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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 | 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 | 2016 |
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 | 10/19/2016 12:39:15 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
H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act
H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016
H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act
CMS-5519-P. Medicare Program; Advancing Care Coordination through
Episode Payment Models (EPMs); Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes
to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR); Proposed Rule, July 20, 2016
CMS-5519-P. Medicare Program; Advancing Care Coordination through
Episode Payment Models (EPMs); Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes
to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR); Proposed Rule, July 20, 2016
H.R. 3298, Post-Acute Care Value Based Purchasing Act
Proposed Rule: RIN 0938-AS92 Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital
Payments - Treatment of Third-Party Payers in Calculating Uncompensated Care Costs; (Vol. 81, No.
157, August 15, 2016)
CMS-1656-P,Proposed Rule: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Procurement Organization Reporting and Communication; Transplant Outcome Measures and Documentation Requirements; Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs; Payment to Certain Off-Campus Outpatient Departments of a Provider; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program (CMS-1656-P)
CMS-1654-P, Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee
Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Pricing Data Release;
Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Low Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider
Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model; Proposed Rule,
Federal Register (Vol. 81, No. 136), July 15, 2016
CMS-1656-P, Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Procurement Organization Reporting and Communication; Transplant Outcome Measures and Documentation Requirements; Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs; Payment to Certain Off-Campus Outpatient Departments of a Provider; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program (CMS-1656-P)
CMS-10611,OIRA Review of the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) per the Paperwork Reduction Act
CMS-1648-P, Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements for Calendar Year 2017
HHS-2015-49, Proposed Rule: Medicare Program - Changes to the Medicare Claims and Entitlement, Medicare Advantage Organization Determination, and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Determination Appeals Procedures (HHS-2015-49)
CMS-3295-P, CMS Proposed Rule Relating to Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility and Improvement in Patient Care
Subject: The need to address geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation
Subject: FDA Draft Compounding Guidances - Hospital and Health System Compounding Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, FDA-2016-D-0271; Prescription Requirement Under Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA-2016-D-0269 and Facility Definition Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA-2016-D-0238
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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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
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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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