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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 | 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. | ||||||||
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 | 04/20/2009 |
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, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt.
No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009.
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 |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 110-204, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants.
S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments.
S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs.
H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians.
H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments.
H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, To provide support for medical training for primary care and for primary care physician practices.
H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs.
No Bill, Increased appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Susan L. |
Hildebrandt |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) |
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
P.L. 110-24, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants.
S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments.
S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs.
H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians.
H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments.
H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care.
H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs.
No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt.
No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage.
No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program.
No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009.
No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care.
No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
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), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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 |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan L. |
Hildebrandt |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) |
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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
P.L. 110-204, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants.
S. 1695, Follow-on Biologics, Determine AAFP position.
S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME.
H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME.
H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, To provide support for medical training for primary care and for primary care physician practices.
No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee.
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for AHRQ.
No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt.
No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Susan L. |
Hildebrandt |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) |
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
S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments.
H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians.
H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments.
H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices.
H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care.
No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee.
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs.
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage.
No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program.
No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009.
No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care.
No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
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), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan L. |
Hildebrandt |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) |
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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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME.
H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME.
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for AHRQ.
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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacoo Contral Act, To encourage the Jouse Energy & Commeerce Comn. to adopt the strongest tobacco control bill.
H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacoo Contral Act, To encourage the Jouse Energy & Commeerce Comn. to adopt the strongest tobacco control bill.
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 |
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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