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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 725 15TH STREET, NW, #500 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Schaumburg |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60173 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10445-12
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6. House ID# 338760000
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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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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: Katherine O. Orrico, Director, Washington Office |
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 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget FY 2010 funds to reform the Medicare physician payment system
S.Con.Res-13 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget FY 2010 funds to reform the Medicare physician payment system
No Bill Appropriations for NIH, trauma care, emergency medical services, trauma care research, and injury prevention funding
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality funding for comparative effectiveness research from ARRA funding
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HIT and definition of meaningful use to qualify for ARRA HIT funds
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, 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 |
Katherine |
Orrico |
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Adrienne |
Roberts |
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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
H.R. 936 -- National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 - funding for trauma centers
H.R. 1188 -- Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009 - establishing a commission to examine factors, such as emergency department overcrowding, the availability of on-call physicians, and medical liability issues
H.R. 1678 Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 -- providing physicians a deduction equal to the amount of the Medicare fee schedule payment for emergency care mandated by Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
H.R. 2345 -- to amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 -- excluding health care practices with 20 or fewer employees from the Red Flags rule.
H.R 2502 -- Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009 supporting the establishing an independent institute for comparative effective research that focuses on clinical not cost effectiveness
House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Draft Bill Medicare physician payment, comparative effectiveness research, medical liability reform, graduate medical education funding caps, physician quality improvement program, accountable care organizations, reimbursement for imaging, reducing hospital infections, physician ownership of specialty hospitals, public insurance plan option, budget neutral bonus payment to primary care physicians, industry-physician relationships, physician workforce and loan repayment programs, access to emergency and trauma care
S. 468 -- Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009 establishing a commission to examine factors, such as emergency department overcrowding, the availability of on-call physicians, and medical liability issues
Senate Finance Committee Health Care Reform Options Medicare physician payment, comparative effectiveness research, medical liability reform, graduate medical education funding caps, physician quality improvement program, accountable care organizations, reimbursement for imaging, reducing hospital infections, physician ownership of specialty hospitals, public insurance plan option, budget neutral bonus payment to primary care physicians, industry-physician relationships, physician workforce and loan repayment programs, access to emergency and trauma care
S. 1213 -- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 -- supporting the establishing an independent institute for comparative effective research that focuses on clinical not cost effectiveness
S. 1235 -- Childrens Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act -- addressing problem of insurance denials for reconstructive surgery for children suffering from congenital or developmental deformities or disorders due to congenital anomalies, trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.
No Bill (House and Senate) Opposition of including radiology benefit managers (RBMs) in health care reform
No Bill (House and Senate) Loan forgiveness programs for physicians choosing pediatric subspecialties
No Bill (Senate) -- To establish a pathway for biosimilars/follow-on biologics
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 |
Katherine |
Orrico |
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Adrienne |
Roberts |
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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
House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Draft Bill Medicare physician payment, graduate medical education funding caps, physician quality improvement program, accountable care organizations, reimbursement for imaging, reducing hospital infections, budget neutral bonus payment to primary care physicians
Senate Finance Committee Health Care Reform Options Medicare physician payment, graduate medical education funding caps, physician quality improvement program, accountable care organizations, reimbursement for imaging, reducing hospital infections, budget neutral bonus payment to primary care physicians
No Bill Opposition of including radiology benefit managers (RBMs) in health care reform
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 |
Katherine |
Orrico |
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Adrienne |
Roberts |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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