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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 | 2014 |
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 | 4/20/2015 5:00:38 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
HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Titile VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ.
HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs.
HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff to cuts to THCGME & CHCs; Protect Primary care spending.
No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers: Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program.
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 |
Cribben |
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Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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
HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ.
HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on Graduate Medical Education.
No Bill Number - National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief & physicians for underserved.
No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME & CHCs: Protect Primary care spending.
No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers Funding: Opposing reductions in per-resident payments to teaching health centers; Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program.
No Bill Number - PCORI Research Priorities: Encouraging greater focus on primary care 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)
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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Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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
HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ.
HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs.
HR 2415 (S. 1184) - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation.
HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
HR 5481 - Urge Leadership and member offices to support bill during lame-duck session; urge CMS to shorted reporting period for 2015.
HR 4771 (S. 2021) - Designer Anabolic Steriod Control Act: Restricting access to anabolic steroids.
S. 1184 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation.
S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Extending for 2 years the requirement that Medicaid programs pay primary care physicians at least as much as Medicare Does; Advocate for extension of Medicaid parity which expires at the end of 2014; Urge senators to co-sponsor S. 2694.
S. 2917 (HR 5729): Adding Ebola to the FDA priority Review Voucher Program Act: Adding Ebola drug research to an existing FDA priority review program.
No Bill Number - SGR Repeal and Replace Process: Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary-care; Repealing the current physician payment formula for Medicare.
No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME.
No Bill Number - Addressing health care fragmentation and promoting Triple Aim of improved care and health at lower cost: Promoting health reforms that recognize the value of family medicine and primary care.
No Bill Number - National Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved.
No Bill Number - Ebola Public Health Threat: Preventing the spread of Ebola.
No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Protect primary care spending.
No Bill Number - Medicare EHR incentive payments: Concerns over attestation process.
No Bill Number - Medicare Advance Care Planning - Urge CMS to cover SPT codes for ACP services.
No Bill Number - Medicare Physician Payment: Comments on 2015 final payments.
No Bill Number - Veterans Affairs copayments for medications in 2015: Family Physicians ability to prescribe to VA Patients.
No Bill Number - Nomination to HIV/AIDS committee: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee.
No Bill Number - Nomination to Medicare Evidence Based MEDCAC: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee.
No Bill Number - Continuing Medical Education - Urged CMS to not change Open Payment CME Policy.
No Bill Number - National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing provision to prevent DOD from implementing restrictions on tobacco sales and use.
No Bill Number - Confirmation of the Nominee for Surgeon General: Supporting the nomination of Dr. Murthy as Surgeon General.
No Bill Number - Copayments for medications in 2015: Supporting the freezing of copayments in the VHA and allowing vets to fill perscriptions from Non-VHA Physicians.
No Bill Number - Medicare EvidenceDevelopment and Coverage Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians who could serve on the committee.
No Bill Number - Presidential Advisory Counsel on HIV/AIDS - Offering the nams of family physicians to serve on the council.
No Bill Number - Children's Health Insurance Program: Supporting the reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program.
No Bill Number - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee - Offering names of family physicisans to serve on committee.
No Bill Number - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), 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 |
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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Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Shannon |
Morey |
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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
S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
S. 2110 (HR 4015)- Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: SGR Releal. Meicare reform to raise primary care payment.
S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Extending for 2 years the requirement that Medicaid programs pay primary care physicians at least as much as Medicare Does; Advocate for extension of Medicaid parity which expires at the end of 2014; Urge senators to co-sponsor S. 2694.
S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education.
No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill Number - Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for Primary Care.
No Bill Number - Medicare EHR incentive payments: Concerns over attestation process.
No Bill Number - Medicare Advance Care Planning - Urge CMS to cover CPT codes for ACP services.
No Bill Number - Medicare Physician Payment: Comments on 2015 final payments.
No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers Funding - Opposing reductions in per-resident payments to teaching health centers.
No Bill Number - Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians who could serve on the committee.
No Bill Number - Children's Health Insurance Program - Supporting reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program.
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 Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), 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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Robert |
Bennett |
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Burke |
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Deputy Assistant at HHS |
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
No Bill Number - Ebola Public Health Threat: Preventing the spread of Ebola.
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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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number - Veterans Affairs copayments for medications in 2015: Family Physicians ability to prescribe to VA patients.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Robert |
Bennett |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number - National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing a provision to prevent DOD from implementing restrictions on tobacco sales and use.
No Bill Number - Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians to serve on the committee.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 |
Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2021 (HR 4771) Designer Anabolic Steriod Control Act - Supporting the nomination of Dr. Murthy as Surgeon General.
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 |
Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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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