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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 750 9th Street NW, Suite 600 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 14267-12
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6. House ID# 326350000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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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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. | ||||||||
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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: Jeffrey G. Micklos, General Counsel |
Date | 01/20/2012 |
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
Health Reform Implementation The President and Congress passed plans to institute comprehensive reform of the health care delivery and payments systems in the United States. (Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Bill, Senate Finance Bill, House Tri-Committee Bill, HR 3962, and HR 3590)
HITECH Act - Implementation of meaningful use and privacy and security provisions in HITECH Act of 2009.
Group Purchasing Organization Regulations Policy proposals have been discussed in the context of health reform that would result in additional federal regulation of Group Purchasing Organizations.
HR 5 - Medical Liability Reform Numerous policy proposals have been developed that would seek to reform the federal medical liability laws.
Healthcare Acquired Conditions/Infections There are a number of government activities related to reducing the number of healthcare acquired conditions or infections.
Group Purchasing Organization Regulations Policy proposals have been discussed in the context of health reform that would result in additional federal regulation of Group Purchasing Organizations.
HIPAA Privacy
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)
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 |
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Chambers |
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Cohen |
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Charles N. |
Kahn |
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Jeffrey G. |
Micklos |
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Steve |
Speil |
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Karen Conwell |
Smith |
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Samantha |
Burch |
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Alexander R. |
Mullineaux |
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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
In-Patient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Yearly CMS proposed rulemaking.
Outlier Reform - Current law prevents CMS from reconciling acute inpatient outlier payments from one year to the next, should payments exceed or fall short of the 5.1 percent target amount on which the outlier threshold is based. The outlier pool is funded by reducing the DRG base payment for all PPS hospitals and for all discharges.
Accountable Care Organizations An innovation of PPACA that attempts to integrate care in order to achieve savings in the Medicare program.
Hospital Readmissions Policies A policy concept that would penalize hospitals for preventable readmissions to hospitals through Medicare reimbursement. Intended to save the Medicare system money in order to pay for a coverage expansion in health reform.
HR 1159 - To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests.
H.R.1186 - To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals.
Medicaid Maintenance of Effort Proposals to repeal provision of the Affordable Care Act that would relieve states of their requirement to maintain Medicaid eligibility standards until 2014.
Bad Debt Payments to Hospitals Lawmakers have proposed lowering the amount of Medicare Bad Debt payments to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries who fail to pay their cost-sharing obligations for treatments provided by the hospital.
Direct and Indirect Graduate Medical Education Payments Lawmakers have proposed changes to the way that hospitals are reimbursed for the costs of training physicians and other medical professionals.
Support extension of a number of Medicare payment policies set to expire at the end of 2011.
Dual Eligible Reform Support reform of reimbursements for patients eligible for both medicare and Medicaid
Medicare Part A / Part B Rebilling Reform Support allowing hospitals that have claims denied by RACs under Medicare Part A to file the claim under Part B of Medicare
Medicaid Block Grants Oppose proposals to reform Medicaid payments to states into block grants
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), White House Office
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 |
Jayne |
Chambers |
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Jeff |
Cohen |
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Charles N. |
Kahn |
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Jeffrey G. |
Micklos |
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Steve |
Speil |
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Karen Conwell |
Smith |
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Samantha |
Burch |
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Alexander R. |
Mullineaux |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction and Budget Control Act Opposing many of the possible cuts to hospital reimbursements that could be included in the JSCs final recommendations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Jayne |
Chambers |
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Jeff |
Cohen |
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Charles |
Kahn |
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Steve |
Speil |
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Karen Conwell |
Smith |
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Samantha |
Burch |
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Jeffrey G. |
Micklos |
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Alexander R. |
Mullineaux |
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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
Supporting attempts to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Jayne |
Chambers |
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Jeff |
Cohen |
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Charles N. |
Kahn |
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Steve |
Speil |
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Karen Conwell |
Smith |
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Samantha |
Burch |
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Jeffrey G. |
Micklos |
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Alexander R |
Mullineaux |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service Proposed Rule on Exempt Communications
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Jayne |
Chambers |
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Jeff |
Cohen |
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Charles N. |
Kahn |
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Steve |
Speil |
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Karen Conwell |
Smith |
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Samantha |
Burch |
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Jeffrey G. |
Micklos |
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Alexander R. |
Mullineaux |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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