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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 750 9th Street, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 500 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 17933-00012
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6. House ID# 312630000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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: David D. Wiermanski, VP Finance & admin |
Date | 04/14/2014 |
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. 2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014
H.R. 2019 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act
H.R. 1037 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act
H.R. 1178 Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2013
H.R. 1180 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1201 Training Tomorrow's Doctors Act
H.R. 1252 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
H.R. 1274 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013
H.R. 1326 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013
H.R. 1339 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
H.R. 1427 Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013
H.R. 1790 Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013
H.R. 1814 Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act
H.R. 1821 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013
H.R. 1827 Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 1838 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
H.R. 1874 Pro-Growth Budgeting Act
H.R. 1907 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2013
H.R. 1976 Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2013
H.R. 2131 Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM (SKILLS) Visas Act of 2013
H.R. 235 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013
H.R. 2415 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
H.R. 244 Physician Availability Act of 2013
H.R. 2453 Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2013
H.R. 2484 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act
H.R. 2619 Medicare Repiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013
H.R. 2651 Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 2663 Preventive Health Savings Act
H.R. 2801 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act
H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 2843/S. 1180 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 2867 Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013
H.R. 2969 Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013
H.R. 297 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 2986 Protecting Access to Primary Care Act
H.R. 3077 TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act of 2013 or TELE-MED Act of 2013
H.R. 3120 Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 3303 Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act
H.R. 3306 Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 3362, Exchange Information Disclosure Act
H.R. 3392 Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2013
H.R. 3474 Hire More Heroes Act of 2013
H.R. 3507 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act
H.R. 3717, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013
H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act
H.R. 3979 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
H.R. 4106, Barr-Bera Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act
H.R. 4118, The SIMPLE Fairness Act
H.R. 4160 - the "Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014."
H.R. 4177: a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Allow Medicare beneficiaries participating in a Medicare Advantage MSA to contribute their own money to their MSA.
H.R. 4180: a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit rollovers from health savings accounts to Medicare Advantage MSAs H.R. 4196: Seniors' Fairness Act of 2014
H.R. 4201: Seniors' Rights to Know Act
H.R. 487 Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013
H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
H.R. 794 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.
H.R. 962 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act
H.R. 2575, the "Save American Workers Act of 2014,"
H.R. 4064, FAIR ACT of 2014
H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
H.RES.356 A resolution recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.
H.R.1024 The Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act
IMPACT Act of 2014 (Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014)
S. 1060 Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act
S. 1061 Veterans Access to Care Act
S. 1064 Medicare Mental Health Access Act
S. 1143 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act
S. 1152 Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
S. 1184 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
S. 1228 Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act
S. 1422 Preventive Health Savings Act
S. 1439 Care Planning Act of 2013
S. 1444 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013
S. 1445 National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1475 National Nurse Act of 2013
S. 1517 Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013
S. 1522 Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013
S. 1557 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
S. 1685 Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act of 2013
S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act
S. 1758 Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2013
S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Improvement Act of 2013
S. 2000/H.R. 4015 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
S. 2007, Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014 (PROTECT Act)
S. 2110, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
S. 2166 Treating Families Fairly Act
S. 2168 amends the definition from 50 100 employees for the purposes of the employer mandate
S. 2173 the CHOICE Act
S. 2175 Enhancing Access to Agents and Brokers Act
S. 2240 The Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
S. 328 Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act
S. 382 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
S. 452 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act
S. 557 The Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act
S. 577 The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
S. 602 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
S. 616 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act
S. 641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
S. 739 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act
S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
S. 755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
S. 945 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013
S.1067 Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act
S.1897 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014
S.1927 The Data Security Act of 2014
S.1932/H.R. 3890 The Better Care, Lower Cost Act
S.1976 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014
S.1995 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act
S.2106, FAIR Act of 2014
S.236 / H.R. 1310 - Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013
S.577 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
S.RES.26 A resolution recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.
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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
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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Grealy |
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Witchey |
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Freeman |
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Tina |
Grande |
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Amanda |
Uherek |
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Christopher |
Adamec |
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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
S.236 / H.R. 1310 - Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013
S. 755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
S. 641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
S. 452 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act
S. 2240 The Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
S. 2110, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
S.1932/H.R. 3890 The Better Care, Lower Cost Act
S. 2000/H.R. 4015 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1439 Care Planning Act of 2013
S. 1444 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013
S. 1228 Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act
S. 1064 Medicare Mental Health Access Act
IMPACT Act of 2014 (Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014)
H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
H.R. 962 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act
H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013
H.R. 4160 - the "Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014."
H.R. 3392 Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2013
H.R. 3077 TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act of 2013 (TELE-MED Act of 2013)
H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 2843/S. 1180 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 2867 Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013
H.R. 2969 Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013
H.R. 2619 Medicare Repiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013
H.R. 1838 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
S. 2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014
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), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
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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Grealy |
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Adamec |
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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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