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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1215 K STREET, #700 |
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City | SACRAMENTO |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 95814 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 7747-12
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6. House ID# 334020000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Anne O'Rourke |
Date | 7/19/2021 1:42:41 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Q2 Lobbying Report (April 1-June 30)
Health Issues
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act (H.R. 3021)
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act of 2021
Rural America Health Corps Act (S.54)
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (S. 346/H.R. 959)
Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
Regulatory relief in light of coronavirus
Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges)
340B Drug Pricing Program, including S. 773/H.R. 3203
American Rescue Plan (H.R. 1319)
American Jobs Plan
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act/LIFT America Act (H.R. 1848)
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (H.R. 1639/S.644)
National Coronavirus Commission Act (S. 412)
Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act (H.R. 1331)
Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act/RUSH Act (H.R. 1885)
Rural America Health Corps Act (S. 924/H.R. 2130),
Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act (S. 54)
Resident Physician Shortage Act (S. 834/H.R. 2256)
OSHA rule on COVID-19 Healthcare Workplace Safety
No Surprises Act regulations
Medicare/Medicaid
Stopping Doctor Shortages Act (H.R. 1133/S. 311)
Better Way for Providers to Repay Act of 2021 (H.R. 2407)
Public Health Emergency designation
Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility
Rural hospital policies (Rural Health Clinic payment - H.R. 1868)
Sequestration relief (H.R. 1868)
Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 - S. 834
Disproportionate share hospital allotment increase (technical correction)
Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332; TREATS Act - S. 340)
Medicare for All (H.R. 1976)
Resetting the Impact (TRIA) Act of 2021 (H.R. 2455)
Submitted Comments
SUBJECT: CMS-1752-P, Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2022 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Proposed Changes to Medicaid Provider Enrollment; and Proposed Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Vol 86, No 88), May 10, 2021
SUBJECT: CMS-1748-P, Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program; Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 86, No. 68), April 12, 2021
SUBJECT: CMS-1746-P, Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022, Federal Register (Vol. 86, No. 71), April 15, 2021
SUBJECT: CMS-1750-P, Medicare Program; FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Updates for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2021 (FY 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 86, No. 69), April 13, 2021
SUBJECT: RIN 0945-AA00; Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register (Vol. 86, No.12), January 21, 2021
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Social Security Administration (SSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
20. Client new address
Address | 1215 K Street Ste 700 |
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City | Sacramento |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 95814 |
Country | USA |
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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