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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 | 2009 |
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: Thomas A. Robinett, Jr., General Counsel |
Date | 07/20/2009 |
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
H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform.
P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ.
Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform.
No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications.
No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs
No Bill, Increase Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Adequate funding for AHRQ.
No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance.
P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ.
H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care.
S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care.
No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications.
No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants Funding and Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
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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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance.
H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care.
S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care.
No Bill, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provisions that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians.
No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications.
No Bill, HIT, To ensure HIT standards are meaningful to physicians and that any HIT is available to small and medium sized practices.
No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs
No Bill, Increase Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Adequate funding for AHRQ.
No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt.
No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians.
No Bill, Patient-centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants Funding and Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 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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Jerome |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan L. |
Hildebrandt |
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Rosemarie |
Sweeney |
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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
H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, Increasing tobacco tax, enhancing healthcare coverage.
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 |
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
No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs.
No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt.
No Bill, Follow-on Biologics, To determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area.
No Bill, REMS/Opoids, To support REMS provisions that ensure patient safety but are not overly burdensome to physicians.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
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), 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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Susan L. |
Hildebrandt |
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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
H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform.
H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care.
Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform.
S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care.
No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications.
No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs.
No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt.
No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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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Jerome |
Connolly |
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Mark |
Cribben |
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Susan L. |
Hildebrandt |
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Rosemarie |
Sweeney |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance.
No Bill, Increase Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Adequate funding for AHRQ.
No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.
No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, Increasing tobacco tax, enhancing healthcare coverage.
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 |
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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance.
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 |
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
H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, Increasing tobacco tax, enhancing healthcare coverage.
P.L. 111-31, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Regulation of tobacco products.
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 |
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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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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