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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1876 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD. |
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City | TONAWANDA |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 14150 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 41055-12
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6. House ID# 329870000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: John E. Bartimole, President |
Date | 07/11/2008 |
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
S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors;S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check Process; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.1693 Health Information Exchange; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007;
S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers; S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP; H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check Process; H.r. 866 Secret Ballot Protection Act; H.R. 976 Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; H.R. 1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act; H.R. 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007; H.R. 1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R. 1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007; H.R. 2159 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; H.R. 2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT; H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008; H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act; H.R. 3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act; H.R. 4105 One-Year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program; H.R. 4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R. 5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R. 5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; HR. 6331 Physician Medicare Payment Relief; H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations Bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and "75% Rule", Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update; CMS proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures; CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program; CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments; State Childrens Health Insurance Program Funding; IRS Form 990 Revision; "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; Pay for Performance/Value Based Purchasing; Health Information Technology; Hospital Charity Care/Financial Aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration, Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; Mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Assistance Mortgage program for Hospitals; Defined benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruiting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting; Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion; Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of Medicaid 340B drug pricing program; CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/"trigger"; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp. funding; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSA's health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sweet |
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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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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)
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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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