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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | c/o Brian T. Hildreth |
Address2 | 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 600 |
City | Sacramento |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 95814 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40006052-12
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6. House ID# 397410000
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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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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: Brian Hildreth |
Date | 1/20/2020 4:52:28 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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
File Code CMS-1715-P; Medicare Program: CY 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Professionals; Establishment of an Ambulance Data Collection System; Updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare Enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs and Enhancements to Provider Enrollment Regulations Concerning Improper Prescribing and Patient Harm; and Amendments to Physician Self-Referral Law Advisory Opinion Regulations. (Federal Register August 14, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 40482).
RE: File Code CMS-1715-P; FINAL RULE: Medicare Program: CY 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies.
California Geographic Payment Locality Transition and GPCI payments.
Executive Order October 3, 2019 Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nations Seniors Scope of Practice issues
Medicaid program; Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation; CMS 2393-P/RIN 0938 AT50; Federal Register Nov 18, 2019, Vol 84 No. 222
File Code CMS-1720-P; Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations.
Request for Information: Patients Over Paperwork: Prior Authorization
Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions To Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements proposed rule (RIN 0936-AA10)
HR 3107 Seniors Timely Access to Care Act
Medicare Physician Payment Update
Medicare MACRA Quality Payment Program Regulatory Relief
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 |
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Congressman Wayne Owens (UT) 1987-1989; Congresswoman Jolene Unsoeld (WA) 1989-1991. |
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
S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Hearings
HR 4607 Stopping Doctor Shortages Act
HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
HR 2328 No Surprises Act
HR 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act
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 |
Elizabeth |
McNeil |
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Congressman Wayne Owens (UT) 1987-1989; Congresswoman Jolene Unsoeld (WA) 1989-1991. |
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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1865, HR 1158, HR 965: Year End Package Reauthorizes the National Health Service Corps, the Teaching Health Center Primary Care GME Program, the J-1 VISA /Conrad 30 Waiver Program, Legal age to purchase tobacco 21 years; funding for firearm violence research.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Elizabeth |
McNeil |
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Congressman Wayne Owens (UT) 1987-1989; Congresswoman Jolene Unsoeld (WA) 1989-1991. |
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)
Internet Address:
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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?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |