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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 | 100 East Grand |
Address2 | Suite 100 |
City | Des Moines |
State | IA |
Zip Code | 50309 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400484391-12
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6. House ID# 409780000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 |
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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: Abigail Stork--Director, Federal Relations |
Date | 04/20/2012 |
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
H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians.
H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions.
H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill.
S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills.
S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill.
S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill.
H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill.
H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision.
H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals.
H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill.
H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill.
H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill.
H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill.
S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill.
H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill.
Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation.
H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill.
2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program.
2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules.
2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule.
2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule.
Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule.
Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule.
Other issues:
"Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012.
Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula.
The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals.
2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs.
Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs.
Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs.
Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services.
Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters.
Medical Liability Reform.
Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation.
Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act.
State health insurance exchanges.
Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program.
ICD-10 implementation issues.
Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Abigail |
Stork |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012, entire bill.
S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Stork |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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
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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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