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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 2121 K STREET, NW, #325 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1967-12
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6. House ID# 317210000
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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: Lupe Gonzales, Jr. |
Date | 04/18/2008 |
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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act
H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act
H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007
H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007
H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007
S.60 Wakefield Act
S.1310 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act
S.1873 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007
S.1970 Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007
S.2319 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007
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 |
Gordon |
Wheeler |
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Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs |
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Brad |
Gruehn |
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Congressional Affairs Director |
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Jeanne |
Slade |
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Political Action 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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2583 Physician Workforce & Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007
H.R.2584 High-need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007
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 |
Gordon |
Wheeler |
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Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs |
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Brad |
Gruehn |
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Congressional Affairs Director |
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Jeanne |
Slade |
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Political Action 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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.477 Stroke Treatment & Ongoing Prevention Act
H.R.583 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007
H.R.882 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007
H.R.1093 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
H.R.1233 Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007
H.R.1418 Reauthorizations of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act
H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007
H.R.2050 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007
H.R.2164 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act
H.R. 2406 Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act
H.R.2464 Wakefield Act
H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007
H.R.2583 Physician Workforce & Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007
H.R.2584 High-need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007
H.R.2626 Comprehensive Health Coverage and Reform Enhancement (CARE) Act of 2007
H.R.2749 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act
H.R.3163 Healthy Americans Act
H.R.3173 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007
H.R.3344 Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007
H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007
H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act
H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
H.R.4736 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing
H.R.5445 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians services through December 31, 2009
H.R.5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
S.60 Wakefield Act
S.243 Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2007
S.334 Healthy Americans Act
S.558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007
S.588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
S.793 Reauthorizations of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act
S.999 Stroke Treatment & Ongoing Prevention Act
S.1003 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007
S.1042 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007
S.1310 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act
S.1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007
S.1519 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act
S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act
S.1873 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007
S.1947 Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007
S.1970 Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007
S.2029 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007
S.2319 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007
S.2406 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007
S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
S.2785 Save Medicare Act of 2008
S.2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
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 |
Gordon |
Wheeler |
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Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs |
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Brad |
Gruehn |
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Congressional Affairs Director |
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Jeanne |
Slade |
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Political Action 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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.3173 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007
S.1873 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007
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 |
Gordon |
Wheeler |
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Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs |
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Brad |
Gruehn |
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Congressional Affairs Director |
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Jeanne |
Slade |
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Political Action 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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007
H.R.1093 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007
H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007
H.R.2164 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act
H.R.2749 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act
H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act
H.R.4736 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing
H.R.5445 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians services through December 31, 2009
H.R.5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
S.588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
S.1003 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007
S.1310 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act
S.1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007
S.1519 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act
S.1947 Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007
S.2406 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007
S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
S.2785 Save Medicare Act of 2008
S.2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
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 |
Gordon |
Wheeler |
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Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs |
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Brad |
Gruehn |
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Congressional Affairs Director |
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Jeanne |
Slade |
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Political Action 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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2406 - Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act
H.R.5445 - To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009
S.1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007
S.1947 Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007
S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act
S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
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 |
Gordon |
Wheeler |
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Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs |
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Brad |
Gruehn |
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Congressional Affairs Director |
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Jeanne |
Slade |
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Political Action Director |
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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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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| 4 | 8 | 12 |