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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY |
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City | LEAWOOD |
State | KS |
Zip Code | 66211-2672 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1342-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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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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: Lisa R. Westergaard |
Date | 1/30/2018 2:35:20 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access.
HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health.
HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017.
No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care.
No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants.
No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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Cribben |
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Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access.
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid.
No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs; Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents; Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME; Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; Support for teaching Health Center Reauthorization.
No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants.
No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC.
No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care.
No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce.
No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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Cribben |
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Adair |
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Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Sonya |
Clay |
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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
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid.
S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care.
HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health.
Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment.
HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017.
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME.
No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs.
No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC).
No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model.
No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program.
No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants.
No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus.
No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII.
No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health.
No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC.
No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care.
No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce.
No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit.
No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion.
No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans.
No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health.
No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director.
No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting.
No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee.
No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA.
No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation.
No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs.
No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage.
No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME.
No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives.
No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted.
Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee.
No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation.
No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity.
No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment.
No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally.
No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions.
No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces.
No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid.
No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
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), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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 |
Mark |
Cribben |
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Andrew |
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Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Shannon |
Morey |
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Sonya |
Clay |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity.
No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME.
No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs.
No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC).
No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model.
No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce.
No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient satisfaction measures: Not using patient experience measures for opioids.
No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation.
No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs.
No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage.
No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME.
No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives.
No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity.
No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment.
No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally
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)
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 |
Mark |
Cribben |
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Andrew |
Adair |
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Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Bennett |
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Sonya |
Clay |
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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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment.
No Bill No. - Medication assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments; reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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 |
Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst & Director |
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity; Interest in Medicaid; and THC reauthorization.
No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment.
No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally.
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 |
Sonya |
Clay |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions.
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 |
Mark |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions.
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
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Mark |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Clay |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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