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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 | 1650 Diagonal Road |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1386-12
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6. House ID# 321810000
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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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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Brenda Hargett, CPA, CAE - COO |
Date | 10/20/2011 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law; all provisions.
HR 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; all provisions.
S 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; all provisions.
HR 969 - Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011; all provisions.
Comments on the Health Information Technology Policy Committee's (HITPC) proposal for Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
HR 1955/S 1045 - The Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act; all provisions.
HR 2092/S 1278 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services; all provisions.
Recommendations concerning patient-centered outcomes research national priorities, patient centered outcomes research definition, and proposed Tier 1 grant projects; in general.
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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medicare Physician Payment Reform; in general.
HR 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act; all provisions.
Medicare Physician Payment Advisory Commission March 2011 Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy.
S 756 - Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act; all provisions.
S 848 - A bill to provide for the development of reports based on Medicare data, data that is publicly available, or private data that is provided by a requesting entity in order to improve the quality and efficiency of health care.
Medicare Physician Supervision Requirement for CPT 31579 & 92511.
Proposed Rule - Accountable Care Organizations; all provisions.
HR 452 - Medicare Decisions and Accountability Act of 2011; all provisions.
HR 2140 - Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011; all provisions
HR 1700/S 1042 - Medicare Patient Empowerment Act; all provisions.
HR 1476 - Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2011; all provisions.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission June 2011 Report to Congress; all provisions.
2011 Medicare physician fee schedule; all provisions.
Continued funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME); in general.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program changes re: tobacco cessation quitline services for Medicaid beneficiaries and expansion of Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for pregnant women.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) - proposed changes to Medicare physician payment system.
Changes to supervision level for CPT code 92511 (Laryngoscopy, flexible or rigid fiberoptic, with stroboscopy) and code 92511 (Nasopharyngoscopy with endoscope).
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), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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
Funding for NIH and medical research; in general.
HR 531 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011; all provisions.
HR 1217 - To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; all provisions.
Funding for trauma and EMS services; in general.
HR 2112 - FY 2012 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; provisions relating to changes to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
Deficit Reduction Proposals - provisions relating to Medicare, Graduate Medical Education, repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), and medical liability reform.
S 365 - Budget Control Act of 2011; all provisions.
FY 2012 Budget; provisions relating to continued funding for Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME).
Funding for Section 5203, Health Care Workforce Loan Repayment Programs of the Affordable Care Act.
HR 1852/S 958 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
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), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medical Liability Reform, in general.
HR 5/S 218/S 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011; all provisions.
HR 816 - Provider Shield Act; all provisions.
HR 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011; all provisions.
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), 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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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
HR 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011; all provisions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2112 - FY 2012 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bills; provisions relating to changes to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
HR 1639 - Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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