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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, #800 |
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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 | 2019 |
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 | 1/21/2020 12:43:15 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
2019 Q4 Lobbying Report - October 1-December 31
H.R. 1865 -- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act
H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force; Oversight of final rules on short-term, limited duration insurance (STLDI) and Association Health Plans)
Medicare X-Choice Proposal
H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019
S. 1129, Medicare-for-all national health insurance program
Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First
S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act
S. 1266 the Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act
S. 1497 the Health Care Price Check Act
H.R.861the End Surprise Billing Act of 2019
S. 1688 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the full disclosure of billing and service information to patients
H.R. 3502 the Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act
H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act
H.R. 2328 the Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act
S. 340/H.R. 965 CREATES Act
H.R. 1499 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act
H.R. 2375 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
H.R. 2296 the More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers (METRIC) Act
H.R. 2062 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
H.R. 938 BLOCKING Act of 2019 (H.R. 938)
S. 1173/H.R. 776 Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
S. 1199 Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019
H.R. 2781 the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019
H.R. 728 the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act
Hospital Star Ratings
S. 586/H.R. 1041 Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019
H.R. 1052 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.
S. 348/H.R. 1763 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019
H.R. 2349/H.R. 3414 Opioid Workforce Act
H.R. 3022 Patient Access Protection Act
H.R. 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
H.R. 3417 Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act
S. 824/H.R. 1767 Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act
Stark law reform
Hospital outpatient payment policy
Site neutral payment policy included in outpatient prospective payment system rule
H.R.2552 Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act of 2019
H.R. 3436 Chronic Care Management Improvement Act
Proposed AWI changes in inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule
OPPS and physician fee schedule proposed rules
NIH funding
Title VII health professions education and training programs
FY 2020 Appropriations bills
H.R. 4378 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
Public Charge proposed rule
H.R. 3 - the Elijah Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Submitted Comment Letters
SUBJECT: CMS-1720-P, Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations; Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 201, October 17, 2019
SUBJECT: OIG-0936-AA10-P, Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements; Federal Register (Vol. 84, No. 201), October 17, 2019
SUBJECT: Docket Number FDA-2017-D-6569, Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Clinical Decision Support Software
SUBJECT: Public Comments on Competitive Bidding Surveys
SUBJECT: Request for Information on the Future of Program Integrity
SUBJECT: SAMHSA-4162-20, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records, Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 84, No. 165), August 26, 2019
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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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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