|
LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1101 K Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 830 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
|
5. Senate ID# 400645947-253
|
||||||||
|
6. House ID# 414090024
|
||||||||
| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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 |
|
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
| INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
|
Method A.
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: Jennifer Bell |
Date | 1/19/2021 10:28:11 AM |
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of P.L. 114-10, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), including but not limited to issues concerning Qualifying APM Participant (QP) thresholds and H.R. 7791, Value in Health Care Act of 2020; Policies contained in H.R. 1682/S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 and S. 1260, Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2019; Issues concerning changes to the Medicare Part B physician fee schedule in the proposed rule, CY2021 Payment Polices under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies (CMS-1734-P) and H.R.8702 - Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020; Health care policies in P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of CARES Act; P.L. 116-139, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8406, the Heroes Act; Senate Amendment 2652 related to COVID-19 relief; P.L.116-159, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.; and P.L.116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Jennifer |
Bell |
|
Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Finance Committee |
|
Jennifer |
Bell |
|
Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Thune (R-SD) |
|
Melissa |
Bartlett |
|
Privacy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights |
|
Melissa |
Bartlett |
|
Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce |
|
Anna |
Weinstein |
|
|
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1044/S. 386, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019; H.R. 2895/S. 948, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act; H.R. 6788/S. 3599, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; issues relating to the Presidents Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak (dated June 22, 2020); and issues pertaining to add issues pertaining to Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media (DHS Docket No. ICEB-2019-0006).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Jennifer |
Bell |
|
Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Finance Committee |
|
Jennifer |
Bell |
|
Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Thune (R-SD) |
|
Melissa |
Bartlett |
|
Privacy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights |
|
Melissa |
Bartlett |
|
Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce |
|
Anna |
Weinstein |
|
|
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
H.R. 2482/S. 2074, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Melissa |
Bartlett |
|
Privacy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights |
|
Melissa |
Bartlett |
|
Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce |
|
Jennifer |
Bell |
|
Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Finance Committee |
|
Jennifer |
Bell |
|
Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Thune (R-SD) |
|
Anna |
Weinstein |
|
|
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 |
|
||||||
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
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
|
|
||||||||
| 1 |
|
3 |
|
||||||
| 2 |
|
4 |
|
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
| Name | Address |
Principal Place of Business (city and state or country) |
||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
| Name | Address |
Principal place of business (city and state or country) |
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities | Ownership percentage in client | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
% | |||||||||||||
28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
| 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 |
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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |