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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 605 Upland Place |
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City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22301 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Princeton |
State | NJ |
Zip Code | 08543 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 29128-12
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6. House ID# 312210000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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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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: Kimberly Champi Krenik, Director, Federal Relations |
Date | 01/18/2011 |
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
Medicare:Continue to urge NJ delegations and CMS to make New Jerseys imputed wage index floor permanent; Eliminate Medicare DSH recoupments for cost reporting years 2004-2006, similar to prior years, that would unfairly hold NJ hospitals financially responsible calculation error and threaten the financial viability of many of our states safety-net providers; Reduce the size of the coding offset reduction in the FY2011 IPPS final rule; Support legislation to amend the meaningful use rule to reflect
congressional intent to treat multi-campus hospitals equitably for the purposes of health IT incentive payments; Support the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, which included a delay until January 2012 a 25% Medicare payment cut for physicians, extends Section 508 of the MMA; an exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps, an extension of the outpatient "hold harmless" payment provision, repeal of delay of RUG-IV, and restored to children's hospitals discounts for "orphan drugs" under the 340B drug discount program; Continue to urge recognition of the unique vulnerability of Medicare dependent urban hospitals in New Jersey through the Urban Medicare Dependent Hospital legislation and urge CMS to complete study on issue; Extend the timeframe to April 1, 2011 for implementation of the home health face-to-face encounter requirement; Support the Home Health Care Access Protection Act (S. 3315/H.R. 3803) that would reform the process of evaluating case mix changes in home health care; oppose reduction included in FY 2011 Physician Fee Schedule for outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services, known as Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for Therapy Services (MPPR).
Shared concerns on the draft recommendations included in the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform regarding accelerating DSH cuts, putting hospitals under the advisory board, reducing GME and IME funding and cutting bad debt payments to hospitals due to these These proposals would jeopardize provider services and have a direct impact our patients and communities.
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 |
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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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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
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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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