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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY |
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City | LEAWOOD |
State | KS |
Zip Code | 66211-2672 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1342-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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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: Lisa R. Westergaard |
Date | 7/20/2015 5:58:03 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1695 - FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
S. con.Res.11- Budget Resolution; Opposing budget instructions related to repealing the Affordable Care Act.
No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending.
No Bill No.-Protect ACA mandatory trust funds; prevention, Primary Care and Healch Care Coverage for All.
No Bill No.-FY 16 & 17 budget for Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality; Primary carepractice-based research, patient safety, HIT.
No Bill No.-Oppose House draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ; primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT.
No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas; Physcian workforce shortages, Medical Student Debt.
No Bill No.-Oppose cuts to CMS in House draft FY16 bill; Competent administration of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP.
No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training, primary care workforce.
No Bill No.-Appropriations for Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies; Adequate funding for Health professions, Primary Care Training Grants and for AHRQ.
No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs; Protect primary care spending.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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Cribben |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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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
HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
HR 2-National Health Service Corps Trust fund reauthorization; NHSC scholarship, debt relief & Physicians for underserved.
HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act:Elimination of fee-for-service SGR formula and funding for Teaching Health Centers, Cimmunity Health Centersa and Children's Health Insurance.
HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA.
S. 1446-Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond to Health and Wellness Act; supporting training for health professionals to recognize victims of human trafficking.
S. 1549-Care Planning Act: Supporting coverage for advanced care planning and discussions of treatment options for end of life care.
S. 1695-FY 2016 funding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions;raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME and for greater transparency withing the Medicare GME Program.
No Bill No.-Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill No.-Higher Education Act reauthoirzation; Medical Student Debt.
No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physican training; primary care workforce.
No Bill No.-Appropriations for Depts of Labor, HHS, Education and related Agencies: Adequate funding for Health Professions Primary Care Training Grants fund for AHRQ.
No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), 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 |
Mark |
Cribben |
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Adair |
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Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Sonya |
Clay |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Advocate for Senate to pass house Bill that would repeal SGR repeal and reform physician payment.
HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
HR 2-National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization: NHSC scholarship, debt relief & physicians for underserved.
HR 6: 21st Century Cures: Opposing standard time lines for vaccine approvals.
HR 471 Ensuring Patent Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act: Promoting collaboration among gov't agencies to keep drug regitries current and accurate.
HR 596-Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA.
HR 662-Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act: Opposing exemption for FDA review of recent tobacco products.
HR 1190-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act: Repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board.
HR 2017-Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act: Opposing wekaing of menu labeling requirements.
HR 2058-FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act: Opposing exemption for FDA review of recent tobacco products.
HR 2530 Friendly Airports for Mothers Act: Supporting the requirement that airports have lactation areas.
HR 2698-Tanning Tax Repeal Act: Opposing efforts to repeal tax on tanning salons.
S. 430-Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising: Supporting supplemental authority to FTC to regulate advertising of e-cigarettes.
S. 1446-Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond to Health and Wellness Act: Supporting training for health professionals to recognize victims of human trafficking.
S. 1695-FY 2016 funding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
(S.Con.Res.11) Budget resolution: Opposing budget instructions related to repealing the Affordable Care Act.
No Bill No.- Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use program and about policies needed to achieve interoperability.
No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GMEand for greater transparency within the Medicare GME Program.
No Bill No.- Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill No.-Protect ACA mandatory trust funds: Prevention, Primary Care and Health Care Coverage for all.
No Bill No. - Speakers for Family Medicine Congressional Conference 2015: Health Information technology.
No Bill No.-FY16 & 17 budget for Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Primary care practice based research, patient safety, HIT.
No Bill No.-Oppose Houst draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT.
No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas: Physician workforce shotages, Medical student debt.
No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training.
No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code.
No Bill No.-Health Insurer Mergers: Concern over mergers.
No Bill No.-Mental Health and Addictions: Medicaid managed care access to mental and substance abuse services.
No Bill No.-Controlled Substances and EHRs: Concern over lack of national approach to electronically prescribing controlled substances.
No Bill No.-HRSA childhood vaccines: Nominated a FP to serve on a committee.
No Bill No.-EHRs: 2015 CEHRT proposal
No Bill No.-Vaccines: Urge covereage of shingles and Tdap.
No Bill No.-FDA Proposed Rule Deeming its Regulatory Authority over nicotine delivery devices, like e-cigarettes: Completion of review on FDA rule asserting authority to regulate nicotine delivery systems like e-cigarettes.
No Bill No.-EHR Meaningful Use regulations: Shortening the MY reporting period for 2015 to 90 consecutive days rather than full year.
No Bill No.-ACA Preventative Health Benefits: Supporting efforts to publicize the availability of preventative health benefits.
No Bill No.-Chronic Care Woeking Group of the Senate Finance Committee: Proposals to improve policies for Medicare beneficiaries who have multiple chronic conditions.
No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending.
No Bill No.- Educated memers about the Chronic Care Management Codes Challenges.
No Bill No.-Mental Health: Educated staff about the barriers that exist regarding mental helath access and discussed mental helath/primary care integration policies.
No Bill No.-Primary Care Caucus: Asked for support to lead a primary care caucus.
No Bill No.-Health Insurance Marketplace issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces.
No Bill No.-Childrens Health Insurance - CHIP Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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 |
Mark |
Cribben |
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Andrew |
Adair |
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Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Shannon |
Morey |
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Sonya |
Clay |
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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
HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Elimination of fee for service SGR formula and funding for Teaching Halath Centers, Community Health Centers & Children's Health Insurance; Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC; advocate for Senate to pass house Bill that would repeal SGR repeal and reform physician payment.
HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
HR 2-Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: Repeal SGR, positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA.
HR 1190-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act: Repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board.
HR 1892-Trade Adjustment Assistance Act: Elimination of extension of Medicare provider payment sequester to pay for trade adjustment assistance.
S. 1549-Care Planning Act: Supporting coverage for advanced care planning and discussions of treatment optoins for end of life care.
No Bill No.-Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use Program and about policies needed to achieve interoperability.
No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME and for greater transparency within the Medicare GME program.
No Bill No.-Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program.
No Bill No.-Speakers for Family Medicine Congressional Conference 2015: Health Information Technology.
No Bill No.-Oppose Cuts to CMS in House draft FY16 bill: Competent administration of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP.
No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code.
No Bill No. - Mental Health and Addiction: Medicaid managed care access to mental and substance abuse services.
No Bill No.-EHR Meaningful Use regulations: Shortening the MU reporting period for 2015 to 90 consecutive days rather than full year.
No Bill No.-ACA Preventative Health Benefits: Supporting efforts to publicize the availability of preventative health benefits.
No Bill No.-Chronic Care Working Group of the Senate finance Committee: Proposals to improve polocies for medicare beneficiaries who have multiple chronic conditions.
No Bill No.-Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary care services: Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015.
No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management Codes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Mark |
Cribben |
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Andrew |
Adair |
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Teresa |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant at HHS |
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Sonya |
Clay |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 662-Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act: Opposing exemption for some cigars from FDA tobacco regulation; public health initiative.
HR 2058-FDA Deeming Authority Clarification: Opposing exemption for FDA review of recent tobacco products.
S. 430-Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act: Supporting supplmental authority for FTC to regulate advertising of e-cigarettes.
No Bill No.-FDA Proposed Rule Deeming its Regulatory Authority over nicotinedelivery devices: Completion of review on FDA rule asserting authority to regulate nicotine delivery systems like E-cigarettes.
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)
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 |
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Sisclosure Act: Opposing exemption for some cigars from FDA tobacco regulation.
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 |
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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill No.-Health Plan Mergers: Expressing concern about consolidation of health plans.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 |
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2698 Tanning Tax Repeal Act: Opposing efforts to publicize the availability of preventative health benefits.
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 |
Burke |
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Deputy Assitant 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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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