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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 975 F Street NW Suite 500 |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40032282-51
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6. House ID# 399140000
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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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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| 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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Richard J. Tarplin |
Date | 10/20/2010 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Implementation issues related to Medicare and Medicaid physician payments, health insurance market reforms, delivery system reforms, health care financing options, physician antitrust and malpractice issues, health information technology, prevention and wellness issues, comparative effectiveness research.
Public Law 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - Implementation issues related to Medicare
and Medicaid physician payments, health insurance market reforms, delivery system reforms, health care financing options, physician antitrust and malpractice issues, health information technology, prevention and wellness issues, comparative effectiveness research.
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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Tarplin |
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Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; Principal |
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Tarplin |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; |
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Tarplin |
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Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Children |
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Tarplin |
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and Families |
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
Public Law 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Implementation issues related to Medicare incentives and penalties for adoption of health information technology, comparative effectiveness issues.
Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Implementation issues related to Medicare and Medicaid physician payments, comparative effectiveness research, quality reporting and improvement initiatives.
Public Law 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - Implementation issues related to Medicare and Medicaid physician payments.
Public Law 111-192 (H.R. 3962), the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 - Medicare physician payment issues.
H.R. 4213, the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act of 2010 - Medicare physician payment issues, eligibility changes for the 340B program, treatment of certain drugs for computation of Average Manufacturer's Price under the Medicaid program.
Public Law 111-240, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 - extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages program under Medicaid.
Public Law 111-226, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages program under Medicaid.
Medicare Program - Long term reform proposals for the Medicare physician payment system.
Medicare Program - Regulatory and administrative issues with the Medicare physician formula.
Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage
Medicare Program - Physican 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Tarplin |
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Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; Principal |
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Tarplin |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; |
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Tarplin |
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Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Children |
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Tarplin |
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and Families |
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
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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
27. Add the following 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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