Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

HR8, American Tax Payer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update.
HR574 Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Grown Rate reform physician payment, differential payment rate for primary care.

No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/reform physician payment reform.
No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis.
No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission.
No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 3667, Medicare GME Reform, Increase GME support for primary care physician training.
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GME models.

HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13.
S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians.
S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs.
No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis.
No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission.
No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Physician Workforce, Recommendation for building the workforce.
No Bill Number, National Physician Payment Transparency program, Continuing medical education reporting requirements.
No Bill Number, Build a Primary Care Workforce for Future Act (draft), for student debt relief.
No Bill Number, Prevention of Gun Violence, Advising the Vice President's task force on gun violence.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update.
HR 574, Medicare Physician Improvement and Innovation Act, Repeal of SGR formula and adding incentives for other payment models.
HR 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act, Opposing legislation to exempt some cigars from FDA regulation.
HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13.
S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians.
S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs.
No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis.
No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission.
No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Physician Workforce, Recommendation for building the workforce.
No Bill Number, Build a Primary Care Workforce for Future Act (draft), for student debt relief.
No Bill Number, Prevention of Gun Violence, Advising the Vice President's task force on gun violence.
No Bill Number, Inquired about the introduction of medical liability legislation, Medical liability reform.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 and physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement.
No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform.
No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians.
No Bill Number, Proposal to repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians.
No Bill Number, HIT Implementation, Adapting meaningful use for small and medium sized private practices.
No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, Inquire about introduction of medical liability legislation.
No Bill Number, Impact of Affordable Care Act, Monitoring implementation.
No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model.
No Bill Number, Protect programs that provide access to education and training for primary care physicians, Ensure there are enough physicians to meet the demand.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Access, Working to make primary care available to all by increasing the number of students selecting family medicine and looking at incentives such as loan forgiveness.
No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act coverage for all, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity, Offer new legislators with a family medicine contact.
No Bill Number, Home Health Care Innovation, Brief on efficiencies and quality achieved by home health care.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training.
HR8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update.
HR574, Medicare physician improvement and innovation act, Repeal of SGR formula and add incentives for other payment models.
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GMR models.
S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of the sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs.
HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13.
S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians.
No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
or 2013.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 and physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement.
No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform.
No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians.
No Bill Number, Proposal to repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians.
No Bill Number, Home Health Care Innovation, Brief on efficiencies and quality achieved by home health care.
No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act.
No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Impact of Affordable Care Act, Monitoring implementation.
No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model.
No Bill Number, Protect programs that provide access to education and training for primary care physicians, Ensure there are enough physicians to meet the demand.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Access, Working to make primary care available to all by increasing the number of students selecting family medicine and looking at incentives such as loan forgiveness.
No Bill Number, Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/reform physician payment reform.
No Bill Number, Nomination of Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator, Support the nomination.

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 Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Government Accountability Office (GAO),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 PHA

16. Specific lobbying issues

No Bill Number, National Physician Payment Transparency program, Continuing Medical Education reporting requirements.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, inquired about introduction of legislation.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act, Oppose legislation to exempt some cigars from FDA regulation.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 FIR

16. Specific lobbying issues

No Bill Number, Gun violence prevention, mental health treatment access, Research into gun violence prevention.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

No Bill Number, HIT implementation, Adapting meaningful use for small and medium sized private practices.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 MED

16. Specific lobbying issues

No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.
No Bill Number, Friends of AHRQ, one of AAFP federal budget priorities.
No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agency for Health Care Policy & Research

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization