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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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Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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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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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: G. David Mason |
Date | 1/20/2017 5:30:53 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
Legislation and policies related to:
Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements
Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation
Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration
Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies
Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements
Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options
Medicaid waiver application procedures
Medicaid per capita cap policy options
Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration
Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act
HHS study on the comparability of CHIP coverage and benefits with those of marketplace health plans
Medicare provisions of H.R. 1892, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
H.R. 160/S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act
H.R. 546/S. 298 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act
H.R. 700 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
H.R. 818/S. 861 - Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act
H.R. 876 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act
H.R. 919 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act
H.R. 1021 - Protecting Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA)
H.R. 1190/S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
H.R. 1362 - Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending (Medicaid REPORTS) Act
H.R. 1458 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act
H.R. 1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act
H.R. 2339 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program
H.R. 3014 - Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act
H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
H.R. 3292 - Medicare IME Pool Act
H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act
H.R. 3716 - Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed From Medicaid and CHIP Act
H.R. 3821/S. 2618 - Medicaid Directory of Caregivers (Medicaid DOC) Act
H.R. 4588 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016
H.R. 4725 - Common Sense Savings Act of 2016
H.R. 5164 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act
H.R. 5122 - To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models
H.R. 5210/S. 2736 - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act
H.R. 5273 - Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016
H.R. 5613/S. 3129 - Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016
S. 257/H.R. 1611 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act
S. 578/H.R. 1342 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act
S. 737/H.R. 2253 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act
S. 1349 - Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act
S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act
S. 1461 - Extending a moratorium on enforcement of direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015
S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act
S. 2787 - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act
S. 3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016
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), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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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
Legislation and policies relating to:
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination
Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce
Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy
Health information technology and electronic health records
Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation
Mental health services and violence prevention
Lead contamination of drinking water
H.R. 6/H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act
H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act
H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act
H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act
H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act
H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act
H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act
H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act
H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act
H.R. 1151 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act
H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act
H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act
H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act
H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act
H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act
H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act
H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015
H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act
H.R. 2653 - American Health Care Reform Act
H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act
H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act
H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act
H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act
H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015
H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act
H.R. 3463 - Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act
H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act
H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act
H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act
H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act
H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act
H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act
H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act
H.R. 4479 - Families of Flint Act
H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act
H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act
H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016
H.R. 5001/S. 2822 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act
H.R. 5003 - Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016
H.R. 5065/S. 3299 - Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Act
H.R. 5284 - Worlds Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016
H.R. 5456/S. 3065 - Family First Prevention Services Act
S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act
S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act
S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act
S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act
S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act
S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act
S. 612 - Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act
S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act
S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act
S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act
S. 764 - National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act
S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act
S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act
S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act
S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act
S. 1549 - Care Planning Act
S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act
S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act
S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act
S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act
S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act
S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act
S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act
S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act
S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act
S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act
S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act
S. 2380 - Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act
S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act
S. 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act
S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016
S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods
S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016
S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act
S. 2821 - Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes (True LEADership) Act of 2016
S. 2848/H.R. 5303 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016
S. 2873/H.R. 5395 - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act
S. 3136 - Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016
S. 3190 - Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016
S. 3239 - Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act
S. 3245 - Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
S. 3504 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), White House Office
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
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
Legislation and policies relating to:
Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2015 and 2016
Federal funding for Nurse Managed Health Clinics
FY 2016 appropriations for antimicrobial research programs
FY 2016 appropriations for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program
FY 2016 appropriations for the FDA Pediatric Device Consortia Grant Program
Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other discretionary Department of Health and Human Services spending
H.R. 240 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
H.R. 282 - Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy (Long-Term SCORE) Act
H.R. 531 - Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
H.R. 719 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act
H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2577 - Military Construction-Veterans Affairs and Zika Appropriations, 2017
H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 4730 - Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act
H.R. 5054 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
H.R. 5243 - Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act
S. 1695 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H. Con. Res. 27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016
S. Con. Res. 11 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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
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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation and policies related to:
H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act
H.R. 4470 - Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act
S. 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
S. 725 - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act
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
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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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation and policies relating to:
H.R. 471/S. 483 - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act
H.R. 639 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
H.R. 953/S. 524 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
H.R. 2536/S. 1455 - Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act
H.R. 4435 - Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
H.R. 4843 - Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act
H.R. 4978 - NAS Healthy Babies Act
H.R. 4981 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act
H.R. 5046 - Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016
H.R. 5052 - Opioid Program Evaluation Act
S. 1392 - Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
S. 2423 - A bill making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
S. 3075 - Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act
S. 3223 - Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act
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
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation and policies relating to:
Revision of the Veterans Health Administration nursing handbook regarding full practice authority for advanced practice nurses
H.R. 1247 - Improving Veterans Access to Quality Healthcare Act
H.R. 5985 - Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
H.R. 6277 - Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016
S. 297 - Frontlines to Lifelines Act
S. 2279/H.R. 4134 - Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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
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
Legislation and policies related to:
Designation of health and physical education as core subjects and extension of the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grants in legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
H.R. 5 - Student Success Act
S. 1177 - Every Student Succeeds Act
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
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation and policies related to:
Reform of procedures for developing, publishing, commenting on and enforcement of federal regulations, guidance and policies
H.R. 5982 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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