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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY |
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City | LEAWOOD |
State | KS |
Zip Code | 66211 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1342-12
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6. House ID# 321800000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Lisa R. Westergaard, Associate General Counsel |
Date | 01/02/2014 |
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
HR 574, Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate reform physician payment, Medicare SGR repeal; differential payment rate for primary care.
HR 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Opposing increased student loan rate.
S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Title VII primary care medicine training grants, 50th anniversary of health professions training grant programs.
No Bill Number, Primary Care physician workforce development, Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum.
No Bill Number, Title VII, Section 747, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
No Bill Number, Continuing Resolution (HJ Res 59), Opposing provisions to reduce or delay funding of ACA programs.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Opposing increased student loan rate.
HR 3667, Medicare GME Reform, Increase GME support for primary care physician training.
S. 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, Creation of data base for public use of Medicare claims.
S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, Extension of reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, applies to medical students.
S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Title VII primary care medicine training grants, 50th anniversary of health professions training grant programs.
No Bill Number, Primary Care physician workforce development, Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum.
No Bill Number, Title VII, Section 747, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
No Bill Number, Continuing Resolution (HJ Res 59), Opposing provisions to reduce or delay funding of ACA programs.
No Bill Number, Promote Teaching Health Centers GME program and call for reauthorization, Support Family Medicine training programs.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Dire |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1173, Personalize Your Care Act, Payment for discussion with patients of advance health care planning.
HR 1487, Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act, Creation of exception to the physician self referral prohibition that would allow gain sharing arrangement with hospitals.
HR 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Opposing increased student loan rate.
HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare Physician Reimbursement Fee Schedule, Implementation of care coordination and transitional care payment codes.
HR 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act, Removing the non discrimination requirements relating to health care providers.
HR 3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training.
S. 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, Creation of data base for public use of Medicare claims.
S 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity, Payment for chronic obesity management.
S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, Extension of reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, applies to medical students.
S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Primary Care physician workforce development, Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum.
No Bill Number, Title VII primary care medicine training grants, 50th anniversary of health professions training grant programs.
No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medicare and private payments to primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of SGR, 2014 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement.
No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Payment Codes, Call for specialized Medicare payment codes for primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicaid Expansion, Instructional materials for state chapters in avocation for Medicaid expansions.
No Bill Number, Enhanced Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Services, Implementation of ACA provision to boost payment for primary care services.
No Bill Number, ACA Marketplace Enrollment, Worked with CMS/HHS leader to promote AAFP work regarding health insurance enrollment via marketplaces.
No Bill Number, ACA Implementation Medicaid Medicare primary care parity payment extension, advocated to extend Medicaid and Medicare increased primary care payment under Section 1202 of the ACA.
No Bill Number, Finding co-sponsors for repeal or non-discrimination in health care providers section in ACA.
No Bill Number, Emergency Contraception, Shared support of legislation making emergency contraceptives more easily available.
No Bill Number, Drug Supply Safety, Followed the compounding and track and trace legislation in both legislative bodies.
No Bill Number, Lift restrictions on prescribing, Urge increased number of patients for physicians licensed to prescribe Suboxone.
No Bill Number, Oppose CME mandates, FDA REMS implementation forum.
No Bill Number, Prevent opioid abuse, ONDCP overdose awareness day promotion.
No Bill Number, Promote Teaching Health Centers GME program and call for reauthorization, Support Family Medicine training programs.
No Bill Number, Primary Care research and promotion, Request meetings with legislators and officials for AAFP leaders.
No Bill Number, E-cigarettes, Urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products.
No Bill Number, Access to Primary Care, Discussed ways to increase numbers of primary care physicians available to under-served areas such as loan repayment changes.
No Bill Number, Implementation of Affordable Care Act, Monitored implementation of law and provisions of importance to our members.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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Deborah |
Weiner |
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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
HR 1173, Personalize Your Care Act, Payment for discussion with patients of advance health care planning.
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GMR models.
HR 574, SGR Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, Medicare SGR draft repeal; differential payment rate for primary care.
HR 1173, Personalize Your Care Act, Payment for discussion with patients of advance health care planning.
HR 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, Creation of database for public use of Medicare Claims.
HR 1487, Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act, Creation of exception to the physician self referral prohibition that would allow gain sharing arrangement with hospitals.
HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare Physician Reimbursement Fee Schedule, Implementation of care coordination and transitional care payment codes.
HR 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act, Removing the non discrimination requirements relating to health care providers.
HR 3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training.
S 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity, Payment for chronic obesity management.
S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Title VII primary care medicine training grants, 50th anniversary of health professions training grant programs.
No Bill Number, Primary Care physician workforce development, Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum.
No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medicare and private payments to primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of SGR, 2014 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement.
No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Payment Codes, Call for specialized Medicare payment codes for primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicaid Expansion, Instructional materials for state chapters in avocation for Medicaid expansions.
No Bill Number, Enhanced Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Services, Implementation of ACA provision to boost payment for primary care services.
No Bill Number, ACA Marketplace Enrollment, Worked with CMS/HHS leader to promote AAFP work regarding health insurance enrollment via marketplaces.
No Bill Number, ACA Implementation Medicaid Medicare primary care parity payment extension, advocated to extend Medicaid and Medicare increased primary care payment under Section 1202 of the ACA.
No Bill Number, Emergency Contraception, Shared support of legislation making emergency contraceptives more easily available.
No Bill Number, Access to Primary Care, Discussed ways to increase numbers of primary care physicians available to underserved areas such as loan repayment changes.
No Bill Number, Implementation of Affordable Care Act, Monitored implementation of law and provisions of importance to our members.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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Deborah J. |
Weiner |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, finding co-sponsors for repeal or non-discrimination in health care providers section in ACA.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Lift restrictions on prescribing, Urge increased number of patients for physicians licensed to prescribe Suboxone.
No Bill Number, Oppose CME mandates, FDA REMS implementation forum.
No Bill Number, Prevent opioid abuse, ONDCP overdose awareness day promotion.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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
No Bill Number, Meaningful use regulations, Urge CMS to not delay implementation of Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations, but to extend compliance deadline for a year.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Meaningful use regulations, Urge CMS to not delay implementation of Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations, but to extend compliance deadline for a year.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Drug Supply Safety, Followed the compounding and track and trace legislation in both legislative bodies.
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, E-cigarettes, Urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products.
No Bill Number, Ban menthol in cigarettes, Urge FDA to ban menthol in all tobacco products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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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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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