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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 605 Upland Place |
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City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22301 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Princeton |
State | NJ |
Zip Code | 08543 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 29128-12
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6. House ID# 312210000
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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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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: Kimberly Champi Krenik, Director, Federal Relations |
Date | 01/11/2012 |
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
Deficit Reduction/Super Committee: While the bipartisan super committee was charged with crafting a plan to reduce the national deficit by at least $1.2 trillion by Nov. 23, NJHA urged Congress to oppose any further reductions to NJ's acute and post
acute providers. These reductions would endanger access to care and jeopardize jobs in an already struggling economy.
The committee's failure to reach an agreement means automatic spending cuts totaling $1.2 trillion effective January 2013,
including a 2% reduction in Medicare payments to hospitals and other providers over nine years (2013 to 2021).
For New Jersey, the automatic Medicare cuts would total $130 million in 2013 and nearly $1.3 billion by 2021, on top of $4.5 billion in cuts under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Medicare: NJHA supported eliminating the scheduled reduction of 27.4 percent in Medicare payments to physicians set to begin on Jan. 1, but not by reducing payments to hospitals. Expressed opposition to efforts that cut payments to providers to pay for a patch to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) adjustment for physicians.
Support Congressional letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Ways & Means and the House Committee on Energy & Commerce asking them to reject proposals that would inappropriately reduce payments for rehabilitation hospitals and units.
NJHA opposed provisions in H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 , which would of cut more than $17 billion in hospital funding as part of a year-end tax and unemployment package that included a two-year fix for physician payment under Medicare.
NJHA supported efforts to extend the following provisions: Section 508 of MMA, exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps, physician fee schedule, outpatient hold harmless payments, mental health add-on payments; and Medicare work geographic adjustment floor, and temporary assistance for needy families program.
Support introduction of S. 1900, The Urban, Medicare-Dependent Hospitals (UMDH) Preservation Act of 2011. Companion bill in the House is H.R. 1656.
Support H.R. 2500/S. 3708, legislation that clarifies that electronic health records incentive payments under Medicare and Medicaid should go to each campus of a multi-campus hospital system.
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 |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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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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