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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 412 First Street, SE, Suite 3 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400660986-24
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6. House ID# 414350000
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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 |
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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: G. David Mason |
Date | 1/19/2015 2:22:06 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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation and policies related to:
Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Delay of implementation of Medicare durable medical equipment documentation requirements
Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements
Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation
Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges
Provisions of the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Medicare fee schedule final regulations
Draft legislation to require states to recognize nurse practitioners as primary care case managers and as primary care providers in managed care plans
Draft legislation to extend Medicaid incentives to adopt electronic health records to nurse-managed health clinics
Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration
Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies
Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements
Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options
Medicaid waiver application procedures
Medicaid per capita cap policy options
Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration
Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act
H.R. 351/S. 351 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
H.R. 2504/S. 1332 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act
H.R. 2810 - Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act
H.R. 2817 - Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act
H.R. 2986 - Protecting Access to Primary Care Act
H.R. 3698 - Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act
H.R. 3796 - Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act
H.R. 3833 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement.
H.R. 4015/S. 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act
H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act
H.R. 4663 - Protect Patient Access and Promote Hospital Efficiency Act
H.R. 4930 - Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act
H.R. 4994/S. 2553 - Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act
H.R. 5098 - Ensuring Medicaid and Medicare Access to Providers Act
H.R. 5353 - Medicaid Parity Act
H.R. 5364 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act
H.R. 5780 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act
S. 1143/H.R. 2810 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act
S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act
S. 1954/H.R. 4067 - To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.
S. 1980 - Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Quality Act
S. 2110 - Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act
S. 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act
S. 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act
S. 2359 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2014
S. 2461 - Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
S. 2491 - Medicare Protection Act
S. 2552/H.R. 4998 - Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act
S. 2694/H.R. 5723 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 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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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
Legislation and policies relating to:
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination
Health care coverage and payment options in tax reform discussions
Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce
Definition of essential health benefits
Health information technology and electronic health records
Mental health services and violence prevention
Draft legislation on reauthorization of the National Quality Forum
Coverage and payment for health care services furnished to undocumented immigrant children
H.R. 297/S. 1557 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act
H.R. 628/S. 195 - Mental Health in Schools Act
H.R. 647 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act
H.R. 669 - Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
H.R. 1249/S. 1756 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act
H.R. 1281/S. 1417 - Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act
H.R. 1427 - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act
H.R. 1791 - Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act
H.R. 1947/H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act
H.R. 2019 - Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act
H.R. 2285 - Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act
H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act
H.R. 2663/S. 1422 - To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings
H.R. 2833/S. 2278 - Safeguarding Care of Patients Everywhere (SCOPE) Act
H.R. 2986 - Protecting Access to Primary Care Act
H.R. 3102 - Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act
H.R. 3121 - American Health Care Reform Act
H.R. 3147 - Food Labeling Modernization Act
H.R. 3306/S. 2662 - Telehealth Enhancement Act
H.R. 3471/S. 1696 - Women's Health Protection Act
H.R. 3527 - Poison Center Network Act
H.R. 3717 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act
H.R. 3742 - Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment (ADAPT) Act
H.R. 4118 - Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals (SIMPLE) Fairness Act
H.R. 4290 - Wakefield Act
H.R. 4574 - Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act
H.R. 4631/S. 2449 - Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (Autism CARES) Act
H.R. 4673 - Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act
H.R. 4783 - Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act
H.R. 4888 - Coordinated Recovery Initiative for Babies (CRIB) Act
H.R. 5279 - Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act
S. 264/H.R. 1263 - Excellence in Mental Health Act
S. 689 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act
S. 696 - Safe Chemicals Act
S. 744/H.R. 15 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act
S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act
S. 1014 - Youth Sports Concussion Act
S. 1086 - Safe Child Care Act/Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act
S. 1152 - Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
S. 1417 - Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act
S. 1697 - Strong Start for Americas Children Act
S. 1758 - Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act
S. 1932/H.R. 3890 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act
S. 2047 - Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act
S. 2154 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act
S. 2229 - Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act
S. 2434/H.R. 4865 - Family Coverage Act
S. 2491 - Medicare Protection Act
S. 2581 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act
S. 2728 - Community-Based Medical Education Act
S. 2804 - Family Asthma Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation and policies relating to:
Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015
Title III funding for Nurse Managed Health Clinics
Appropriation of Title IV funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission
Appropriation of funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program
Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposals
Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other non-defense discretionary spending
H.R. 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
H.R. 3273 - Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act
H. Con. Res. 25 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2014
H. Con. Res. 96 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2015
S. Con. Res. 8 - Setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2014
S. 25 - To ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 will not apply to members or former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014
S. 540 Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act
S. 1284 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
H.J. Res. 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
H.J. Res 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
H.R. 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
H.R. 4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
H.R. 4800/S. 2389 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
H.R. 4486 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
H.R. 5230 - Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act
S. 2648 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), 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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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
Legislation and policies relating to:
FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee January 25 recommendation to reschedule hydrocodone as a Schedule II controlled substance
H.R. 1285 - To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug
H.R. 1919 - Safeguarding Americas Pharmaceuticals Act
S. 621 - Safe Prescribing Act
S. 959 - Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability Act
H.R. 3089 - Compounding Clarity Act
H.R. 3204 - Drug Quality and Security Act (Public Law 113-54)
H.R 4069 - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation and policies relating to:
Revision of the Veterans Health Administration nursing handbook regarding full practice authority for advanced practice nurses
Contracting of non-VA health care providers to furnish primary and specialized health care to veterans
H.R. 3230/S. 2450 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act
H.R. 4031 - Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act
H.R. 4810 - Veterans Access to Care Act
S. 1982 - Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act
S. 2013 - Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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