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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 750 9th Street, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 500 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 17933-00012
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6. House ID# 312630000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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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: David Wiermanski, VP Finance & Administration |
Date | 01/20/2014 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2775 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
H.J. Res 59 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
H.R. 2810 The Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 3077 TELE-MED Act of 2013
H.R. 3303 Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act
H.R. 2725 FDA Safety Over Sequestration Act
H.R. 3204 Drug Quality and Security Act
H.R. 2651 Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1439 Care Planning Act of 2013
S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
S.1927 The Data Security Act of 2014
H.R. 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 3811 Healthcare Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014
S.1897 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014
H.R. 1326 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013
H.R. 2651 Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 2843 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act
S. 1180 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act
S. 1758 Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2013
H.R.3367 To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the
health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts
attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015
H.R. 1037 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act
H.R. 3120 Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 3306 Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 3507 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act
H.R. 487 Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013
H.R. 1180 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1201 Training Tomorrow's Doctors Act
H.R. 1252 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
H.R. 1274 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013
H.R. 1339 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
H.R. 1427 Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013
H.R. 1790 Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013
H.R. 1821 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013
H.R. 1827 Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 1838 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
H.R. 1907 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2013
H.R. 1976 Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2013
H.R. 2131 Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM (SKILLS) Visas Act of 2013
H.R. 235 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013
H.R. 244 Physician Availability Act of 2013
H.R. 2484 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act
H.R. 2619 Medicare Repiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013
H.R. 2801 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act
H.R. 2867 Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013
H.R. 2969 Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013
H.R. 297 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 2986 Protecting Access to Primary Care Act
H.R. 794 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for
purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.
S. 1060 Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act
S. 1061 Veterans Access to Care Act
S. 1064 Medicare Mental Health Access Act
S. 1143 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act
S. 1152 Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
S. 1444 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013
S. 1445 National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1475 National Nurse Act of 2013
S. 1517 Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013
S. 1522 Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013
S. 1557 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
S. 1685 Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act of 2013
S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
S. 328 Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act
S. 382 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical
nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
S. 602 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
S. 616 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act
S. 641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
S. 739 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act
S. 755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
S. 945 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013
S.577 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
H.R. 2663 Preventive Health Savings Act
S. 1422 Preventive Health Savings Act
S. 1228 Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act
S. 1184 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
H.R. 2415 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act
H.R. 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act
S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
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 |
Mary R. |
Grealy |
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Witchey |
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Michael |
Freeman |
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Tina |
Grande |
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Amanda |
Uherek |
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Christopher |
Adamec |
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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.2775 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
H.J. Res 59 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
H.R. 2810 The Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 2843 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act
S. 1180 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 1838 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
H.R. 2619 Medicare Repiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013
H.R. 2867 Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013
H.R. 2969 Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013
H.R. 3077 TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act of 2013 or TELE-MED Act of 2013
S. 1064 Medicare Mental Health Access Act
S. 1444 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013
S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
S. 755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
S. 1228 Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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 |
Mary R. |
Grealy |
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Debbie |
Witchey |
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Michael |
Freeman |
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Tina |
Grande |
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Amanda |
Uherek |
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Christopher |
Adamec |
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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
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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2 | 4 | 6 |