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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1711 Mass. Ave. NW |
Address2 | Apt. 210 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 322454-12
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6. House ID# 396390000
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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 |
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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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Abigail Stork |
Date | 01/19/2009 |
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 7110: Job Creation & Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, Title III, Temporary increase in FMAP.
HR 2583: Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals.
HR 6912: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill.
S 3300: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill.
S 3582: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill.
HR 6966: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill.
HR 7067: Quality FIRST Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals and value-based purchasing.
S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008, sections relating to hospitals, rural health clinics, hospices.
HR 6873: Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill.
S 3484: Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill.
HR 6652: Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008, entire bill.
HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, section 512, mental health parity.
HR 1343: Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, section 3: National Health Service Corps., section 7: Revision of Timeframe for RHCs.
S 3367: Rural Health Clinic bill to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program, entire bill.
HR 6699: Health Security for All Americans Act of 2008, section 105 involving improvements to MDH program; section 106 involving payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals.
S 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions related to hospitals.
HR 6898: Health-e Information Technology Act, provisions related to hospitals.
HR 6867: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals.
S 3507: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals.
HR 6357: PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals.
HR 1823: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill.
S 2250: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill.
HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill.
S 1041: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill.
Other Issues:
CAH conditions of participation, section 485.635
Healthcare reform
Value-based purchasing, including Grassley/Baucus VBP discussion drafts
Guidance for clinical integration
Electronic health records and Health IT
Payment updates for physicians and hospital inpatient/outpatient services
CMS DME and oxygen payment rules
Self-referral and physician-owned hospitals
HHS provider conscience regulations
Capital IME
CMS guidelines related to use of providers contracted through a locum service
CMS recovery audit contractor program
Wage index reclassification
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS medical data code sets
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Abigail |
Stork |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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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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