Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions
No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program
No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships
No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012
No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment
S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions

No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers
No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment
S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions

S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers
No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding
No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding
No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers
No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program
No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot
No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements
No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms
No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges
No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze
No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards
No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies
No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians
No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce
No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians
No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts
No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians
No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards
No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies
No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements
No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms
No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 MED

16. Specific lobbying issues

No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment
S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions

S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers
No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding
No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding
No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers
No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program
No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot
No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements
No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms
No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges
No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze
No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards
No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies
No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians
No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce
No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians
No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization