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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 | 800 10th STREET, NW |
Address2 | Two City Center, Suite 400 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001-4956 |
Country | USA |
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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) |
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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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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: Thomas P Nickels |
Date | 7/20/2018 3:32:13 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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 741/ S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017, a bill that amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals; Support H.R. 807/ S. 253 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; Discussion about the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Reporting: advocating for an extension of the reporting deadline to increase hospitals ability to meet requirements in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program and the Medicare EHR Incentive Program;Requested clarification from CMS about providing care to justice-involved individuals and receiving Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement for such care to Made efforts in support of clarifying that hospitals may have designated units to care for patients in the custody of law enforcement/correctional institutions and may receive Medicaid reimbursement for care provided in such units; Support S. 872/ HR 1955Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program; Support S 1301/ HR 2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; Oppose H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act / Better Care Reconciliation Act, a bill that would repeal and replace much of the Affordable Care Act, including repealing Medicaid expansion and the advanced premium tax credits for the purchase of coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplaces; Support S 1334/ HR 2797Patient Choices and Quality Care Act of 2017, a bill to provide for advanced illness care coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries; Urged the Administration to cancel Stage 3 of meaningful use by removing the 2018 start date from the regulation. The Administration also should institute a 90- day reporting period in every future year of the program, and gather input from stakeholders on ways to further reduce the burden of the meaningful use program from current requirements; Review S. 1169/ HR 2687, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between the ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities; Review HR 2509 Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program; Urged CMS to rescind the 25% Rule and instead rely on the site-neutral payment policy to bring transformative change to the LTCH field; Discussion with CMS about direct supervision of outpatient therapeutic services; Support HR 3120, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; Discussed with Congress potential offsets to pay for CHIP and other Medicare extender legislation; Support straight extensions of the Medicare-dependent hospital and enhanced low-volume adjustment program; Support eliminating the reductions to Medicaid payments for DSH in fiscal years 2018 and 2019; Urged CMS to eliminate a duplicative budget-neutrality adjustment (BNA) being applied to Medicare payments for LTCH site-neutral cases, an unwarranted 5.1 percent cut. Urged CMS to permanently eliminate the LTCH 25% Rule policy; support The Limited Repeal of the IMD Exclusion for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Substance Use Disorder Act, which would improve access to needed substance use disorder (SUD)treatment services for millions of Americans.
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
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Seklecki |
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Molly Collins |
Offner |
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Schulman |
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Thompson |
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Ward |
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Chantal |
Worzala |
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Kristina |
Weger |
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Travis |
Robey |
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Lisa Kidder |
Hrobsky |
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Molly |
Smith |
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Shira |
Hollander |
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Aaron |
Wesolowski |
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Ariel |
Levin |
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Erika |
Rogan |
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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
Support H.R. 304/S. 916, The Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services and discussed companion legislation with the Senate; Support H.R. 372, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017, a bill to repeal McCarran-Ferguson with respect to the business of health insurance; Discussed with members of congress working on legislation that maintains coverage and improves Americas health care system through patient-centered care; Oppose HR 1156/ S 1133 , Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals; Support HR 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act, a bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system; Urged CMS to release guidance pertaining to hospital co-location arrangements and to provide flexibility in the agencys co-location policies; Support HR 2141/ S 898, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act of 2017, a bill that would reauthorize the Conrad State 30 Program and make other changes to improve patient access to care; Support S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster; Support HR 2212/ S 974Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017, a bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products; Meet with HRSA Administrator and senior staff on 340B drug pricing program; Discussed marketplace stabilization solutions with Hill staff; Support and Recommend changes to HR 1253, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for constructing or renovating, or planning construction or renovation of, qualified psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities, and for other purposes: advocated for changes to clarify/expand the entities that can be loan applicants/recipients; Urged the Administration to suspend the faulty star ratings from the Hospital Compare website; Eliminate barriers to care with the creation of an Anti-Kickback safe harbor for clinical integration arrangements that establishes the basic accountabilities for the use of incentive payment or shared savings programs among hospitals, physicians and other providers, along with a safe-harbor for assistance to patients that would protect providers from financial penalties under the Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for providing an inducement to a patient; Advocated for changes including: eliminating geographic and setting locations requirements so patients outside of rural areas can benefit from telehealth; expanding the types of technology that can be used, including remote monitoring; and covering all services that are safe to provide, rather than a small list of approved services; Submit Statement Stabilizing Premiums and Helping Individuals in the Individual Insurance Market for 2018: Health Care Stakeholders about the importance of stabilizing the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2018 and beyond; We urged Congress to pass legislation to fund the ACA cost-sharing reductions; Urged Senators to oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal being considered in the Senate because this proposal would make significant changes to health care coverage and health care financing; Review of H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs that are controlled substances; Discussions with Congress on prescription drug monitoring programs, the dispensing of controlled substances, and clinical workflow; Discussions with Congress on draft legislation related to prescription drug monitoring programs; Urged Congress to consider advancing solutions aimed at making our health care system stronger, protecting access and coverage, and exploring new delivery system reforms that have the potential to make care both more affordable and safer; Review of The Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act, a bill to provide funding to combat the opioid epidemic; Discussions with the White House/Office of National Drug Control Policy about the opioid epidemic, including concerns about regulations that prohibit the sharing of substance use disorder records among health care providers; Support H.R. 4392 a bill to prevent cuts to the 340B drug savings program, which would provide relief from deep cuts to payments to hospitals participating in the 340B program;
Letter to congress outlining AHA opposition to a potential policy that would cut payments to hospitals treating hospice patients; Oppose H.R. 4710, 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-Net Entities (PAUSE) Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a moratorium on the registration of certain new 340B hospitals and associated site; Sent comments to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its hearing on Examining the Impact of Health Care Consolidation.; Letter sent to the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee for its hearing on, "Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety"; Letter submitted to the Ways and Means Committee on policy recommendations to address the opioid epidemic; Sent letter to discuss the current state of health care costs, and efforts to increase transparency in the pricing of health care services and the quality of care; Addressed our concerns with the MedPAC Commissions draft recommendation to substantially reduce payments for off-campus stand-alone emergency departments (EDs) that are within 6 miles of an on-campus hospital ED; Addressed our concerns with the Commissions draft recommendation to substantially reduce payments for off-campus stand-alone emergency departments (EDs) that are within 6 miles of an on-campus hospital ED; Support HR4776, Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program of partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity and would increase the level of authorized funding for the Hospital Preparedness Program to $515 million; Submitted statement to the Senate HELP Committee on the Hearing on How to Reduce Health Care Costs: Understanding the Cost of Health Care in America; Submitted a Statement for the HELP hearing on Effective Administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program; Support certain provisions in Helping to End Addiction and Lesson (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; Support HR 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act or the SERV Communities Act, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify the intent of the 340B program and provide for enhanced 340B program integrity; Support S 2597Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; Support HR 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety ActA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records; Support S 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department ActA bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit the use of opioids in emergency departments; Support HR 5176/ S 2610, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge; Submit statement to the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health on the hearing Identifying Innovative Practices and Technology in Health Care; Support S 1845 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act" To amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6; Submitted statement to the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee for the hearing "Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment." The statement focuses on 42 CFR Part 2; Comments to HELP Committee's discussion draft of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018; The current Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) will sunset on October 1, 2018 so this is "must-do" legislation; Support S 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI), A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act; Supports S. 2372, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (VA MISSION Act of 2018).A bill to establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs,Submitted a statement to the Ways and Means Committee hearing on "Lowering Costs and Expanding Access to Health Care through Consumer-Directed Health Plans."
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), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Molly Collins |
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Schulman |
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Thompson |
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Ward |
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Worzala |
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Hrobsky |
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Hollander |
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Aaron |
Wesolowski |
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Ariel |
Levin |
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Erika |
Rogan |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Discussed, S. 744, The Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 with the bill author about issues related to the inclusion in consumer credit reports and establishment of requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs; Raised concerns that the DOL proposed rule modifying the definition of "employers" under ERISA in order to expand access to association health plans (AHPs)would fail to protect against discriminatory insurance practices and could contribute to instability in the individual and small group market, ultimately decreasing access to affordable coverage.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Molly Collins |
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Schulman |
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Thompson |
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Ward |
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Worzala |
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Wesolowski |
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Shira |
Hollander |
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Levin |
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Erika |
Rogan |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 659, The Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2017, a bill to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority and discussed the companion legislation with the Senate; Urged changes to reduce paperwork burdens and ease implementation of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) proposed rule regarding certain statutory conscience protections.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Nickels |
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Erik |
Rasmussen |
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Rock |
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Ross |
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Mudron |
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Archuleta |
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Akin |
Demehin |
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Foster |
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Jones |
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Molly Collins |
Offner |
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Schulman |
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Thompson |
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Ward |
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Worzala |
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Hrobsky |
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Hollander |
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Wesolowski |
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Levin |
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Rogan |
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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
Monitoring the development and release of the FY 2018 budget to prevent or minimize hospital cuts.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Mudron |
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Molly Collins |
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Schulman |
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Ward |
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Rogan |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
In support of current hospital tax exemption and 501(c)(3) private activity bonds; Monitored the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act legislation to overhaul the nations tax code that contained several notable provisions affecting hospitals, such as the Individual Mandate, Access to Tax-exempt Bond Financing, Interest Deduction for Debt, Medical Expense Deductions, and Executive Compensation; Support the legislation to restore the tax exemption for advance refunding bonds that was repealed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cundari |
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Kuhlman |
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Sarah Berk |
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Thomas |
Nickels |
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Erik |
Rasmussen |
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Seklecki |
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Hughes |
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Mudron |
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Archuleta |
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Akin |
Demehin |
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Nancy |
Foster |
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Diane |
Jones |
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Joanna |
Kim |
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Molly Collins |
Offner |
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Roslyne |
Schulman |
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Thompson |
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Ward |
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Worzala |
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Kristina |
Weger |
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Travis |
Robey |
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Lisa Kidder |
Hrobsky |
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Molly |
Smith |
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Shira |
Hollander |
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Aaron |
Wesolowski |
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Ariel |
Levin |
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Erika |
Rogan |
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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.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
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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