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| Mike Leavitt |
Leavitt Partners is lobbying Congress on behalf of the estimated three to nine million Americans who may have ongoing symptoms after an acute infection of COVID-19, which may impact their return to work or their normal lives.
Former Utah governor & US Health and Human Services secretary Mike Leavitt and Nancy-Ann DeParle, who was deputy chief of policy for president Barack Obama, unveiled the COVID Patient Recovery Alliance in April to help members of the healthcare community and decision-makers meet the challenges presented by long-COVID.
The most commonly reported symptoms of long-COVID are fatigue, muscle aches, shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing, coughing, brain fog and chest pain.
Leavitt Partners is pressing Congress for policies related to developing national solutions that coordinate diverse data sources, inform the development of models of care, and ensure adequate payment for long-COVID patients, with a focus on the most vulnerable.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
