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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
NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

2. Address

Address1
605 Upland Place
 Address2
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City
Alexandria
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22301
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
​Princeton
 State
​NJ
 Zip Code
​08543
 Country
​USA
4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mrs.
​Kimberly Krenik
​2023658342
​kkrenik@njha.com
5. Senate ID#
​29128-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
6. House ID#
​312210000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2009
 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 $
​60,000.00
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: Kimberly Champi Krenik, Director, Federal Relations, NJHA
 Date
01/13/2010

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

Healthcare Reform: NJHA supports the expansion of healthcare coverage to all Americans while maintaining adequate financing for healthcare providers. In the House (H.R. 3962) and Senate (H.R.3590) healthcare measures, NJHA advocated for many issues of importance including: inclusion of language to repeal a CMS policy regarding the state-specific budget neutrality adjustment (BNA) for the rural and imputed floors; increase level of coverage, shared concern on hospital payment updates for inpatient and outpatient
hospitals, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals; shared concerns on Medicare and Medicaid DSH cuts; opposed proposal to expand Medicare under the public option; shared concern on proposal to expand Medicaid; shared concerned on readmissions policy; shared concern on geographic variation proposal (problematic (2)IOM studies); opposed cuts to home health, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice; shared concerns on Medicare Commission/Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); support adequate funding for GME/IME and support increase of residency slots; support extension of Medicaid FMAP; support extension of Section 508 of MMA for two years; support two year extension for LTCH protections and moratorium under MMSEA for two years; support inclusion of Urban Medicare Dependent Hospital (UMDH)language; support extension of NJ's gainsharing demonstration project; 340B program; bundling; value based purchasing.

Physician Payment Fix. NJHA was supportive of efforts to avert a 21 percent cut in their Medicare fees on January 1.



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
Kimberly
Krenik
Mrs.
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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

Address
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City
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 Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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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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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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