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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 | 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: Lisa R. Westergaard, Associate General Counsel |
Date | 07/21/2014 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H. Con. Res. 96, House Budget Resolution, Protect access to primary care in Medicaid.
No Bill Number, HHS Appropriations, Funding for health professions training grants, AHRQ research, and National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants.
No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products.
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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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; GME reform increase primary care physician training; pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.
S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce.
S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education.
No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
No Bill Number, Prescription Drug Abuse, Prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management via coalition group meetings.
No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities.
No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers, advocate for introduction of bipartisan bill to reauthorize the program.
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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Adair |
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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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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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Shannon |
Morey |
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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
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill, GME reform increase primary care physician training, Pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.
HR 2415, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation.
HR 3306, Telehealth Enhancement Act, Defining the home base for telehealth reimbursement to incluse family medicine offices.
HR 4299, Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act, Improving DEA's process for scheduling new drugs approved by the FDA.
HR 4709, Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, Allowing supply chain stakeholders for prescription drugs to collaborate.
HR 4810, VA Health Reform, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside.
S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation.
S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program.
S. 1994, TRICARE Moms Improvement Act, Supporting TRICARE payment for breastfeeding support and supplies and counseling.
S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, increase family physician workforce.
S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC.
S. 2450, VA Health Reform, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside
No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary care services, Extend Medicaid pay increase to Medicare levels beyond 2015.
H. Con. Res. 96, House Budget Resolution, Protecting access to primary care in Medicaid.
No Bill Number, Children's Health, Advocate for reauthorization of CHIP and children's mental health issues via coalition group meetings.
No Bill Number, First Friday & Health Care Provider Meetings, Provider outreach groups for ACA, provider, and open enrollment issues.
No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014; advocate for members to mention at E&C hearing.
No Bill Number, Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment, Urge Ways and Means members to discuss at annual MedPac hearing.
No Bill Number, Telemedicine,advocate for AAFP policies to be included in a potential bipartisan telehealth bill.
No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers, advocate for introduction of bipartisan bill to reauthorize the program.
No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
No Bill Number, Veterans Health Care, advocate for inclusion of policies in final bill that allow family doctors to easily contract with the VA; advocate for primary-care GME slots in the VA.
No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products, Oppose any limits or amendments that would limit FDA ability to regulate cigars.
No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes impact on public health; Support FDA regulation of e-cigarettes, still urging FDA to regulate all tobacco.
No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities.
No Bill Number, Rural workforce, Comments on FQHC final rule.
No Bill Number, VA committee on Woman Veterans, Nominated to FPs to the VA committee.
No Bill Number, HHS Appropriations, Funding for health professions training grants, AHRQ research, and National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
No Bill Number, Enhanced Medicaid payment for primary care, Extending the enhanced Medicaid payment for primary care.
No Bill Number, Site-neutral payment for medical services, Support site-neutral payment by CMS for medical services.
No Bill Number, White House's Health Kids and Save Sports Concussion Summit, Providing family physicians with latest information about sports concussions.
No Bill Number, Veterans Health Administration, Allowing community physicians to charge VA for services to Vets.
No Bill Number, Direct Primary Care, Primary care model of retainer-based practice.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, 2014 conversion factor.
No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, comments on 2015 proposed IPPS.
No Bill Number, Health IT, asking CMS to delay MU2.
No Bill Number, Non-discrimination, Advocate for correct use of non-discrimination clause in Affordable Care Act.
No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary services, extend Medicaid pay increase to Medicare levels beyond 2015.
No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act, provider and open enrollment issues.
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), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Andrew |
Adair |
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Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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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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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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Shannon |
Morey |
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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
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; urge W&M offices to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing, GME reform increase primary care physician training, pilot test alternatives to GME payment to increase PCP training.
HR 2305, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 2810, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 2867, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 2969, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 3306, Telehealth Enhancement Act, Defining the home base for telehealth reimbursement to incluse family medicine offices.
HR 4015, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 4209, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 4302, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 4418, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
HR 4543, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 1123, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation.
S. 1318, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 1759, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education.
S. 1769, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 1871, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, increase family physician workforce.
S. 2000, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 2110, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 2122, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
S. 2229, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education.
S. 2415, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation.
No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014.
No Bill Number, Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment, Urge Ways and Means members to discuss at annual MedPac hearing.
No Bill Number, Telemedicine,advocate for AAFP policies to be included in a potential bipartisan telehealth bill.
No Bill Number, Medicare Site Neutral Payments; advocate for AAFP policies to be included in conncection with MedPac hearing.
No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/medicare parity for primary care services, Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015.
No Bill Number, Direct Primary Care, Primary care model of retainer-based practice.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 converstion factor.
No Bill Number, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.
No Bill Number, Site-neutral payment for medical services, Support site-neutral payment by CMS for medical services.
No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act, provider and open enrollment issues.
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), 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 |
Andrew |
Adair |
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Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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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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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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Shannon |
Morey |
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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
No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products, Oppose limits on FDA ability to regulate cigars.
No Bill Number, E-cigarettes impact on public health, Support FDA regulation authority of e-cigarettes.
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Prescription Drug Abuse, prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management via coalition group meetings.
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 |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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Shannon |
Morey |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 4810, Veterans Health Care, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside.
S. 2450, Veterans Health Care, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside.
No Bill Number, Veterans Health Administration improvements, allowing community physicians to charge VA for services to vets.
No Bill Number, Veterans Health Care, advication for inclusion of policies in final bill that allow family doctors to easitly contract with the VA; advocate for primary care GME slots in the VA.
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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Adair |
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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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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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