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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 101 Constitution Avenue, NW |
Address2 | Suite 675 East |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 55165-137
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6. House ID# 351180010
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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 |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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: Carol A. McDaid, Principal |
Date | 07/18/2008 |
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
Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2009, Veterans healthcare issues.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2009, Healthcare related issues.
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)
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 |
Carol A. |
McDaid |
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Gwen |
O'Brien |
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Holly |
Merbaum |
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H. Stewart |
Van Scoyoc |
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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
H.R.882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007, Quality and patient safety.
H.R.1093/S.588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007, Workforce shortage issues.
S.543, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007, Health care issues.
H.R.1376/H.R.2606, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act, Pharmaceutical related issues.
H.R.5544, Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008, Uninsured and medically underserved related issues.
S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act , Health information technology related issues.
S.1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act, Health information technology related issues.
S.2319, National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, Emergency readiness and trauma related issues.
H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, Medicaid regulations related issues.
H.R.3533, Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, GME and related issues.
S.2460, A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes -- Medicaid related issues.
H.R.4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, RAC related issues.
H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity.
S.1083/H.R.1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007, Healthcare workforce shortage related issues.
General monitoring of patient safety and quality issues.
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)
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 |
Carol A. |
McDaid |
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Gwen |
O'Brien |
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Holly |
Merbaum |
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H. Stewart |
Van Scoyoc |
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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
H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, Medicaid regulations related issues.
H.R.3533, Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, GME and related issues.
S.2460, A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes -- Medicaid related issues.
H.R.4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, RAC related issues.
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)
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 |
Carol A. |
McDaid |
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Gwen |
O'Brien |
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Holly |
Merbaum |
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H. Stewart |
Van Scoyoc |
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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
Hospital regulation issues.
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), Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Carol A. |
McDaid |
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Gwen |
O'Brien |
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Holly |
Merbaum |
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H. Stewart |
Van Scoyoc |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
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
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |