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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 10 G STREET, NE, #600 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27467-12
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6. House ID# 303670000
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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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Max Richtman, Executive Vice President |
Date | 04/16/2011 |
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
Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 2: resolutions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. S. 245: provisions enforcing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution through budgetary procedures limiting total federal spending and requiring supermajorities to increase the deficit or to raise revenues.
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S.(Resolution not introduced prior to March 31, 2011): provisions pertaining to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid nursing home expenditures, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs.
Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Appropriations. H.R. 1, H.R. 1363, S. 493, H.J.Res. 44, H.J.Res. 48: provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration FY 2011 appropriations.
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 |
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Kennelly |
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Richtman |
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Freese |
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Diane |
Lifsey |
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Michael |
Kibler |
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Webster |
Phillips |
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Raymond |
Leibfried |
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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
Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill): pertaining to potential regulation regarding the face-to-face physician encounter requirement to qualify for the Medicare home health benefit.
Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. (No bill): proposals to ensure beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A.
Medicare/Physician Fees (P.L. 111-309): provisions maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; extending the Qualified Individual program.
Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors.
Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth.
Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D.
Medicare/Medicare-operated Part D plan, Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S. 560, H.R. 999: creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program.
Medicare/Mental Health Equity. S. 374: eliminating the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services.
Medicare and Medicaid/Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (No bill): proposals for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the management of the Part D low-income subsidy, the Medicare Savings Programs, and Special Needs Plans for dually-eligible beneficiaries.
Medicare and Medicaid/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (No bill): relating to planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take toward coordinated programs for dually-eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Administration on Aging,
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 |
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Kennelly |
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Richtman |
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Freese |
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Lifsey |
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Phillips |
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Raymond |
Leibfried |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Social Security Protection. S.AMDT. 207 (to S. 493): prohibiting reductions to Social Security benefits for deficit reduction purposes.
Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, S. 582: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security; establishing a point of order against legislation that would reduce benefits or privatize Social Security.
Social Security Lock Box. S. 123: provisions amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 relating to Social Security Trust Fund totals and requiring presidential budget submissions to Congress to include a detailed proposal for Social Security reform legislation.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the purpose of computing Social Security and Medicare benefit cost-of-living increases, and authorizing a cost-of living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011.
Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment. H.R. 776, H.R. 539: providing for a Social Security COLA in non-COLA years.
Social Security Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts.
Social Security Benefits. S. 426: provision requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits.
Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). H.R. 1332, S. 113: provisions repealing the GPO and/or WEP.
Public Pension Modifications (no bill): proposals safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill): proposals to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal pension rights at divorce.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
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Kennelly |
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Webster |
Phillips |
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Raymond |
Leibfried |
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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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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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4 | 8 | 12 |