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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 20 F Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 1000 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 45312-12
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6. House ID# 342580000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Christian Shalgian |
Date | 7/20/2015 1:13:48 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
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
S. 258/H.R. 169 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 3796 (113th) - Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act
H.R. 648/S. 763 - Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act
H.R. 1070 (113th) - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013
H.R. 531 - Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
H.R. 887 - Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015
H.R. 865 - Good Samaritan health professionals act
H.R. 1220 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
S. 289 - American Cures Act
H.R. 2603 /S. 1475 - Savings Lives, Saving Costs Act
S. 884/H.R. 836 - the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act
H.R. 647 - the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act
S. 1148 - the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015
H.R. 1707 - the Access to Frontline Health Care Act
H.R. 1859 - Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act
H.R. 1934 - Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1936 - Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act
H.R. 1688 - To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry.
GME
Surgical Workforce Shortages/Issues
21st Century Cures
ICD-10
HEALTH Act
Standard of Care protection act
Response to Senate FDA report
Bonus Payments for Rural General Surgery Providers
HPSA Surgical Incentive Program
Cancer Program Accreditation
IPAB
Electronic Health Records
Breast Cancer Research
In-Office Ancillary Services Exception
BETOS coding system
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), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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 |
Christian |
Shalgian |
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Patrick |
Bailey |
MDFACS |
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Matthew |
Coffron |
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Sara |
Morse |
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Heather |
Smith |
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Meg |
Gilley |
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Carrie |
Zlatos |
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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
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
S. 258/H.R. 169 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 3796 (113th) - Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act
H.R. 648/S. 763 - Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act
H.R. 1070 (113th) - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013
H.R. 531 - Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
H.R. 887 - Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015
H.R. 865 - Good Samaritan health professionals act
H.R. 1220 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
S. 289 - American Cures Act
H.R. 2603 /S. 1475 - Savings Lives, Saving Costs Act
S. 884/H.R. 836 - the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act
H.R. 647 - the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act
S. 1148 - the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015
H.R. 1707 - the Access to Frontline Health Care Act
H.R. 1859 - Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act
H.R. 1934 - Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1936 - Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act
H.R. 1688 - To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry.
GME
Surgical Workforce Shortages/Issues
21st Century Cures
ICD-10
HEALTH Act
Standard of Care protection act
Response to Senate FDA report
Bonus Payments for Rural General Surgery Providers
HPSA Surgical Incentive Program
Cancer Program Accreditation
IPAB
Electronic Health Records
Breast Cancer Research
In-Office Ancillary Services Exception
BETOS coding system
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), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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 |
Christian |
Shalgian |
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Patrick |
Bailey |
MDFACS |
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Matthew |
Coffron |
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Sara |
Morse |
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Heather |
Smith |
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Meg |
Gilley |
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Carrie |
Zlatos |
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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
Trauma Funding
Cancer Funding
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Funding
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 |
Christian |
Shalgian |
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Patrick |
Bailey |
MDFACS |
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Matthew |
Coffron |
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Sara |
Morse |
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Heather |
Smith |
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Meg |
Gilley |
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Carrie |
Zlatos |
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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
H.R. 1688- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry.
Defense Trauma Readiness
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Christian |
Shalgian |
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Patrick |
Bailey |
MDFACS |
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Matthew |
Coffron |
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Sara |
Morse |
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Heather |
Smith |
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Meg |
Gilley |
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Carrie |
Zlatos |
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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
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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
27. Add the following 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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2 | 4 | 6 |