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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 725 15TH STREET, NW, #500 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Schaumburg |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60173 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10445-12
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6. House ID# 338760000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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: MS. KATHERINE O. ORRICO |
Date | 10/20/2015 4:34:44 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
S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education funding
H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs.
H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board.
H.R. 1650, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: Private contracting in Medicare
H.R. 2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education
H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act: ICD-10 coding
H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act: ICD-10 coding
H.R. 2519, Audiology Patient Choice Act: Audiology scope of practice in Medicare
H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act: ICD-10 coding
H.R. 3018, Code-FLEX Act: ICD-10 coding
H.R.3292, Medicare IME Pool Act: Reduce graduate medical education funding
H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act: Electronic health records meaningful use programs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs
No bill, ICD-10 Coding: CMS advocacy
No bill, Electronic health records: CMS advocacy
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)
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 |
Katherine |
Orrico |
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Adrienne |
Roberts |
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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
S. 484, PATIENTS Act: Prohibit the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny or delay coverage of items or services
S. 689, Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act: Provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.
S. 2107, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act: Grant programs to ensure an adequate physician workforce
S. 763, Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act: To reauthorize certain trauma care programs.
S. 884, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015: To improve access to emergency medical services.
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act: Accelerating innovation in medicine
H.R. 105, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2015: Ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by clarifying the application of the antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers.
H.R. 836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015: To improve access to emergency medical services.
H.R 865, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015: To limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.
H.R. 921, Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2015: To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.
H.R. 1271, Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2015: Sports concussion prevention/treatment
H.R. 2300, Empowering Patients First Act: Healthcare reform
H.R.2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act: Medical liability reform
H.R. 2653, American Health Care Reform Act: Healthcare reform
H.Res. 259, Expressing support for designation of September 2015 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.
No bill: Medical liability reform
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 |
Katherine |
Orrico |
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Adrienne |
Roberts |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act: Repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015: Repeal the excise tax on 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Katherine |
Orrico |
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Katherine |
Orrico |
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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
S. 1695, Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 16: NIH, CDC, CMS, HRSA funding
H.R.3020, Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 16: NIH, CDC, CMS, HRSA funding
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 |
Katherine |
Orrico |
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Adrienne |
Roberts |
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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
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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
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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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