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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 111 K Street, NE |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002-8110 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27467-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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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 |
Date | 10/16/2017 12:13:09 PM |
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
Fiscal Year 2017 (S. Con. Res. 3) and Fiscal Year 2018 (H. Con. Res. 71) Budget Resolutions. Provisions relating to repeal of the Affordable Care Acts impact on Medicare and Medicaid, privatizing Medicare, raising the Medicare eligibility age, and establishing a reserve fund for importation of prescription drugs.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Older Americans Act programs, the Community Services Block Grant, the Community Development Block Grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, National Institute on Aging research, Senior Corps programs and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. (H.R. 3358, S. 1771) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget, the National Institutes of Health research on Alzheimers disease and hearing loss, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, and the Administration for Community Livings Older Americans Act programs, including the Lifespan Respite Care Program and National Family Caregiver Support Program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., Vice President of the U.S., Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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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Adcock |
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Webster |
Phillips |
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Diane |
Lifsey |
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Lisa |
Swirsky |
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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 Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act and H.R. 3111, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care.
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids. S. 670/H.R. 1652, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017: Proposal to provide access to more affordable hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.
Medicare Observation Status. S. 568, H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility.
Medicare Buy-in. S. 1742, Medicare at 55 Act: Proposal to provide an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare.
Medicare Buy-in and Health Care Stabilization. H.R. 3748, the Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act: Proposals to create a Medicare buy-in option for Americans ages 50-64, to bolster stability in the health care marketplaces with common sense solutions and to bring down costs in the health care system through innovative ways reducing waste, fraud, and abuse.
Medicare Expansion. S. 1804, Medicare for All Act: Proposal to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.
Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare into a private insurance carrier program.
Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.) Proposal to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Repeal and Replace. Amendments to H. R. 1628, The American Health Care Act (AHCA): Provisions affecting the costs of private health insurance for older Americans under age 65, restructuring the Medicaid program and institutional and in-home long-term care services.
Medicare and Medicaid Extenders. (No bill.) Proposals to make permanent expiring funding for community-based organizations to support outreach and enrollment to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, to extend the Medicare therapy caps exceptions process and to extend and improve Medicaid home and community-based services.
Alzheimers Disease Patients and Family Caregivers. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assist people living with dementia, support family caregivers, strengthen clinical practice and reduce costs to federal and state health programs.
Nursing Home Residents. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services maintain existing regulations protecting nursing home residents from mandatory arbitration to settle disputes with a nursing facility.
Marketplace Enrollees. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services extend the time for an equitable-relief opportunity for certain individuals enrolled in Marketplace plans who delayed Medicare enrollment.
Affordable Care Act Patient and Consumer Protections. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Department of Health and Human Services implement the final rule on Section 1557 which protects against discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, limited English proficiency, disability or sex.
Drug Pricing. S. 1131, H.R. 2439, Fair Drug Pricing Act: Proposal to require drug manufacturers to submit price justifications when increasing the cost of drugs by 10 percent or more a year.
Drug Pricing. S. 771, Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: Provisions to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drugs; prohibit anti-competitive behavior between brand and generic drug makers; allow the importation of prescription drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies.
Drug Pricing. S. 469/H.R. 1245, the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act: Proposal to permit wholesalers, licensed pharmacists and individuals to import drugs from Canada.
Drug Pricing. S. 348, the Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2017: Provisions directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for specialty drugs, drugs that account for high levels of spending, and those with dramatic price spikes.
Drug Pricing. S. 974/H.R. 2212, the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: Proposal to create a civil cause of action against manufacturers who abuse the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) process by limiting access to samples generic makers need to produce drugs and create competition.
Caregiving. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Proposal to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy to support family caregivers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Administration on Aging, 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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Richtman |
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Adcock |
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Webster |
Phillips |
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Lifsey |
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Lisa |
Swirsky |
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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 Trust Fund Reallocation. H. Res. 5. Adopting rules for the 115th Congress: Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries.
Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes.
Caregiver Social Security Credits. (No bill.) Proposals to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives.
Social Security Commission. H.R. 3423, Social Security Commission Act: Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years.
Social Security Reform. (No bill.) Proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI). H.R. 3307, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple.
Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017: Proposals to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision.
Access to Social Security Administration Online Services. (No bill.) Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account.
Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals.
Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. S. 959, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans.
Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act: Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice.
Disability Adjudication. (No bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits.
Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. H.R. 2792, the Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017: Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA), Administration on Aging, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lifsey |
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Lisa |
Swirsky |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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