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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
THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA

2. Address

Address1
4750 LINDLE ROAD
 Address2
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City
HARRISBURG
 State
PA
 Zip Code
17111
 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.
​MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA
​7175649200
​mstrazzella@haponline.org
5. Senate ID#
​18672-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
6. House ID#
​322910000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2011
 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 $
​90,000.00
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: Michael P. Strazzella, Senior Vice President, Federal Relations and Political Development
 Date
01/19/2012

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

S 1680 Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 (entire bill)
HR 3519 To amend to exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011
HR 3516 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare payment for long-term care hospital services

HR 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (issues: hospital extenders, hospital outpatient department payments, bad debt)
HR 3765 (PL 112-78), Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, (issues: hospital extenders, hospital outpatient department payments, bad debt)
Pub L 112-25, Budget Control Act, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reductions negotiations (Super Committee)
Hospital Payment Reductions Issues related to Super Committee:
Graduate Medical Education, Bad Debt payments, post-acute care payments, critical access hospital payments, IPPS coding payments, rural hospital payments
Medicare Expiring Provisions:
Inpatient section 508 wage reclassifications
Outpatient therapy cap moratorium
Geographic physician work payment floor
Outpatient hold harmless
Mental Health add-ons
Ambulance add-ons
Independent lab direct Medicare billing
Small rural hospital clinical lab hold harmless
Graduate Medical Education, Bad Debt payments, post-acute care payments, critical access hospital payments, IPPS coding payments, rural hospital payments
Physician Payment Formula (doc fix)

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
Michael
Strazzella
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Timothy
Ohrum
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Brian
Eury
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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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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

S 296 Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications
HR 2245 Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications of 2011

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
Michael
Strazzella
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Timothy
Ohrum
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Brian
Eury
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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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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
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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​Redmond
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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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