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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 111 K Street, NE |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002-8110 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27467-12
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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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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: Max Richtman |
Date | 1/9/2020 11:11:03 AM |
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
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated.
Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020.
Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Treasury - Dept of, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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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Richtman |
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Adcock |
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Webster |
Phillips |
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Lisa |
Swirsky |
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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
Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufacturers; creating a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price), requiring drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiation with HHS to pay a non-compliance fee of 65% of the gross sales of the drug in question; requiring drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury; creating a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs.
Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Proposals to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation; to establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs; to require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60% and, drug manufacturers 20%, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap; to increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions; and to provide state Medicaid programs with increased authority to contain drug prices.
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. H.R. 1865: Proposals to extend permanently the spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid home and community-based services and to extend permanently Money Follows the Person which provides grants to states for initiatives for people requiring long term care to receive Medicaid services and supports in their homes.
Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to require pharmacists to disclose to patients when the the patient copayment exceeds the total cost of the drug to their insurer or pharmacy benefits manager.
Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement) addressing countries having expansive regulatory approval monopolies for biologic drugs and restricting the ability of Congress to reform patent laws that drive up drug costs for Medicare.
Medicare Prescription Drug Costs, H.R. 1865: Proposal to reduce the threshold for entering the catastrophic phase of the Part D benefit to a point where seniors only pay five percent of their drug costs instead of 25%.
Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits.
Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand eligibility for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program.
Medicare Open Enrollment. (No bill): Proposals to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a manner that is unbiased toward the traditional Medicare program.
Medigap Reform. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiaries.
Medicare Enrollment. H.R. 1865: Proposal to improve beneficiary education tools and extend funding for state health insurance and assistance programs.
Reducing Health Care Costs. S. 1895: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies.
Insulin Costs. H.R. 5444, The Lower Insulin Costs Now Act: Proposal to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue reviewing generic insulin applications after the Agencys currently planned March 2020 cut-off date, i.e., ensuring that any existing generic insulin applications would continue to receive FDA review.
Medicare Part B Penalty. H.R. 1788: Proposal to cap at two years the period for accrual of the penalty for delayed enrollment into Part B; to prevent individuals with Veterans or retiree coverage or who maintain COBRA coverage through a former employer from having to pay the Part B penalty for the remainder of the time they are covered under Part B.
Medicare Savings Program. H.R. 4671: Proposal to reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicaid restructuring. (No bill): Proposal by the state of Tennessee to block grant Medicaid.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Administration on Aging, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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
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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Relief. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries.
Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes.
Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple.
Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141/S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision.
Social Security Benefit Statement: H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals.
Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans.
Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review.
Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years.
Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, H.R. 2901/S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation.
Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries.
Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386/S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for initiating the payment of cash benefits.
Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5306, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require the establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the Social Security Administration.
Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Proposal to require the establishment of a beneficiary representative within the Social Security Administration to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA), Administration on Aging, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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
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
Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Committees. S. 2733, the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act: Proposals to set up a process requiring Congress to consider recommendations made by S. 2733-created committees for addressing Social Security and Medicare solvency.
House Select Committee on Aging.(No bill): Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
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
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230, S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and to treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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
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
Medical Expense Tax Deduction. H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020: Proposal to raise the threshold for the medical expense tax deduction from 7.5% to ten percent of adjusted gross income.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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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