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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 | 1401 K Street NW Suite 1200 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35800-48
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6. House ID# 307700021
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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: Jack S. Deuser, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date | 1/21/2021 2:59:42 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.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (All sections of full text)
H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act (all sections of full text)
HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act (Division C - Health Provisions)
HR 3502 Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act (all sections of full text)(support)
S 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act (all sections of full text)(support)
S 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 (all sections of full text)(support)
S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title I (all sections of full text)(oppose)
HR 4932 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019
Discussions involving taxation of hospitals
Monitored Presidential Executive Order actions related and subsequent to Executive Order 13813 of October 12, 2017
Monitored S 4329 Continuous Health Care Coverage for Workers Act
Monitored S 2741 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019
Monitored S 3537 Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act
Monitored HR 3482 Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act
Monitored S 3627 Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act
Monitored HR 6711 Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act
Monitored S 3847 COVID-19 Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2020
Monitored implementation of Sec. 6001 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010
Monitored discussions pertinent to health care group purchasing organizations (GPOs)
Monitored Executive Order #13877 Improving Price Quality Transparency in American Healthcare To Put Patients First
Monitored S 2408 Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019
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 |
James C. |
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W. Timothy |
Locke |
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Robert |
Hickmott |
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Jack S. |
Deuser |
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Trevor |
Kolego |
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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
Discussions regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) implementation and expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program under the CARES Act
HR 1384 Medicare for All Act of 2019 (all sections of full text)(oppose)
Disproportionate Share Hospital payments (DSH) extensions for qualifying hospitals in spending bills
Discussions involving Medicare bad debt/uncompensated care payments to hospitals
Discussions pertaining to status of Tennessee's Medicaid Block Grant waiver application
Monitored CMS Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) rulemaking activity
Monitored S 4329 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
Monitored HR 3062 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
Monitored S 2543 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, Sec. 109
Monitored HR 2000 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019
Monitored S 981 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019
Monitored S 470 Medicare at 50 Act
Monitored HR 1301 The Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act of 2019
Monitored HR 1559 The 340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019
Monitored CMS regulations and reporting requirements under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
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)
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 |
James C. |
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W. Timothy |
Locke |
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Jack S. |
Deuser |
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Trevor |
Kolego |
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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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2 | 4 | 6 |
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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