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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 | 2011 |
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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| 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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Thomas A. Robinett, Jr., General Counsel |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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
No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health.
No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program
No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts.
No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment.
No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps.
No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education.
No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program.
No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed.
No Bill Number, HIT in rural areas.
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)
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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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan |
Hildebrandt |
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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
H.J. Res. 44 and 48, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services.
No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding.
No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps.
No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed.
No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients and obesity.
No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp.
No Bill Number, Federal Budget for FY2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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
H.J. Res. 44 and 48, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services.
H.R. 1256, Appropriate valuation of primary care and other cognitive services, Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in proper valuation of codes under the Medicare Physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health.
No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program.
No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts.
No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships.
No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment.
No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps.
No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education.
No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program.
No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed.
No Bill Number, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act, Support for hard cap on non-economic damages.
No Bill Number, Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, Support for limits on RAC audits.
No Bill Number, Physician Quality Report System, Support for more rapid PQRS feedback reports.
No Bill Number, Pediatric Quality Measures, Support for the core set of pediatric quality measures as interim.
No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Support for continuity of Care Record Standard and determine how HIT law will affect family physicians.
No Bill Number, Medical Loss Ration Regulations, Support for including expenses that provide data for improving quality of care in calculating medical loss ratio.
No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs avoiding anti-trust problems.
No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Support for a family physician being appointed to the methodology committee.
No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients avoid obesity.
No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp.
No Bill Number, Federal Budget for 2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training.
No Bill Number, Small Business Paperwork Mandate elimination Act, Support elimination of new IRS Form 1099.
No Bill Number, Documentation Requirement for Home Health Care, Request postponement of effective date for regulations requiring documentation of face to face visits of patients who need home health care.
No Bill Number, Enhancing the Well Being and Psychological Health of the Military Family, Support for educating physicians to treat mental health issues associated with military services.
No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act, Support for Additional data to determine physician payment.
No Bill Number, Physician Quality Reporting System, Meaningful and appropriate incentive payment with minimal administrative burden.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce adequacy and development, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot.
No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform
No Bill Number, HIT, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians,
No Bill Number, House Energy and Commerce Committee issues, Inform staff of members serving on the committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability; opposition to HR 1216 and HR 1217.
No Bill Number, Budget resolution, Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability.
No Bill Number, PCPCC Calls, discussions regarding Medical Home and Health Care Reform and Physician payment.
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), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Jerome |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan |
Hildebrandt |
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Rosemarie |
Sweeney |
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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, Medical Loss Ratio Regulation, Support for including expenses that provide data for improving quality of care when calculating medical loss ratio.
No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding.
No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health.
No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment.
No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement.
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)
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1256, Reform RUC Medicare physician payment, identify and analyze mis-valued physician services under Medicare fee schedule.
No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program
No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts.
No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships.
No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement.
No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps.
No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education.
No Bill Number, Geographic Adjustment factors in physician payment formulas, Support for elimination of geographic variances in payment and increased payment for primary care.
No Bill Number, Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, Support for limits on RAC audits.
No Bill Number, Physician Quality Report System, Support for more rapid PQRS feedback reports.
No Bill Number, Pediatric Quality Measures, Support for the core set of pediatric quality measures as interim.
No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Support for continuity of Care Record Standard and determine how HIT law will affect family physicians.
No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs avoiding anti-trust problems.
No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Support for a family physician being appointed to the methodology committee.
No Bill Number, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Support for Dr. Rick Kellerman as member of MedPAC.
No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp.
No Bill Number, Federal Budget for 2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training.
No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp.
No Bill Number, Documentation Requirement for Home Health Care, Request postponement of effective date for regulations requiring documentation of face to face visits of patients who need home health care.
No Bill Number, Enhancing the Well Being and Psychological Health of the Military Family, Support for educating physicians to treat mental health issues associated with military services.
No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act, Support for Additional data to determine physician payment.
No Bill Number, Physician Quality Reporting System, Meaningful and appropriate incentive payment with minimal administrative burden.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce adequacy and development, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot.
No Bill Number, House Energy and Commerce Committee issues, Inform staff of members serving on the committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability; opposition to HR 1216 and HR 1217.
No Bill Number, Budget resolution, Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability.
No Bill Number, PCPCC Calls, discussions regarding Medical Home and Health Care Reform and Physician payment.
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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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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Jerome |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan |
Cribben |
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Rosemarie |
Sweeney |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients avoid obesity.
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 |
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Small Business Paperwork Mandate, Support elimination of IRS Form 1099.
No Bill Number, 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy, Overpayment Act, Support elimination of IRS Form 1099.
No Bill Number, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors, Support limits on RAC audits.
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)
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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, New 112th Congress, Discuss health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity, liability reform, protecting Affordable Care Act for primary care provisions.
No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform.
No Bill Number, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act, Support for hard cap on non-economic damages.
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Mark J. |
Cribben |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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