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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1108 Lavaca, Suite 700 |
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City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip Code | 78701 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 70973-12
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6. House ID# 358800000
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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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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: Jennifer O'Neil |
Date | 7/20/2015 2:19:23 PM |
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
Provided education to members of Congress and their staff about the impact of budget proposals included in the House FY2016 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill and the Senate FY2016 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill.
Provided education to members of Congress and their staff about the importance of adequate funding for the Hospital Preparedness Program.
Discussed with members of Congress and staff about the need to restore funding to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and how hospitals utilize the information and research from AHRQ.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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Coffey |
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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. 976 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015 - Would repeal the prohibition against Medicare participation by physician-owned hospitals
Provided education to Members of Congress and their staff about physician-owned hospitals and how they serve few Medicare and Medicaid patients compared to general acute care hospitals.
H.R.1479 - Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoogle Act - To mend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas. - Provisions related to how the current Medicare Area Wage Index impacts hospitals in Texas.
H.R.2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the practices of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
S. 688/HR 1343 - Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015 - Would require the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services to adjust a hospitals performance in the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program based on the sociodemographic status of its patients.
Provided education to staff on the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and the reforms that need to be made to the program.
H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act
Provided education to Members of Congress and their staff about provisions in 21st Century Cures related to interoperability of electronic health records and other medical technologies.
Provided education to Members of Congress and their staff about health insurance coverage expansion options in the state of Texas.
Provided education to Members of Congress and their staff about renewal of a Texas Medicaid 1115 demonstration waiver, the impact of Delivery System Reform Improvement Projects across the state and the role of hospitals in the waiver.
Provided education to Members of the Texas congressional delegation and their staff on the healthcare safety net infrastructure in the state.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Taylor |
Coffey |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1479 - Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoogle Act - To mend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas. - Provisions related to how changes to the current Medicare Area Wage Index impacts hospitals in Texas.
H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act
Provided education to Members of Congress and their staff about provisions in 21st Century Cures related to interoperability of electronic health records and other medical technologies.
S. 688/H.R. 1343 - Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015 - Would require the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services to adjust a hospitals performance in the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program based on the sociodemographic status of its patients.
H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015
Provided information to members of Congress and their staff on physician-owned hospitals.
Provided education to members of Congress and their staff about the importance of adequate funding for the Hospital Preparedness Program.
Discussed with members of Congress and staff about the need to restore funding to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and how hospitals utilize the information and research from AHRQ.
Provided education to Members of Congress and their staff about health insurance coverage expansion options in the state of Texas.
Provided education to Members of Congress and their staff about renewal of a Texas Medicaid 1115 demonstration waiver, the impact of Delivery System Reform Improvement Projects across the state and the role of hospitals in the waiver.
Provided education to Members of the Texas congressional delegation and their staff on the healthcare safety net infrastructure in the state.
Provided education and data to Members of the Texas congressional delegation and their staff on the number of uninsured individuals in each district and statewide.
Educated members of Congress and their staff on the state-level impact of various potential rulings by the Supreme Court on King v. Burwell.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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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
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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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