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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY |
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City | LEAWOOD |
State | KS |
Zip Code | 66211 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1342-12
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6. House ID# 321800000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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. | ||||||||
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: Thomas A, Robinett, Jr., General Counsel |
Date | 01/20/2011 |
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
No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for HRSA, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs including Title VII, NHSC, and CHCs.
No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement.
No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine.
No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs.
No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care.
No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers grant guidance development, Expand FP workforce and provide GME to train outside hospital setting.
No Bill Number, Promote family physician workforce expansion, Set AAFP workforce policy information and supporting research to newly appointed members of the NHCWC
No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for HRSA, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs including Title VII, NHSC, and CHCs.
No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine.
No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs.
No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care.
No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities.
No Bill Number, AHRQ Center for Primary Care calling for patient centered medical home to promote primary care and prevention, Promoting quality primary care and the patient centered medical home practice model.
No Bill Number, 42 CFR Parts 410, 416, 419 Medicare program - changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2010 payment rates, Graduate medical education cost provisions that were part of the CMS proposed rule concerning Medicare payment system changes.
No Bill Number, Physician payment rule, Support changes that improve payment for primary care.
No Bill Number, Tax relief, unemployment insurance reauthorization and job creation act, Extend for two years the expanded exclusion for employer provided educational assistance and the expanded student loan interest deduction.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preventing Medicare cut from taking effect without gutting health reform as an budgetary offset.
H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, block 25% cut in Medicare physician payment rate through 2011.
H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, Support for the amendment to reduce or eliminate 1099 requirement without eliminating preventive health fund.
H.R. 5690, Medical Liability Reform, meaningful end to defensive medicine and aimless lawsuits.
H.R. 5712, Veterans, Seniors, Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, defer Medicare physician pay cuts for 30 days.
H.R. 6420, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians.
S. 3416, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians.
S. 3987, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians.
No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas.
No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers grant guidance development, Expand FP workforce and provide GME to train outside hospital setting.
No Bill Number, Promote family physician workforce expansion, Set AAFP workforce policy information and supporting research to newly appointed members of the NHCWC.
No Bill Number, GAO appointment process for NHCWC and PCORI Board, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs, Title VII, NHSC and CHCs.
No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for HRSA, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs including Title VII, NHSC, and CHCs.
No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement.
No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine.
No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs.
No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care.
No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities.
No Bill Number, AHRQ Center for Primary Care calling for patient centered medical home to promote primary care and prevention, Promoting quality primary care and the patient centered medical home practice.
No Bill Number, 42 CFR Parts 410, 416, 419 Medicare program - changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2010 payment rates, Graduate medical education cost provisions that were part of the CMS proposed rule concerning Medicare payment system changes.
No Bill Number, CMS IFR re: Face-to-Face Requirement for home health certification, Recommendations to improve the proposed face-to-face requirement for home health certification.
No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans.
No Bill Number, Nominations to US Preventive Services Task Force, Three AAFP members as potential nominees.
No Bill Number, CMS Administrator Berwick meeting, Discuss family physicians views on the structure of accountable care organizations.
No Bill Number, Physician payment rule, Support changes that improve payment for primary care.
No Bill Number, CMS Director of office of innovation, discuss views on new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
No Bill Number, Tax relief, unemployment insurance reauthorization and job creation act, Extend for two years the expanded exclusion for employer provided educational assistance and the expanded student loan interest deduction.
No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education Pilot Project, Promoting Family Physician workforce expansion.
No Bill Number, Small business considerations for family physicians, Advocate for small business loans to purchase EHRs.
No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform.
No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747.
No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Jerome B. |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan |
Hildebrandt |
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Rosemarie |
Sweeney |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6420, Exempt health care professionals from the FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1745, Family Health Care Accessibility Act, provide liability protection for volunteer practitioners at community health.
No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas.
No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans.
No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform/ACOs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Rosemarie |
Sweeney |
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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. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preventing Medicare cut from taking effect without gutting health reform as an budgetary offset.
H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, block 25% cut in Medicare physician payment rate through 2011.
H.R. 5712, Veterans, Seniors, Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, defer Medicare physician pay cuts for 30 days.
No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas.
No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers grant guidance development, Expand FP workforce and provide GME to train outside hospital setting.
No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement.
No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine.
No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs.
No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care.
No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities.
No Bill Number, AHRQ Center for Primary Care calling for patient centered medical home to promote primary care and prevention, Promoting quality primary care and the patient centered medical home practice.
No Bill Number, 42 CFR Parts 410, 416, 419 Medicare program - changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2010 payment rates, Graduate medical education cost provisions that were part of the CMS proposed rule concerning Medicare payment system changes.
No Bill Number, CMS IFR re: Face-to-Face Requirement for home health certification, Recommendations to improve the proposed face-to-face requirement for home health certification.
No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans.
No Bill Number, CMS Administrator Berwick meeting, Discuss family physicians views on the structure of accountable care organizations.
No Bill Number, Physician payment rule, Support changes that improve payment for primary care.
No Bill Number, CMS Director of office of innovation, discuss views on new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education Pilot Project, Promoting Family Physician workforce expansion.
No Bill Number, Small business considerations for family physicians, Advocate for small business loans to purchase EHRs.
No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform.
No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747.
No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Jerome B. |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan |
Hildebrandt |
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Rosemarie |
Sweeney |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement.
No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine.
No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, REMS, Educate agency about effect of REMS programs on family physicians.
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 |
Susan |
Hildebrandt |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, Support for the amendment to reduce or eliminate 1099 requirement without eliminating preventive health fund.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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
H.R. 5690, Medical Liability Reform, meaningful end to defensive medicine and aimless lawsuits.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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