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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 680 SOUTH FOURTH AVENUE |
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City | LOUISVILLE |
State | KY |
Zip Code | 40202 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39952-12
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6. House ID# 335960000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Raymond Sierpina |
Date | 1/17/2020 3:22:07 PM |
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 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 (all sections) HR 807 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections)
S 253 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (all sections)
HR 2797 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections)
S 1334 - Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (all sections)
S.353 - Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 (all sections)
R 3992 - Rural Home Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act (all sections)
HR 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Sec. 51005. Extension of Blended Site-Neutral Payment Rate for Certain Long-Term Care Hospital Discharges; Temporary Adjustment to Site Neutral Payment Rates, Sec. 50208. Extension of home health rural add-on, Sec. 51001. Home health payment reform, Sec. 51002. Information to satisfy documentation of Medicare eligibility for home health services, Sec. 53110. Medicare payment update for home health services, Sec. 50202. Repeal of Medicare payment cap for therapy services; limitation to ensure appropriate therapy, Title III-Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care.)
HR 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Division H - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017)
H.R.6932 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program (all sections)
S.3458 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program. (all sections)
S.3545 - Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2018 (all sections)
S. 594 - Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2019 (all sections)
HR 1901 - Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2019 (all sections)
S. 433 - Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019 (all sections)
S. 296 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019 (all sections)
HR 2150 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019 (all sections)
HR 3417 - Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders (BETTER) Act of 2019 (Sec. 103. Medicare coverage of certain mental health telemedicine, Sec. 204. Improving measurements under the skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program under the Medicare program)
HR 3107 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (all sections)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 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 |
Raymond |
Sierpina |
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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
S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 (section 102. Authorization of agreements between Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Department providers)
HR 5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 (section 102. Authorization of agreements between Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Department providers)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Raymond |
Sierpina |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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
27. Add the following 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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |