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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

2. Address

Address1
P.O. BOX 60
 Address2
​4712 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
City
JEFFERSON CITY
 State
MO
 Zip Code
65102
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​DANIEL LANDON
​5738933700
​dlandon@mhanet.com
5. Senate ID#
​25523-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
6. House ID#
​319850000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2018
 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
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:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​30,000.00
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: Daniel Landon
 Date
7/19/2018 11:03:22 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 HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

- Corresponded with a member of the Missouri congressional delegation to promote the inclusion of language in the Senate Appropriations legislation for the Departments of Labor and the Health and Human Services regarding an interagency initiative on workplace violence in hospitals.
- Responded to an inquiry from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding a Dear Colleague letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the CMS Administrator regarding changes to the wage index component of the Medicare hospital payment system.
- Asked the members of the Missouri congressional delegation in the House of Representatives to consider endorsing a Dear Colleague letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the CMS Administrator regarding changes to the wage index component of the Medicare hospital payment system.
- Engaged with the staff of a member of the Missouri congressional delegation to discuss problems experienced by Missouri hospitals with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services system of establishing and enforcing hospital regulatory standards.
- Asked the members of the Missouri congressional delegation in the House of Representatives to support H.R. 6082 and H.R. 5797, relating to the prevention and treatment of opioid abuse.
- Forwarded a Missouri Hospital Association report on neonatal abstinence syndrome to the offices of two U.S. Senators and two members of the House of Representatives who were the sponsors of legislation to reauthorize and revise the PREEMIE Act.
- Corresponded with a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding medical treatment for opioid dependence and federally-funded opioid initiatives being implemented in Missouri.
- Responded to an inquiry from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding problems experienced by Missouri hospitals in the congressional district caused by the billing and claims payment system of the U.S. Veterans Administration.
- Corresponded with a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding cosponsorship of H.R. 4392.
- Corresponded with a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding the Missouri Hospital Associations stance on H.R. 5223.
- Corresponded with a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding price transparency and profitability among Missouri hospitals.
- Corresponded with a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding publication of a statement of the legislators health policy priorities.
- Corresponded with a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Azar and Secretary of Labor Acosta on the topic of coverage of hospital emergency department services by the health insurer Anthem.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL)

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
Daniel
Landon
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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State
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Zip Code
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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

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
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Suffix
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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:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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