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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1730 M STREET, NW, #502 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036-4564 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2503-12
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6. House ID# 316090000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Dan Rode, Vice President Policy & Government Relations |
Date | 10/20/2009 |
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.3293: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 2010 Appropriations Act AHIMA is interested in funding for Title VII of the PHSA (HRSA-Allied Health), funding for health information technology and the Office of the National Coordinator, and related issues. Another interest includes the prohibition on the HIPAA requirement for a unique health identifier for individuals.
H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act AHIMA is interested in the provisions relating to administrative simplification and healthcare workforce.
H.R.2176: Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009 Interested in this bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs.
H.CON.RES.85: Budget Resolution: US House of Representatives Interested in this bill as it related to health care reform. (Passed 4/2/09)
H.R.1: American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 Interested in provisions impacting health information technology including various elements of the bill that addressed telemedicine, broadband and related issues. This does include Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. Health information technology incentive provisions are also included in the Medicare/Medicaid provisions. Also have an interest in areas of the legislation impacting workforce, training and education. Agencies where interest exists: Department of Health and Human Services (ONC, CMS, HRSA), Department of Labor, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Agriculture, Department of Veterans Affairs.
S.1: A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen America's middle class through measures that modernize the nation's infrastructure, enhance America's energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. Interested in the portions relating to health care and educational opportunities related to health care workers.
(Became Public Law on 2/13/2009)
H.R.598: Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act Intersted in the health information technology portions of the bill. (This legislation was incorporated into HR1/S1)
H.R.461: 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act Interested in this bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs as it relates to health care workers. (This legislation was incorporated into HR 1/S 1)
S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act AHIMA is interested in the provisions relating to administrative simplification and healthcare workforce.
S.1173: Community Based Health Care Retraining Act Interested in this bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals, and for other purposes.
S.1176: Allied Health Reinvestment Act Interested in the entirety of this bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals.
S.CON.RES.13: Budget Resolution: US Senate Interested in elements related to health information technology including the Office of the National Coordinator. (Passed 4/29/09)
S.RES.25 and H.RES.31: National Data Privacy Day Interested in the entirety of each bill. The bills established January 28, 2009, as National Data privacy Day. (Passed in Senate 1/28/2009, Passed House 1/26/2009)
S.179: Health Information Technology Act of 2009 Interested in this bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology. (Portions of this legislation were incorporated into HR 1/S 1)
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
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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
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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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