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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 | 1650 Diagonal Road |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1386-12
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6. House ID# 321810000
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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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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: Brenda Hargett, CPA, CAE - COO |
Date | 01/17/2013 |
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 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Ac of 2011; all provisions.
HR 1955/S 1045 - The Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act; all provisions.
Linkage of clinical registries to the Social Security Death Master File (SSDMF); in general.
Direct-to-Consumer hearing aid sales; in general.
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); provisions relation to the creation of a Limited Population Antibacterial Drug approval mechanism.
Safety concerns regarding button cell batteries; in general.
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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Social Security Administration (SSA)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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
Medicare Physician Payment Reform; in general.
HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; all provisions.
HR 452 - Medicare Decisions and Accountability Act of 2011; all provisions.
S 668 - Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act; all provisions.
HR 2140/S. 3242 - Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act; all provisions.
Policy guidance regarding how patients enrolled in Medicare may obtain reimbursement for covered services provided by physicians who choose not to enroll in Medicare and bill their patients directly; in general.
Proposed Rule - "Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Heatlh Insurance Programs; Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests", 42 CFR Parts 402 and 403 [CMS-5060-P] RIN 0938-AR33; in general.
HR 5 - The Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; all provisions.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Prosposed Collection; Comment Request [CMS-10421].
Budget Control Act and Sequestration - provisions relating to Medicare physician payment.
CMS Proposed Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive ProgramStage 2 - provisions relating to the Stage 2 of meaningful use objectives and measures that must be met by eligible professionals (EPs)2 to ensure receipt of the financial incentives and avoid the penalties specified by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
H.R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act; all provisions.
Implementation of ICD-10; in general.
2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule; in general.
H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; in general.
Opposition to the proposed "Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2011," regarding self-referral of imaging services.
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)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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
Funding for NIH and medical research, in general.
FY 2013 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill - provisions relating to funding for the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment program (Section 5203 of the Affordable Care Act).
FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appropriations bill - provisions relating to funding for the Pediatric Device Consortia program in the Office of Orphan Products Development at the FDA..
FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appropriations bill - provisions relating to the FDA's regulation of tobacco products.
Budget Control Act and Sequestration - provisions relating to Medicare physician payment.
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), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed. Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medical Liability Reform; in general.
HR 5/S 218/S 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011; all provisions.
HR 5 - The Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; all provisions.
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)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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
S 1461 - Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011; all provisions.
Food and Drug Administration oversight of tobacco products; in general.
Comments on the implementation of smokefree policies in multi-unit housing as requested in the Federal Register on October 4, 2012 (Docket No. FR-5597-N-01).
Comments in opposition to the Petition of R.J. Reynolds TobaccoCompany (RJR) and the American Snuff Company (ASC), Reynolds American, Inc.s smokeless tobacco subsidiary, request that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs initiate a rulemaking proceeding to alter the text of the statutorily-required smokeless tobacco (ST) product warning statement.
Comment on CMS-9980-P, the proposed rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), standards related to Essential Health Benefits (EHB), actuarial value, and accreditation; provisions relating to smoking cessation and applicable insurance coverage.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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 |
Joy |
Trimmer |
JD |
Judiciary LA/Staff Counsel, Rep. Ed Pease (IN) |
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Megan |
Marcinko |
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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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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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