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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 600 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | 515 N. STATE STREET, CHICAGO |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60654 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2877-12
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6. House ID# 304640000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: George E. Cox III, Director, Division of Legislative Counsel |
Date | 10/20/2011 |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1852, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 958, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, provisions relating to student loans and pell grants
Graduate Medical Education/Workforce
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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Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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George |
Cox |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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
H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act, all provisions
S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act, all provisions
H.R. 1159, To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician
ownership or investment interests, all provisions
H.R. 1186, To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, all provisions
H.R. 2086, Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 409, Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 2092, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services, all provisions
S. 1278, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services, all provisions
Affordable Care Act
Modernizing Our Drug & Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network (MODDERN) Cures Act
Flexible Savings Accounts - repeal of prescription requirement for over-the-counter drugs
Drug Shortages
Delivery Reform
Health Insurance Reform
Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI)
Personalized Medicine Regulation and Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Reauthorization
Gene Patents
Antibiotic use in food animals
Stand for Quality Coalition
Telemedicine/National License
Patient Safety
E-prescribing
Million Hearts Campaign
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Controlled Substance Abuse
Health Information Technology
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Aiken |
Hackett |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Jennifer |
Shevchek |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
House and Senate L-HHS FY 2012 Appropriations, provisions relating to funding for physician-related and public health programs
S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, all provisions
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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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
H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, all provisions
H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, all provisions
H.R. 1700, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, all provisions
S. 1042, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, all provisions
S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, inclusion of SGR repeal provisions
H.R. 2267, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 1256, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 2925, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 1551, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 1251, Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act, all provisions
H.R. 2832, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes, provisions related to medical imaging
A Bipartisan Plan to Save Medicare and Reduce Debt
Medicare program - SGR permanent repeal
Medicare program - MedPAC SGR Repeal Proposal
Medicare program - FY2012 Physician Fee Schedule
Medicare program - Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
Medicare program - 2012 eRx penalty program
Medicare program - eRx program education and outreach
Medicare program - Private contracting
Medicare program - Meaningful Use/EHR
Medicare program - Shared Savings/Accountable Care Organization program
Medicare program - Program Integrity
Medicare program - Medical imaging
Medicare program - Evaluation and Management
Medicare program - Coordination of care
Medicare program - Delivery and payment reform
Medicare program - Physician off-cycle Revalidation
Medicare program - Medical Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS)
Medicare program - Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment data validation units (RADV)
Medicare program - Expiring provider payment policies
Medicare program - Predictive Modeling
Medicare program - Mandatory enrollment questions
Medicare program - Confidential feedback and value-based modifier
Medicare and Medicaid programs - Physician identity theft
Medicare and Medicaid programs - Recovery Audits
Medicare and Medicaid programs - Health Information Technology
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), White House Office
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Aiken |
Hackett |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Jennifer |
Shevchek |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Cybil |
Roehrenbeck |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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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
H.R. 1639, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011, all provisions
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2405, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011, Stearns Amendment
H.R. 2205, Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011, Section 141
H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011, all provisions
Medical Liability Reform
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act
Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Aiken |
Hackett |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Program reauthorization
Antitrust
Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Cybil |
Roehrenbeck |
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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
Exhibition of Plasticized Bodies Without Known Informed Consent
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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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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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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