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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY |
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| City | LEAWOOD |
State | KS |
Zip Code | 66211 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1342-12
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6. House ID# 321800000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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| 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: Thomas A. Robinett, Jr., General Counsel |
Date | 10/16/2012 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and AHRQ funding.
H. Con. Res. 112, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges.
No Bill Number, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary are Medicine and Dentistry supporting Title VII training grants to family medicine.
No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding Town hall meeting on budget sequestration supporting AAFP federal budgetary priorities.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013.
No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase support for the model.
No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop 27% cut due January 1, 2013.
No Bill Number, Sequester fiscal cliff, Stop 2% cut due January 2, 2013.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Deborah F. |
Weiner |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs.
HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites.
HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program, Bill attempts to address the shortage of primary care physicians.
S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants.
S507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use.
No Bill Number, Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, Support for funding Health Professions grants program and funding for HRSA and AHRQ.
J. J. Res. 117, Labor HHS Appropriations Bills, Support for funding Health Professions Grant Program and HRSA and AHRQ.
No Bill Number, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary are Medicine and Dentistry supporting Title VII training grants to family medicine.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Dire |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Deborah F. |
Weiner |
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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
HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs.
HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule.
HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites.
HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform.
HR452, Medicare Decision Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care.
HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act, Revise bill so sub-specialists do not reenter practice as primary care docs in CHCs, VA clinics and school based centers.
H. Con. Res. 112, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges.
H.J. Res117, Labor, HHS Appropriations Bills, Support for funding health professions grant program and funding for HRSA and AHRQ.
S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act 2013, Support increased appropriations for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in FY2013, AHRQ funding budget priority, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants.
S507, Prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment Act, support state programs to monitor prescription drug abuse.
No Bill Number, National Drug Control Strategy, State Grants for screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment. New CME for prescribers of opioid analgesics - support drug control policies that are not burdensome to family physicians.
No Bill Number, Advisory committee on training in primary care medicine and dentistry, supporting Title VII training grants to family medicine.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013.
No Bill Number, Comprehensive primary care, medical home and health care reform, promote CPCI to family physician practices in the seven geographic markets.
No Bill Number, Observation care, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS.
No Bill Number, Home Health Documentation requirements, Face to face documentation requirements in the 2013 proposed home health regulation.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
No Bill Number, Meaningful Use Meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Meaningful use funds and quality improvement.
No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use.
No Bill Number, National Priorities Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions at first.
No Bill Number, Medicare Physician fee schedule for 2013, Support for short term payment reforms to allow primary care access to non face to face codes.
No Bill Number, Medicaid Payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support.
No Bill Number, Health Delivery Transformation, White House meeting to support Patient Centered Medical Home as a health care delivery model to improve coordination of care.
No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop 27% cut due to go into effect January 1, 2013.
No Bill Number, Sequester fiscal cliff, stop 2% cut due January 2, 2013.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), 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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Jerome |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Deborah |
Weiner |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 5, Protecting Access to Health Care Act, Capping medical liability.
H. Con. Res. 112, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges.
No Bill Number, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment schedule and medical liability reforms, Description of short and midterm resolutions for problems associated with these issues.
No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, Promote the CPCI to family physician practices in seven geographic markets.
No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop the 27% cut due to go into effect January 1, 2013.
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Deborah F. |
Weiner |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use.
No Bill Number, Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, Support for funding Health Professions grants program and funding for HRSA and AHRQ.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability.
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.
HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule.
HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites.
HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule.
HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care.
No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Primary care incentive payment PCIP, Re-question CMS release data on PCIP use.
No Bill Number, Medicaid payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support.
No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician Fee Schedule for 2013, Support for short term payment reforms to allow primary care access to non face to face codes.
No Bill Number, Medicare coverage advisory, Nominating an AAFP member to serve on MEDCAC.
No Bill Number, Observation care, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS.
No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions.
No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform.
No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public.
No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
No Bill Number, Meaningful Use meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians.
No Bill Number, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS, Supporting GME slots for primary care.
No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase support for the model.
No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop the 27% cut due January 1, 2013.
No Bill Number, Sequester fiscal cliff, Stop the 2% cut due January 2, 2013.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Robert |
Bennett |
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Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Deborah J. |
Weiner |
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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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Proposal to create "Special medical use" category of prescription drugs, Should FDA create category of drugs that non physicians like pharmacists could prescribe.
No Bill Number, National Priorities and Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions first.
No Bill, National Drug Control Strategy announcement, New CME for prescribers of opioid analgesics, Support drug control policies which are not burdensome to family physicians.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Preventing tobacco use among youth, Enhancing the efforts to prevent young people from using tobacco products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Proposal to create "Special medical use" category of prescription drugs, Should FDA create category of drugs that non physicians like pharmacists could prescribe.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, National School lunch program, Improve school nutrition programs accessed through state education by providing incentives for school nutrition providers to replace foods with little or no nutritional value.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
S507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kevin J. |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program, Bill attempts to address the shortage of primary care physicians.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Deborah F. |
Weiner |
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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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LOBBYIST 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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