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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1215 K STREET, #700 |
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City | SACRAMENTO |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 95814 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 7747-12
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6. House ID# 334020000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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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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: Anne O'Rourke |
Date | 7/19/2022 2:53:52 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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Q2 Lobbying Report (April 1 - June 30)
HCR
Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extension Act (S. 2493/H.R. 4735)
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376)
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (HR 1667)
Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act (H.R. 5963 / S. 3611)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program/physician federal loan forgiveness
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act of 2021
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (S. 346/H.R. 959)
Regulatory relief in light of coronavirus
Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges)
340B Drug Pricing Program, including S. 773/H.R. 3203
Resident Physician Shortage Act (S. 834/H.R. 2256)
No Surprises Act regulations
Public Health Emergency designation
Blood shortages
PREVENT Pandemics Act (S. 3799)
CMS Region IX re: Guidance on California State Bill 311 The Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act
Meeting with OMB re: Physician Loan Forgiveness
CMS Regional Office re: Admission, Discharge, and Transfer Patient Event Notification Conditions of Participation (42 CFR 482.24(d), 482.61(f), and 485.638(d))
Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (H.R. 7667)
Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 1587/S. 3018)
Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (HR 7961)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938)
Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (HR 7666)
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Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility (H.R. 1349, The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021)
Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding (Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S. 834/H.R. 2256)
Telehealth flexibilities and payment (TREAT Act - S. 168/H.R. 708; Telehealth Modernization Act -S. 368/H.R. 1332)
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053)
Annual Prospective Payment System Rules
Organ acquisition payment policies
Clinical lab fee schedule
BUD
FY2022 Appropriations bills
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (HR 2471) - omnibus
Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act, HR 6617
Nursing and allied health workforce funding
FY 2023 budget request
Submitted Comments
SUBJECT: [CIS No. 2715-22; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013]; Public Charge Ground of
Inadmissibility; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 37), February 24, 2022
SUBJECT: CMS-1769-P, Medicare Program; FFY 2023 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update and Quality Reporting-Request for Information Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 87, No. 64), April 4, 2022
SUBJECT: CMS-1767-P, Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program, Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 87, No. 66), April 6, 2022
Drug Enforcement Administration re: California Senate Bill 311, April 7, 2022
SUBJECT: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2023; Request for Information on Revising the Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities To Establish Mandatory Minimum Staffing Levels (Vol 87, No 73), April 15, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Request for Information on improving access to care and coverage for individuals enrolled in Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program, April 18, 2022
SUBJECT: CMS-1771-P, Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2023 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Costs Incurred for Qualified and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plans; and Changes to Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation (Vol 87, No 90), May 10, 2022
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Social Security Administration (SSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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