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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 600 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-7400 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2877-12
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6. House ID# 304640000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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: George E. Cox III, JD, Director, Division of Legislative Counsel |
Date | 04/21/2008 |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Higher Education Act and 20/220 pathway
S. 2303 and H.R. 4344, provisions relating to 20/220 pathway
Reinstatement of the student loan economic hardship deferment eligibility criterion, 20/220 pathway
Negotiated rulemaking on student loans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of
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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Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Food labeling in relation to sodium
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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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. 3697 and S. 2313, Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STARR) Act, antimicrobial resistance research
H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act, all provisions
S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions
Implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, coverage for uninsured, all provisions
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity and specialty hospitals
S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, provisions on mental health parity
H.R. 5605, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians
S. 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, all provisions on reporting gifts to physicians
H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 722 provisions on AFIP
S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, provisions on scope of practice
Human research protections
AMA health care policy agenda
Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) supplier enrollment safeguards
NIH Public Access Policy
AMA Plan for Health System Reform
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Salt and Sodium; Petition to Revise Regulatory Status
Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy
Medical records in relation to disability benefits
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Social Security Administration (SSA), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research,
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Carolyn |
Ratner |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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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
S. 2672, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, provisions on J-1 visa waivers
S. 1795, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for injured Federal Employees, provisions on scope of practice
Merger between United Healthcare and Sierra Health Services
Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Carolyn |
Ratner |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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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
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions
H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions
H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions
S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions
S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions
H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions
H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality
H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions
S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx
S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology
H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions
Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage
Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws
Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads
ICD-10 Coding transition
Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier
Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project
Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative
Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project
Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D
Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance
Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification
Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage
Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor
Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment
Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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Carolyn |
Ratner |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1108 and S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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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
Revising the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities
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), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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
H.Con.Res. 312, Fiscal Year 2009 House Budget Resolution, provisions relating to physician payment, E-Rx, and quality reporting
S.Con.Res. 70, Fiscal Year 2009 Senate Budget Resolution, provisions relating to physician payment, E-Rx, and quality reporting
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), 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medical Liability Reform
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
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Deem |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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George |
Cox |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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