R-FL) → Expands Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program to include virtual suppliers. Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in the Home Act (H.R. 783 / S. 248) Sponsors: Rep. Joyce (R-PA), Rep. Peters (D-CA), Sen. Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Klobuchar (D-MN) → Makes permanent the option to provide cardiopulmonary rehab services at home via telehealth. Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act (H.R. 1720) Sponsors: Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) → Allows hospice recertification visits via telehealth beyond 180 days. Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act (H.R. 290) Sponsors: Rep. Langworthy (R-NY), Rep. Pingree (D-ME) → Reauthorizes USDAs Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program through FY2030. ATA Action is actively advocating for these bills through direct engagement with congressional offices, testimony, coalition coordination, and public policy campaigns. This legislative portfolio reflects our commitment to securing permanent access to telehealth and integrating next-generation digital tools across care settings nationwide.

Lobbyists: mr KYLE ZEBLEY (covered position: Legislative Director/Senior Legislative Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA); Chief of Staff/Senior Advisor, HHS Office of the Secretary); ALEXIS MARIA APPLE

Government entities lobbied: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

MMM — Medicare/Medicaid

CONNECT for Health Act Reintroduction ATA Action strongly supports the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, the most comprehensive bipartisan telehealth legislation in Congress. The bill would permanently remove geographic and originating site restrictions, expand eligible providers, and allow patients to access care from their homes. It represents a critical step toward ensuring telehealth remains a foundational element of modern healthcare. Telehealth Modernization Act Reintroduction ATA Action endorses the Telehealth Modernization Act, which codifies the key Medicare telehealth flexibilities first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill eliminates outdated site restrictions and empowers patients to receive care where and when they need it. This legislation is essential to maintaining progress and providing certainty to patients, providers, and health systems.

Lobbyists: mr KYLE ZEBLEY (covered position: Legislative Director/Senior Legislative Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA); Chief of Staff/Senior Advisor, HHS Office of the Secretary); ALEXIS MARIA APPLE

Government entities lobbied: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

pac.dog is a free, independent, non-partisan research tool. Every candidate, committee, bill, vote, member, and nonprofit on this site is mirrored from primary U.S. government sources (FEC, congress.gov, govinfo.gov, IRS) and each state's Secretary of State / election commission — no third-party data vendors, no paywall, no editorial intermediation. Citations to the originating source are on every detail page.

Estimated value: $180/mo per user — but we made it free.