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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 750 9th Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 600 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 14267-12
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6. House ID# 326350000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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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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: Katie Tenoever |
Date | 1/21/2025 8:55:20 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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4942/ S.665 - "Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act";
H.R. 2584/ S. 2768 - "SAVE Act"; H.R. 2255/ S. 1024 - "Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act" - Re: Healthcare Workforce Issues
H.R. 977 - "The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act" - re: Physician-Owned Hospitals
S. 4322 - Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act re: Rural health
S.4054 - "Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024" - Re: Cybersecurity requirements
H.R. 9714 / S. 5194 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; re: ACA enhanced tax credits
H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act re: Physician payment updates
H.R. 10515 - American Relief Act - re: Hospital payment and PAYGO
Discussions re: disaster relief
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Charles |
Kahn |
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Steve |
Speil |
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Rebecca |
Heilig |
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Charlene |
MacDonald |
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Geoff |
Werth |
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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.R. 10515 - American Relief Act - Re: Site Neutral and Hospital Price Transparency
H.R. 3173/ S.5044 - "Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act" - Re: Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization provisions
H.R. 6430/ S.1110 - "The Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act" - Re: Discussions around Medicare rural extenders (LVH/MDH)
H.R. 8246 - Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act; S.4322 "Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act" Re: discussions on protecting access to rural hospitals
Payment delays and denials - Re: Medicare Advantage coverage requirements
Discussions around Medicaid DSH funding - Re: Medicaid DSH cut delay
H.R. 7623/ S. 3967 - "Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024"; H.R. 8261 Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act; H.R. 4189/S. 2016 - "CONNECT for Health Act of 2023"; H.R. 3432/ S. 3651 - "Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2023" - Re: Telehealth flexibilities
S. 5026 - SEPSIS Act re: sepsis prevention
Discussions re: post-acute reimbursement and network adequacy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Charles |
Kahn |
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Steve |
Speil |
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Rebecca |
Heilig |
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Charlene |
MacDonald |
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Geoff |
Werth |
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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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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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)
Internet Address:
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |