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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 | 975 F Street NW Suite 500 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40032282-101
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6. House ID# 399140005
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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 |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Richard J Tarplin |
Date | 01/27/2014 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Implementation issues related to Medicaid reimbursement for neonatologists and pediatric cardiologists, Medicare evaluation and management coding practices, qualifying neonatologists as primary care practioners for purposes of program eligibility, public insurance plan provider participation and payment issues, Medicare reimbursement for anesthesiology services.
Public Law 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act - Implementation issues related to Medicaid reimbursement for neonatologists and pediatric cardiologists, Medicare evaluation and management coding practices, qualifying neonatologists as primary care practioners for purposes of program eligibility, public insurance plan provider participation and payment issues, Medicare reimbursement for anesthesiology services.
Public Law 112-144, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act - Implementation issues related to drug shortage issues.
Public Law 113-67, Continuing Appropriations Resolution for 2014 - General public health spending.
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), 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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Tarplin |
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Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; Principal |
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Tarplin |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; |
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Tarplin |
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Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Children |
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Tarplin |
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and Families. |
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
Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - implementation issues related to Medicaid reimbursement for neonatologists and pediatric cardiologists, Medicare evaluation and management coding practices, qualifying neonatologists as primary care practioners for purposes of program eligibility, Medicare reimbursement for anesthesiology services, Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments for adoption of health information technology systems.
Public Law 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act - Implementation issues related to Medicaid reimbursement for neonatologists and pediatric cardiologists, Medicare evaluation and management coding practices, qualifying neonatologists as primary care practioners for purposes of program eligibility, Medicare reimbursement for anesthesiology services, Medicare incentive payments for adoption of health information technology systems.
Public Law 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Implementation issues related to Medicare incentives and penalties for adoption of health information technology, comparative effectiveness issues.
Public Law 111-192 (H.R. 3962), the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 - Medicare physician payment issues.
Public Law 111-286, the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act - Medicare physician payment issues and HIT incentive payments for hospital-based physicians.
H.R. 1256, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011, all provisions
Medicare Program - Long term reform proposals for the Medicare physician payment system.
P.L. 112-240, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Preservation of bonus payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid patients, Medicare physician payment issues.
S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - sequestration issues affecting Medicare physician payments and drug reimbursement issues.
S. 1871, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act - Medicare physician payment issues.
H.R. 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act - Medicare physician payment issues.
Meetings with CMS staff concerning reimbursement for anesthesiology and pediatric subspecialty services under the 2014 physician fee schedule rule.
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), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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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Tarplin |
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Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; Principal |
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Tarplin |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation/HHS; |
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Tarplin |
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Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Children |
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Tarplin |
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and Families. |
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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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