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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P.O. BOX 60 |
Address2 | 4712 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE |
City | JEFFERSON CITY |
State | MO |
Zip Code | 65102 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 25523-12
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6. House ID# 319850000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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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: Daniel Landon |
Date | 7/16/2015 9:45:02 AM |
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
- Contacted members of the Missouri congressional delegation asking them to consider endorsing a letter to CMS regarding deadlines for state Medicaid programs to make upper payment limit payments to eligible hospitals
- Contacted a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding the use and implications of hospital outpatient services on Medicare beneficiaries and hospitals
- Responded to a request from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation to review and comment on a draft of legislation regarding rural hospitals and the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program
- Contacted members of the Missouri congressional delegation to coordinate logistics for visits to congressional offices to discuss federal policy issues affecting hospitals
- Responded to a request from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation for information about a DHHS Office of Inspector General audit of the Missouri Medicaid program regarding collection of National Drug Code data
- Provided a letter of endorsement to a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding the version of the Hospital Payment Fairness Act to be introduced in the 114th Congress. Verified MHAs willingness to be quoted in a press release from the members office.
- Responded to a request from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding Missouri Hospital Association support for proposed legislation regarding rural hospitals and the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program
- Provided and discussed advocacy materials on the following topics: (1) replacement of the sustainable growth rate formula used in calculating Medicare payments to physicians; (2) support for H.R. 1479 regarding the Medicare average wage index component of Medicare hospital payments; (3) support for legislation to promote and advance comprehensive reform of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program (4) description of the potential effect of the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in King v. Burwell on health insurance coverage of Missourians (5) H.R. 876, relating to notification requirements for hospitals regarding outpatient observation services delivered to Medicare patients (6) oppose legislative efforts to curtail the scope of the Medicaid 340B prescription drug discount initiative (7) support for H.R. 1343 and S. 688, concerning adjustment of readmissions penalties to reflect the socio-economic status of Medicare patients (8) Support for H.R. 169/S. 258 and H.R. 1611 and S. 257, relating to critical access hospitals (9) a profile of the characteristics of Missouri hospitals
- Discussed with several members of the Missouri congressional delegation the wording and implications of H.R. 876 for Missouri hospitals
- Provided information to a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding Medicare payments to hospitals in the members congressional district
- Provided information regarding H.R. 2156 in response to a request from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation
- Provided information to a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding H.R. 1343
- Contacted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the potential for extending the duration of the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration
- Contacted selected members of the Missouri congressional delegation to express opposition to a proposed amendment to the 21st Century Cures Act regarding the 340B drug discount program
- Provided the members of the Missouri congressional delegation a summary of state legislative action in the 2015 session of the Missouri General Assembly regarding health care and hospital-related issues
- Responded to requests for information regarding the deadline for Missouris Medicaid program to make Upper Payment Limit payments to Missouri hospitals
- Responded to a request from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding a possible suspension of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program pending the awarding of new contracts to vendors to administer the program
- Expressed opposition to a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding pending legislative amendments that would loosen federal statutory restrictions on physician self-referral to hospitals involving Medicare and Medicaid patients
- Contacted a member of the Missouri congressional delegation to express thanks for the members responsiveness to the Missouri Hospital Associations concerns about pending legislative proposals to loosen restrictions on physician self-referral to hospitals
- Contacted a member of the Missouri congressional delegation about the possibility of pressing for a CMS response to a written query regarding the deadline for state Medicaid programs to make Upper Payment Limit payments to eligible hospitals
- Invited members of the Missouri congressional delegation to join a telephone conference to monitor a Missouri summit on the potential effects of the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in King v. Burwell
- Responded to a query from a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding enrollment in Missouris federally-subsidized health insurance exchange
- Asked a member of the Missouri congressional delegation to co-sponsor S. 1135
- Provided information to a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding the performance of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program
- Provided and discussed documents with staff of a Senate committee regarding the use of hospital outpatient observations services and the role of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors in promoting the use of those services
- Provided comments to a member of the Missouri congressional delegation regarding the use of hospital outpatient observations services and the role of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors in promoting the use of those services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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