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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 | 2014 |
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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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: Lisa R. Westergaard, Associate General Counsel |
Date | 04/18/2014 |
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
S. 1284 (HR 3547), Appropriations for Labor HHS, Education and Related Agencies, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Federal spending priorities to support workforce.
No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training.
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 |
Teresa M. |
Baker |
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House Legislative Assistant, Analyst, and Director |
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Kevin |
Burke |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3547, Appropriations for Labor HHS, Education and Related Agencies, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Federal spending priorities to support workforce.
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; Urge W&M offives to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing.
HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act.
S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce.
S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program.
No Bill Number, Rural physician workforce, Access to care in rural areas; Increased famaily physician workforce.
No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training.
No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce.
No Bill Number, HRSA budget, Promoting health care access and increase physician workforce.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
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Adair |
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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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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill.
HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves lives Reauthorization Act, Supporting parent and provider newborn screening education programs and research at NIH.
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill.
HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves lives Reauthorization Act, Supporting parent and provider newborn screening education programs and research at NIH.
HR 2642, 5-year Farm Bill, FDA, tobacco regulation and nutrition programs.
HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
HR 3547, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ.
HR 4302 (SGR patch legislation), Advocate for inclusion of policies that benefit primary care, e.g. 9-month length.
HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Medicare physician payment rate extended for one year.
S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program.
S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce.
S. 2000, SGR repeal and Medicare provider Payment Modernization, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
S. 2157, the commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014; advocate for members to mention at E&C hearing.
No Bill Number, Telemedicine, educate staff on AAFP's view of telemedicine policies.
No Bill Number, Rural physician workforce, Access to care in rural areas; Increased family physician workforce.
No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training.
No Bill Number, AHRQ 15th anniversary, Promoting primary care research.
No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending prioritiesto support workforce, research.
No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce.
No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, extend Medicaid parity for primary care.
No Bill Number, HRSA budget, promoting health care access and increase physician workforce.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 conversion factor.
No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes, Urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products.
No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Nominate FP's to Council on GME.
No Bill Number, Health insurance marketplaces, concerns with 90-day grace period.
No Bill Number, Anti-competitive aspects of healthcare, FTC hearing and request for comments on professional regulations role.
No Bill Number, Part D formularies, Opposed CMS changes to Part D formularies.
No Bill Number, Nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General.
No Bill Number, Tobacco Cessation Programs, Asking HHS to clearly define a comprehensive tobacco cessation benefit in health insurance coverage.
No Bill Number, FY 2015 Federal Budget Proposal, Supporting budget proposals for primary care research, education and training programs.
No Bill Number, Competition in Health Care Industries, Recommending state oversight in health care scope of practice and FTC oversight of hospital and insurance consolidations.
No Bill Number, Notification of Lapsed Payment of Health Care Insurance Premiums, Revising policy to have insurance plans notify physicians that a patient has not paid on-month's premium.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment Revision, Monitoring MedPac recommendation to make PCIP a capitated payment.
No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act issues.
No Bill Number, FTC Healthcare Competition Workshop, Scope of Practice issues.
No Bill Number, Hearing of Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplaces.
No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on drug shortages, reducing the incidence of local and regional shortage of drugs.
No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - Hearing on Counterfeit drugs.
No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade - hearing on Sports safety.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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 |
Andrew |
Adair |
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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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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; urge W&M offices to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing.
HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care. Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act, Medicare Physician paymnent rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
HR 4302 (SGR patch legislation), Advocate for inclusion of policies that benefit primary care, e.g. 9-month length, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, prevent 24 percent cut medicare physician payment.
HR 4302 (PL-113-93), Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Medicare physician payment rate extended for one year.
S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program.
S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
S. 2000, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
S. 2157, the commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models.
No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care.
No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014.
No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training.
No Bill Number, AHRQ 15th anniversary, Promoting primary care research.
No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; Supporting budget proposals for primary care research, education and training programs.
No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, extend Medicaid parity for primary care.
No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce.
No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 Proposed Medicare physician fee schedule.
No Bill Number, Conversion to ICD-10, Urged HHS to delay and test ICD-10 before requiring it.
No Bill Number, Medicare Part-D Formulary, Opposing regulation that would eliminate protected statuys of antidepressants and antipsychotics in the Part D formulary.
No Bill Number, Notification of Lapsed Payment of Health Insurance Premiums, Revising policy to have insurance plans notify physicians that a patient has not paid one month's permium.
No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment Revision, Monitoring MedPAC recommendation to make PCIP a capitated payment.
No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/medicare parity for primary care services, Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015.
No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, Extend Medicaid parity for primary care.
No Bill Number, Hearing of Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's health Insurance Marketplaces.
No Bill Number, Rural Physician Workforce, Access to care in rural areas; increased family physician workforce.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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 |
Andrew |
Adair |
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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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Michelle |
Greenhalgh |
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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, Medicare Part D Formulary, Opposing regulation that would eleminate protected status of antidepressants $ antipsychotics in the Part D formulary.
No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Drug Shortages, reducing the incidence of local and regional shortages of drugs.
No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - Hearing on Conterfeit Drugs, Strengthening federal government efforts to prevent the imporation and distribution of conterfeit drugs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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
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 |
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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2642, 5-year Farm Bill, FDA, tobacco regulation and nutrition programs.
No Bill Number, Tobacco Cessation Programs, Asking HHS to clearly define a comphrehensive tobacco cessation benefit in health insurance coverage.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2642, Farm bill reauthorization -food stamps & child nutrition programs, Nutrition and health promotion.
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 |
Teresa |
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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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2642 Farm bill reauthorization-food stamps and child nutrition programs, nutrition and health promotion.
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 |
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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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, ONDCP telecom-heroine & Rx drug abuse threat, prevent opioid abuse, provide adequate pain management.
No Bill Number, Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, prevent opioid abuse, provide adequate pain management.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
White House Office, Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), 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 |
Teresa |
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, Supporting parent and provider newborn screening education programs and research at HIH.
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 |
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - Hearing on Conterfeit Drugs, strengthening federal government efforts to prevent the importation and distribution of conterfeit drugs.
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 |
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
No Bill Number, Competition in Health Care Industries, Recommending state oversight in health care scope of practice and FTC oversight of hospital and insurance consolidations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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
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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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