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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 | 325 7th Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 400 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 66693-1005460
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6. House ID# 356240167
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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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: Crossley Sanford |
Date | 4/19/2012 5:38:28 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.369, Health Savings and Affordability Act (Austria) - HSA improvements. H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act (Reichert) - repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions. H.R. 524, Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act (Quayle) - repeal of HSA restrictions. H.R. 605, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Paulsen) - repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions. H.R. 1370, Repeal of ACA Premium Tax (Boustany). H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) - HSA and FSA improvements. H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) - use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications. S. 312, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Hutchison) - repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions. S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) - HSA and FSA improvements. S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Roberts) - use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications. S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso) - health insurance premium tax.
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 |
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Crawford |
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D. Patrick |
Robertson |
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Leg. Aide & Leg. Correspondent, Senator Rockefeller |
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D. Patrick |
Robertson |
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Deputy to the Chief of Staff, Senator Rockefeller |
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Scott |
Styles |
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Leg. Aide, State Department |
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Scott |
Styles |
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Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions |
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
H.Con.Res. 112, House budget resolution (Ryan) - Medicare, Medicaid, ACA issues. H.R. 675, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2011 (Herger). H.R. 1063, Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act (Murphy) - Medicare secondary payer rules. H.R. 1580, Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act (Gonzalez) - Medicare Advantage enrollment periods. H.R. 2190, Medicare Drug Savings Act (Waxman) - rebates for dual eligibles. H.R. 2248, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (Welch) - Part D price negotiation. H.R. 2770, Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act (Paulsen) - extension of Medicare cost plans. H.R. 3399, Medicare and Medicaid Fighting Fraud and Abuse to Save Taxpayers' Dollars Act (Roskam/Carney). H.R. 3519 (Towns) - exempting Medicare from sequestration. H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act (Camp) - Medicare physician payment, extension of QI and TMA programs, budget offsets. H.R. 3691, Senior Medicare Fairness Act (Paulsen) - frailty adjuster for certain MA SNPs.
H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act (Camp) - Medicare physician payment, extension of QI and TMA programs, budget offsets.H.R. 4254, Medicare Advantage Program Integrity Act (Stark) - MA payment changes. S. 31, Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act (Franken) - Part D price negotiation. S. 44, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiation. S. 560, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (Durbin) - Medicare Part D changes. S. 1206, Medicare Drug Savings Act (Rockefeller) - rebates for dual eligibles. S. 1251, Medicare and Medicaid Fighting Fraud and Abuse to Save Taxpayers' Dollars Act (Coburn/Carper). S. 1479, Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act (Casey) - Medicare Advantage enrollment periods
S. 1497, Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act (Klobuchar) - extension of Medicare cost plans. S. 1931, Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act (Heller) -budget offsets. S. 1944, Middle Class Tax Cut Act (Casey) - budget offsets. S. 1999, Senior Medicare Fairness Act (Klobuchar) - frailty adjuster for certain MA SNPs. S. 2196, Congressional Health Care for Seniors Act (Paul) - reforms affecting Medicare and Medigap. S. 2243, Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act (Wyden-Portman) - incentives for wellness and prevention.
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 |
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Crawford |
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Scott |
Styles |
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Leg. Aide, State Department |
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Scott |
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Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions |
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D. Patrick |
Robertson |
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Deputy to the Chief of Staff, Senator Rockefeller |
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D. Patrick |
Robertson |
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Leg. Aide & Leg. Correspondent, Senator Rockefeller |
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
H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) - IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson. H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) - IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson. H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) - National Clearinghouse for LTC Information. H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) - antitrust exemption for physicians. H.R. 2576, (Black) - eligibility for health care assistance. H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) - data security. H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) - repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions. S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) - repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions. S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) - medical liability reform. S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) - privacy, data security. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) - data security. S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) - data security.
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 |
Thomas |
Crawford |
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D. Patrick |
Robertson |
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Deputy to the Chief of Staff, Senator Rockefeller |
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D. Patrick |
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Leg. Aide & Leg. Correspondent, Senator Rockefeller |
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Scott |
Styles |
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Leg. Aide, State Department |
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Scott |
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Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions |
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
H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) - LTC insurance reforms. H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) - minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients. H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans. H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy. H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) - agent commissions, medical loss ratios. H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act. H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) - medical loss ratios. H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) - MLRs for Medigap policies. H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) - disability program for federal employees. S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review. S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) - LTC insurance reforms. S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) - MLRs for Medigap policies. S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) - enrollment period for child-only policies. S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) - agent commissions, medical loss ratios.
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 |
Thomas |
Crawford |
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D. Patrick |
Robertson |
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Deputy to the Chief of Staff, Senator Rockefeller |
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D. Patrick |
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Leg. Aide & Leg. Correspondent, Senator Rockefeller |
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Scott |
Styles |
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Leg. Aide, State Department |
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Scott |
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Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions |
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
H.R. 3988, Generic Drug and Biosimilar User Fee Act (Murphy/Pitts/Waxman) - FDA user fee programs. S. 2193, Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients (Merkley) - FDA oversight of medical devices.
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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Thomas |
Crawford |
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D. Patrick |
Robertson |
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Deputy to the Chief of Staff, Senator Rockefeller |
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D. Patrick |
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Leg. Aide & Leg. Correspondent, Senator Rockefeller |
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Scott |
Styles |
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Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions |
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Scott |
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Leg. Aide, State Department |
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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