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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1215 K STREET, #800 |
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| City | SACRAMENTO |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 95814 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 7747-12
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6. House ID# 334020000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Anne O'Rourke, Senior Vice President, Federal Relations |
Date | 07/15/2013 |
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. 1250: The Medicare Improvement Act of 2013.
H.R. 1920: DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013.
H.R. 2053: To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas.
H.R. 2329: Administrative Relief and Accurate Medicare Payments Act of 2013.
S. 963: The Preventing an Unrealistic Future Medicaid Augmentation Plans (FMAP) Act of 2013.
S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
S.1180: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the public availability of Medicare claims data.
CMS-3267-P: Proposed Rule for Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part II - Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction, Federal Register (Vol. 78, No. 26), February 7, 2013.
CMS-1455-P: Medicare Program; Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals; Proposed Rule (Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 52, March 18, 2013).
CMS-1599-P: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Rates; Proposed Rule, May 10, 2013.
CMS-1454-P: Medicare Program; Physicians Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relationships: Exception for Certain Electronic Health Records Arrangements; Proposed Rule (Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 69, April 10, 2013).
OIG-404-P: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor under the Anti-Kickback Statute; Proposed Rule (Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 69, April 10, 2013).
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), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Social Security Administration (SSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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:
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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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