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id filing_uuid filing_type registrant_name registrant_id client_name filing_year ▲ filing_period issue_code specific_issues government_entities income_amount expense_amount is_no_activity is_termination received_date
1545382 HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES dbe4660b-faa1-41b4-87bc-045baae18cf4 Q2 HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES 45686 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON 2014 second_quarter MMM CHIPRA reauthorization CHIPRA quality provision extension Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE     0 0 2014-06-24T15:14:52.820000-04:00
1545414 HOUSING WORKS, INC. 0da7cfed-95bb-44eb-81ff-5d3f471312a0 Q2 HOUSING WORKS, INC. 291470 HOUSING WORKS INC 2014 second_quarter MMM Housing as Healthcare, Affordable Care Act Implementation, Medicaid Expansion Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,White House Office     0 0 2014-06-26T14:03:37.197000-04:00
1545464 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP a0cf482f-b5ac-48b7-b650-652c0e3b7bb5 Q2 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 7257 BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Funding issues for Medicare Part B 340 B drug discount program HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 80000   0 0 2014-06-27T16:16:23.443000-04:00
1545483 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 39a74787-4855-4e1b-a2f7-83bbf9fea941 Q2 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 7257 PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 2014 second_quarter MMM H.R.1982-Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of 70000   0 0 2014-06-27T16:37:30.747000-04:00
1545488 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP fe917eaf-8e61-4331-891d-c1f827d18fd3 Q2 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 7257 THE ORTHOFORUM 2014 second_quarter MMM Payment issues relating to orthopaedic practices that own in-office ancillary services S.1871-The SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-06-27T16:40:33.573000-04:00
1545489 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP cc2b422e-a742-4a7f-8a99-63c0e421a26e Q2 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 7257 SIGNATURE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues involving bundled payments as they pertain to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-06-27T16:54:34.413000-04:00
1545510 MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. f82b81d6-63e6-4563-8d5c-760b0fcb3bbb Q2 MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. 76412 RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING 2014 second_quarter MMM Long Term Care Issues HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 10000   0 0 2014-06-30T10:13:54.810000-04:00
1545511 MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. 9e4b2f00-4666-4ec8-b4f3-c6091eb19926 Q2 MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC. 76412 THE GRODEN NETWORK 2014 second_quarter MMM Developmental Disabilities HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 10000   0 0 2014-06-30T10:16:55.417000-04:00
1545519 MJWT CONSULTING f95895a0-2fab-4df4-aabe-e9ab22c4cea6 Q2 MJWT CONSULTING 69696 WELLMED MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare Advantage issues HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-06-30T11:19:00.567000-04:00
1545648 CAPITOL INTEGRATION ecf0649a-a188-4ba5-8c02-c1dafe8b285e Q2 CAPITOL INTEGRATION 401103144 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS 2014 second_quarter MMM Secure ID solutions HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-01T10:48:05.547000-04:00
1545682 JAKE PERRY + PARTNERS 5c22fa17-0f1a-42f8-80be-c200caade5b4 2T JAKE PERRY + PARTNERS 401029902 RADIATION THERAPY ALLIANCE 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare physician payment and policy issues relating to radiation therapy. SENATE 20000   0 1 2014-07-01T12:10:27.693000-04:00
1545727 MERIDIAN HEALTH 604f206e-1914-4156-9967-2beae786a097 Q2 MERIDIAN HEALTH 293313 MERIDIAN HEALTH 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare reform Medicare Disproportionate Share (DSH) funding Wage index Medicaid (DSH)Urban Medicare Dependent Hospital relief (UMDH) Imputed rural floor Medicare physicians' reimbursement (physician "fix") sustainable growth rate Medicare bad debt Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) Medical education funding for teaching hospitals (GME) Health information technology (HIT) Durable medical equipment: competitive bidding) Medicaid funding @ Medicare rates for primary care physicians Two-Midnight rule Recovery Audit Contractor Program (RAC) Readmissions Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office   30000 0 0 2014-07-01T16:04:40.510000-04:00
1545737 SAYRE CONSULTING, INC 0f8b58c0-024f-473e-8a3b-81adb3062bf1 Q2 SAYRE CONSULTING, INC 323216 ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY IMAGING 2014 second_quarter MMM Diagnostic Radiology Reimbursement Issues Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 45000   0 0 2014-07-01T20:09:42.337000-04:00
1545770 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 4f06ce94-84da-4344-9a44-8eaf7727ddbf Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare payment and regulation of audiologists and audiological services including S.2046, Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014; H.R.4035, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits; H.R.2330 Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2013; and payment reform issues included within P.L. 113-93, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 50000   0 0 2014-07-02T10:18:17.863000-04:00
1545773 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES ae00e637-568f-4683-a2a4-d4d3792c3340 Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 GLAXOSMITHKLINE, INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM Education and importance of various pharmaceutical industry issues, including the Part D prescription drug program; and broad payment reform issues included within P.L. 113-93, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; and S.1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 40000   0 0 2014-07-02T10:21:19.783000-04:00
1545777 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES e840ffd6-afed-4fc9-bf0c-2c9596b487f6 Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 SANFORD HEALTH 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues affecting hospitals included in P.L. 113-93, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; and implementation issues affecting hospitals related to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-02T10:28:21.327000-04:00
1545778 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 7696d9eb-9799-4245-9560-0950e7b72611 Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES 2014 second_quarter MMM Rural health reimbursement; Medicare reimbursement; TRICARE; H.R.4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; and H.R.4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 10000   0 0 2014-07-02T10:30:22.137000-04:00
1545791 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES d6f34b8f-b9c0-4628-8981-266e7dfeac3f Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 HORTY, SPRINGER & MATTERN 2014 second_quarter MMM Provisions related to integrated care, bundled payments and accountable care organizations in P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-02T10:47:29.977000-04:00
1545795 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 18bdac4d-30a8-4670-a758-a9f2efea874e Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 CARAVAN HEALTH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL RURAL ACO) 2014 second_quarter MMM Sec. 3022 of P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and proposals related to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; payment and regulation of rural hospitals and delivery system reform proposals in S.2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, and P.L. 113-93, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-07-02T10:52:32.613000-04:00
1545796 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 75927658-649a-4973-b598-5ca059892b71 Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 COVENANT HEALTHCARE 2014 second_quarter MMM Implementation issues affecting hospitals related to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; S. 2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; P.L. 113-93, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-07-02T10:56:33.347000-04:00
1545923 MR. GAYLORD HUGHEY d4c23c07-22e5-4e4a-ab5a-f31c57d63897 Q2 MR. GAYLORD HUGHEY 296817 EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER 2014 second_quarter MMM Health and healthcare Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE     0 0 2014-07-02T15:24:32.723000-04:00
1545946 PARKER, POE, ADAMS & BERNSTEIN LLP ceee140e-5474-44e7-bd1b-5560e2c964de Q2 PARKER, POE, ADAMS & BERNSTEIN LLP 288098 NATIVE ANGELS HOME CARE AGENCY INC 2014 second_quarter MMM Represent client on issues regarding Medicaid/Medicare cap on home care and hospice Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)     0 0 2014-07-02T16:31:24.093000-04:00
1546013 OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 4490fb3d-b2ac-43d4-8333-828565f2f527 Q2 OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 53004 OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Improvements for beneficiaries; improvements for hospitals and other health care providers; general sustainability and operational efficiencies of the Medicare and Medicaid programs; regulations promulgated by CMS; medical education issues; programs under Medicare or Medicaid affecting specific types of hospitals; reforms to the DRG system and prospective payment system; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program; implementation of and amendments to PPACA/HCERA. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE   20000 0 0 2014-07-03T09:30:04.133000-04:00
1546044 NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. c4ddc84b-1011-4bba-835a-4b7d9b0f3d22 Q2 NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. 29196 NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM Communications regarding proposed changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system reimbursement and rebasing. Communications regarding changes to the Medicare home health face to face requirement. Communications related to ACA changes. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE     0 0 2014-07-03T11:53:19.260000-04:00
1546047 HCR MANOR CARE, PAC 03bd0c2b-b188-49af-b2f1-bf1065a3832f Q2 HCR MANOR CARE, PAC 23703 HCR MANOR CARE 2014 second_quarter MMM SGR, SNF rehospitalization, Value Based Purchasing HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   40000 0 0 2014-07-03T12:02:20.537000-04:00
1546065 JOHNSTON GROUP, LLC d9f7f4d0-0e1d-4aeb-9258-b8c621de7f6b Q2 JOHNSTON GROUP, LLC 400383768 SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL 2014 second_quarter MMM Impact of sequestration on Medicare reimbursement rates. Graduate Medical Education (GME) program establishment. Support for GME incentives to train primary care physicians Impact of GME and Direct Medical Education (DME) reimbursement cuts. Support for GME incentives to train psychiatrists. Opposition to the CMS "Two-Midnight" proposed rule. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 10000   0 0 2014-07-03T12:39:09.883000-04:00
1546129 WESLEY ENHANCED LIVING f4c7fc59-5d34-4cef-8cc8-7451a53eb136 Q2 WESLEY ENHANCED LIVING 401103160 WESLEY ENHANCED LIVING 2014 second_quarter MMM Supporting H.R. 2376 - The Medicare Residential Care Coordination Act of 2013 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   30000 0 0 2014-07-04T10:15:55.550000-04:00
1546178 THE AFFLERBACH GROUP, LLC cf0183fa-8ee0-4c6f-b539-000bb0f2c4a0 Q2 THE AFFLERBACH GROUP, LLC 401103165 NATIONAL ADULT DAY SERVICES ASSOCIATION (NADSA) 2014 second_quarter MMM Interaction of Medicare/Medicaid with Home and Community Based Services. Administration on Aging,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),White House Office     0 0 2014-07-06T11:23:15.983000-04:00
1546185 ALMOST FAMILY, INC. e36af7d0-e7b5-45d3-a7b4-c63f755533a0 Q2 ALMOST FAMILY, INC. 401012857 ALMOST FAMILY, INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare/Medicaid payment and legislative/regulatory issues, including program integrity initiatives and matters related to home healthcare policy and services reimbursement Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE   290000 0 0 2014-07-06T19:17:13.257000-04:00
1546285 HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 6da858d7-8d7a-4ce1-b172-3dcb9a854750 Q2 HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 17352 THE CARLE FOUNDATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare Reimbursement HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE     0 0 2014-07-07T10:55:16.770000-04:00
1546293 HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 10062e0f-001a-493e-9cb3-97e3df584572 Q2 HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 17352 GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare Reimbursement HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE     0 0 2014-07-07T11:11:20.420000-04:00
1546312 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 24b1f6af-6bda-42b8-911d-3f58c014f2dc Q2 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 400693064 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues related to opioid abuse in the Medicare program Department of Health and Human Services regulations governing payment and policies for Medicare Part C&D HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-07T11:35:30.300000-04:00
1546331 MARSHALL BRACHMAN 6d547136-fb21-46f2-ae3b-48bffd31323b Q2 MARSHALL BRACHMAN 6848 BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH -- FORMERLY BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 2014 second_quarter MMM monitor revisions to 75% Inpatient Rehabilitation Rule monitor legislation regarding Hospital in Hospital regulations support HR 2027 ending ban on physician owned hospitals; support legislation reforming ASC reimbursement (HR 2500 and S 1130); monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status; monitor GME legislation HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 33000   0 0 2014-07-07T11:54:36.403000-04:00
1546336 MARSHALL BRACHMAN 793330a1-aa55-4bac-adb9-11d3e7c0fbdb Q2 MARSHALL BRACHMAN 6848 CARDIOLOGY ADVOCACY ALLIANCE 2014 second_quarter MMM Support HR 2027 ending ban on physician owned hospitals;oppose CMS cuts to medical imaging; support appropriateness model for diagnostic imaging;support IPAB repeal HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 25000   0 0 2014-07-07T11:59:37.197000-04:00
1546338 HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 0bf36f18-70f2-4687-a00a-e2dfa89f81f3 Q2 HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C. 17352 MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare Reimbursement HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE     0 0 2014-07-07T11:59:37.977000-04:00
1546375 MARSHALL BRACHMAN 11e71b8f-ba16-4f55-9619-a88facd876b4 Q2 MARSHALL BRACHMAN 6848 UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC 2014 second_quarter MMM suppport HR 2027 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals support legislation on increased reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers (HR 2500 and S. 1137) oppose cuts to reimbursement for advanced medical imaging HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 24000   0 0 2014-07-07T12:26:50.483000-04:00
1546429 MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 0f4646bf-7988-4167-9c82-67e703f94767 Q2 MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 24794 MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues relating to Reimbursement of Medical Devices Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE   90000 0 0 2014-07-07T13:17:05.823000-04:00
1546445 THE MICHAEL LEWAN COMPANY 9696920a-bb84-4589-a465-69eae0481b6b Q2 THE MICHAEL LEWAN COMPANY 22746 MUTUAL OF OMAHA 2014 second_quarter MMM General health care issues as they relate to Medicare HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 10000   0 0 2014-07-07T13:21:11.087000-04:00
1546475 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES b4f756c0-64f7-4b6a-9e99-945a006b4203 Q2 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 400693064 COMMUNITY CATALYST 2014 second_quarter MMM Working with the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to promote ACO and ACO-like programs for lower income communities through more effective and efficient use of the Medicare Programs. Delivery System Reform as related to Medicare, Medicaid and the private health care market.Issues related to the development of regulations and implementation of the health reform law, including the creation of state exchanges, development of policies surrounding subsidies, treatment of charity care in hospitals, policies surrounding Medicaid expansion related to the law and consumer assistance policies. Development of policies to improve quality and garner savings in the Medicare program. Analysis and policy development regarding Dual Eligibles demonstration projects Work related to the promulgation of regulations for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA). Development of policies to improve quality and garner savings in the Medicare program. Analysis and policy development regarding Dual Eligibles demonstration projects S. 2461- The CHIP Extension Act of 2014. Working to ensure that the CHIP program is reauthorized. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-07-07T14:00:25.810000-04:00
1546511 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA cf181ad3-9e3c-4fde-b44d-3554ff1d2ae6 Q2 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 49191 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare reimbursement Iowa hospitals; CMS interagency transfers; IME issues; Medicaid reimbursement issues; DHS; GME (dental and others); Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues as related to academic teaching hospitals; CMS rules as they relate to physician and hospital payments, 340 B Drug Pricing Program Federal Medical Assistance Percentages Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)   85562 0 0 2014-07-07T14:28:39.173000-04:00
1546552 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES 2641f8f6-677d-4bcf-86eb-54558c5cf1f8 Q2 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES 6781 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES 2014 second_quarter MMM Budget Negotiations FY2015; GME and Medicaid provider tax program; GME Payment Reductions; SGR-Outpatient HOPD spending cuts/Repeal; Medicare Reform proposals; Medicare Physician Payments; Medicaid Reform proposals; Residency Slot Increases; Changes to Medicaid 340(b) Drug Discount Program; Medicare Audit Improvement Act (H2931); CMS implementation of "two midnight" policy regarding patient status; Meaningful Use Stage 2 modifications; CMS policy on rebilling Medicare Part A claims; Disaster Preparedness Funding; ICD 10 Implementation delay; The Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act; The Veterans Access to Care Act (H4810;S2450); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   130000 0 0 2014-07-07T15:16:03.280000-04:00
1546576 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES f4861d99-eb08-4a76-87a0-67a29d15f962 Q2 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 400693064 DAVITA INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM Working in support of a partnership with the Administration (specifically the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation - CMMI) on a Coordinated Kidney Care pilot program that would integrate care for Medicare beneficiaries living with End Stage Renal Disease.HR 4814 The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014 - focused on ensuring that people living with ESRD have access to services that they need. S. 2501 Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act - Focused on looking at measures to accurately assess improvement in quality in the health care sector. CMS regulations related to the treatment of Medicare Part C and D. CMS regulations pretaining to reimbursement rates for ESRD-related services. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-07T15:57:12.453000-04:00
1546582 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 0354785d-fe5d-46b7-8a16-220ad90c3912 Q2 RED+BLUE STRATEGIES 400693064 EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM Monitoring ongoing Medicare and Medicaid regulations and guidance related to prescription medications, PBMs and related entities. Monitoring potential health-related offsets related to Medicare Part D, Exchange-based and Medicaid pharmacy benefits. Issues related regulations and guidance that impacts mail order and specialty pharmacies for Medicare purposes.Issues related regulations that have the potential to the survey of mail order and specialty pharmacies for Medicaid purposes included in proposed OPM-focused policies in the Administration's 2015 Budget related to the utilization of Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Proposed regualtions focused on Medicare Part C and D with a focus on provisions that would restructure the current part D program. Policies related to stopping prescription medication diversion. Issues related to the Medicare Call Letter which could impact mail order utilization and access to preferred pharmacies in Medicare Part D ACA-related regulations impacting new rules for Exchanges specific to the promulgation of the prescription drug benefits. Issues related to Part D coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries in Hospice Care. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-07T16:20:17.773000-04:00
1546601 HANCE SCARBOROUGH 127570d9-1662-4eaa-ad4e-bd1dcbe27fee Q2 HANCE SCARBOROUGH 17443 ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT PHARMACISTS - TEXAS 2014 second_quarter MMM Federal legislation affecting the practice of pharmacy, and FDA and DEA regulations of compounded drugs. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 10000   0 0 2014-07-07T17:22:26.387000-04:00
1546604 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 43325ce8-0302-4e85-a4c9-05436bb9dcdc Q2 CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES 400645947 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS 2014 second_quarter MMM Policies related to graduate medical education and payment for primary care. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-07-07T17:24:27.997000-04:00
1546667 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY 60ccb598-cfc1-4d2f-b4b5-b3db9f58fda2 Q2 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY 1488 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare Part B independent-practice coverage of Marriage and Family Therapists Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)   25000 0 0 2014-07-08T09:04:55.393000-04:00
1546754 HEALTH AND MEDICINE COUNSEL, LLC 1c092e82-666e-4c91-b740-4793d2d784c0 Q2 HEALTH AND MEDICINE COUNSEL, LLC 17818 GBS/CIDP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL 2014 second_quarter MMM CY 13 & 14 Physician Fee Schedule for Neurological Diagnostic Tests Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 10000   0 0 2014-07-08T10:55:31.553000-04:00
1546794 PACIFIC CONSULTING ASSOCIATES, INC. 5b68260b-7737-4400-b9e0-1772d61f80c3 Q2 PACIFIC CONSULTING ASSOCIATES, INC. 51398 ALLERGAN INC 2014 second_quarter MMM FDA Issues       0 0 2014-07-08T11:54:45.750000-04:00
1546809 NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL da3012ef-96a9-40d1-abda-d037f9ea65ed 2A NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL 46723 NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL 2014 second_quarter MMM Budget Negotiations FY 2015; Graduate Medical Education; Medicaid Provider Tax Bad Debt; Medicare Reform proposals; Medicaid 340(b)Drug Discount Program; Medicare Graduate Medical Education(GME)funding reductions; Medicaid Reform Proposals; Residency Slot Increases; Medicare Audit Improvement Act(H1250;S1012;DSH Reductions Relief Act (H1920);Fairness in Health Care Claims; Guidance and Investigations Act (H2931); CMS Implementation of "two midnight" policy regarding patient status; Meaningful Use Stage 2 modifications; ICD 10 implementation delay; Disaster Preparedness funding; The Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act; The Veterans Access to Care Act (H4810;S2450) Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   25000 0 0 2014-07-08T12:10:07.400000-04:00
1546911 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 2b71da2c-eb60-4c91-942c-1402c5d9d628 Q2 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 18466 FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Implementation of America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009. Communicating with Florida House and Senate Delegation and CMS regarding Medicaid waiver extension and statewide Medicaid managed care proposals. Advocacy regarding deficit reduction negotiations/Medicaid & Medicare cuts and potential impact on Florida providers. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 80000   0 0 2014-07-08T14:18:29.303000-04:00
1547029 PITCOCK CONSULTING LLC 7605828c-8aa7-4897-9e70-bee633dd46df Q2 PITCOCK CONSULTING LLC 401031907 STATE OF INDIANA 2014 second_quarter MMM Healthy Indiana Plan; Medicaid provisions under PPACA Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 70000   0 0 2014-07-08T16:47:36.420000-04:00
1547031 CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP 3a78fe2c-1332-4e59-a800-443f5d20002a Q2 CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP 72053 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2014 second_quarter MMM General Medicare and Medicaid issues, including, but not limited to, coverage and reimbursement; Graduate Medical Education funding; SGR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-08T16:49:37.747000-04:00
1547035 CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP b7fe7be0-7c25-42f3-94e6-cc8b9a7146b4 Q2 CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP 72053 PURDUE PHARMA LLP 2014 second_quarter MMM General Medicare and Medicaid issues including, but not limited to, coverage and reimbursement HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 50000   0 0 2014-07-08T16:53:38.713000-04:00
1547050 CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP 18001c3c-9641-4830-8208-0aaf12b73b6f Q2 CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP 72053 MCBRIDE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL 2014 second_quarter MMM General Medicare and Medicaid issues, including, but not limited to, coverage and reimbursement HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-07-08T17:18:44.187000-04:00
1547074 GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC (FORMERLY LISTED AS GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) 1c4b3c4e-6148-4803-ab6b-c047ed627daa Q2 GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC (FORMERLY LISTED AS GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) 40049384 GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC (FORMERLY LISTED AS GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) 2014 second_quarter MMM (1) CMS FY15 proposed SNF PPS rules and provisions of proposed PPS rules for hospital/IRFs/hospice affecting SNF services; (2) provisions of HR 4015, S 1871, S 2000, and S 2110 addressiong SGR repeal with specific attention to provisions affecting therapy, (3) S 569/H.R. 1177/H.R. 3531 redefining hospital observation days, and (4) proposed IMPACT Act standardizing reporting for post-acute care services Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   66000 0 0 2014-07-08T17:46:51.503000-04:00
1547152 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS f70deef9-cea7-4d00-a3fc-d82f14582d7e Q2 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS 2014 second_quarter MMM Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152). Medical device excise tax. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE     0 0 2014-07-09T09:18:35.937000-04:00
1547156 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 1d4d391f-9fe9-4b30-8d6d-500fc6809826 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2014 second_quarter MMM Ambulatory Surgery Center payment issues; Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act S.608/H.R.1320; Implementation of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590/Pub.L.No.111-148);and Health IT issues, SGR Reform. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 1 2014-07-09T09:20:37.047000-04:00
1547158 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS e5ecb113-77d4-4e98-9045-26c41cf83423 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 AMERITOX 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare coding and coverage issues; budget issues HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 70000   0 1 2014-07-09T09:23:38.577000-04:00
1547162 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 7a77e3ff-e6ea-47e0-9252-e5ba67770296 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 CHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM 2014 second_quarter MMM H.R.1250/S.1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013; H.R.1787/S.842, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013; H.R.4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (SGR Patch) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 70000   0 1 2014-07-09T09:27:40.403000-04:00
1547255 METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL 63e92e9a-ea14-4140-a112-d1c9fb78b159 Q2 METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL 25011 METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL 2014 second_quarter MMM Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act (H.R. 4188) Medicare Audit Improvement Act (H.R. 1250/S. 1012) Rejecting proposals to implement site-neutral payments Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act (H.R. 3698/S. 2082) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   12500 0 0 2014-07-09T11:02:11.383000-04:00
1547313 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 63527f08-c592-4e47-ba9f-6e634a247d1e 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 KIDNEY CARE COUNCIL 2014 second_quarter MMM Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Equivalence, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644); Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative; CMS-1526-F: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies; H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; Medicare payment and coverage issues. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 40000   0 1 2014-07-09T11:58:38.140000-04:00
1547316 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 56a9a6f6-1395-4326-bd9c-902af3d7dc06 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 KIDNEY CARE PARTNERS 2014 second_quarter MMM Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Equivalence, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644); Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative; CMS-1526-F: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies; H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 130000   0 1 2014-07-09T12:00:39.483000-04:00
1547331 I STREET ADVOCATES cc4e6192-e014-4561-9aae-5a6d3ac32f0b 2T I STREET ADVOCATES 51753 HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK 2014 second_quarter MMM HELP Hospice Act, H.R. 2302/S. 1053; advocacy and sign on letter on House and Senate side regarding Medicare Part D and hospice payments. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 1 2014-07-09T13:04:47.287000-04:00
1547353 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 666f8b65-7f09-4c92-a35e-97be5acb91b4 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL , INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM S. 1871, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary AccessImprovement Act of 2013, S. 2157 Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, H.R. 4302 Protecting Acess to Medicare Act of 2014 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 100000   0 1 2014-07-09T13:39:55.993000-04:00
1547368 I STREET ADVOCATES f69edad3-a130-4436-bf24-4970fb052819 Q2 I STREET ADVOCATES 51753 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS 2014 second_quarter MMM H.R. 1179/S. 569, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 5000   0 0 2014-07-09T13:48:03.677000-04:00
1547373 AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES 3230816e-ae2c-4ca9-9d11-551e6be1216c Q2 AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES 2957 AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES 2014 second_quarter MMM 1915(i) State Plan HCBS, 5-Year Period for Waivers, Provider Payment Reassignment, Setting Requirements for Community First Choice, and 1915(c) HCBS Waivers - CMS-2249-F/CMS-2296-F Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE   20000 0 0 2014-07-09T13:50:05.300000-04:00
1547389 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 36956b2a-5376-4e06-8408-3591227a8fb7 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 WELCH ALLYN 2014 second_quarter MMM Medical device tax; Implementation of Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590/Pub.L.No.111-148)and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4872/Pub.L.No. 111-152). Protect Medical Innovation of 2013 (H.R. 523), FY2015 Budget, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 4302); Commensense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act (S. 2157). HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 1 2014-07-09T14:03:13.717000-04:00
1547427 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES 3fcdd1ae-e5cf-4fe4-8cac-73fbe905099c Q2 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES 26615 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES 2014 second_quarter MMM Authorize Medicare Reimbursement to DoD and DVA; stabilize Medicare without increasing costs prohibitively; protect Medicare by ensuring that any major change would grandfather retirees and those near retirement; ensuring that legislation is enacted to ensure Medicare reimbursement payments to physicians are not cut in order that those same physicians remain in the TRICARE and TRICARE for Life medical systems for active duty and retired military members and their families. Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office   24493 0 0 2014-07-09T14:57:29.807000-04:00
1547458 SCAN HEALTH PLAN 95a1f6f7-e442-4037-8276-83628aa43e45 Q2 SCAN HEALTH PLAN 67934 SCAN HEALTH PLAN 2014 second_quarter MMM The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act and Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 relating to Medicare/Medicaid issues. The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 relating to Special Needs Plans. Protecting access Medicare Act of 2014. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   207000 0 0 2014-07-09T15:36:42.167000-04:00
1547481 DAVID FUNDERBURK 8747b90f-b406-4c54-8a87-82a3b155594b Q2 DAVID FUNDERBURK 43491 TREA SENIORCITIZENS LEAGUE 2014 second_quarter MMM General Medicare Protection, Repeal of Sustainable Growth Rate: H.R. 574; Prevention of Waste, Fraud and Abuse: H.R. 2305 and H.R. 3090, and S. 1123 and S. 1019; Savings on Medical Expenses: H.R. 4104 and H.R. 1179 and S. 569; Workforce Advancements: H.R. 4445 and S. 2251. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-09T16:00:30.497000-04:00
1547490 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS 878c5b64-0c11-4772-9be2-66d119269517 Q2 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS 3388 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS 2014 second_quarter MMM H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)   190000 0 0 2014-07-09T16:24:55.240000-04:00
1547522 SANOFI US SERVICES INC. a053668b-7c72-430a-9dc5-46e515a03fcd Q2 SANOFI US SERVICES INC. 56838 SANOFI US SERVICES INC 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues related to the Medicaid drug rebate policy; issues related to Medicare Part B Reimbursement of prescription drugs; and issues related to Medication Therapy Management HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE   720000 0 0 2014-07-09T17:05:11.757000-04:00
1547568 LAW OFFICES OF MARK S. JOFFE be72feca-eef9-47f5-938d-abd0517ebdd5 Q2 LAW OFFICES OF MARK S. JOFFE 48315 MEDICARE COST CONTRACTORS ALLIANCE 2014 second_quarter MMM Preservation of Medicare Cost Contract Program S. 2110, The Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-09T20:30:32.383000-04:00
1547621 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION b560790c-37e3-4ac0-89ca-999f6c6eb07a Q2 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 400316484 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM H.R. 2810; S.1871; S.2110; H.R. 4302; H.R. 4015; S. 2157; provider enrollment; Medicare-Medicaid Parity; primary care; greatest of three Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   40000 0 0 2014-07-10T10:03:02.560000-04:00
1547697 US STRATEGIES 5cb86f7b-c6a9-4a9d-9638-c55e141e95f6 Q2 US STRATEGIES 38825 PROMISE HEALTHCARE INC 2014 second_quarter MMM Payment and policy issues relating to long term acute care hospitals HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-10T12:19:27.523000-04:00
1547754 MAYNARD NEXSEN PC e9f91af4-5852-42e8-b1e3-d53e8afc5547 Q2 MAYNARD NEXSEN PC 60116 GLOBE LIFE INC F/K/A TORCHMARK CORPORATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Work on CMS Star ratings. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 80000   0 0 2014-07-10T13:38:44.807000-04:00
1547800 NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 1252199d-b894-4ad8-b684-c86ef244eddf Q2 NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 29128 NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Centers for Medicare and Medicaid - Submitted formal comment letters regarding the FY 2015 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Proposed Rule. House/Senate - Worked with every Member of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation through letters, conference calls and in person meetings regarding numerous federal issues of importance to NJ hospitals including the Medicare imputed wage index floor and the continuation of national budget neutrality; wage index reform and changes to geographic classifications; extension of Medicare sequestration cuts; creating equity for urban Medicare-dependent hospitals; improving the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program and other Medicare audit programs; opposition to the Two-Midnight admissions policy; reductions in Medicare funding to teaching hospitals for medical education; physician payment reform; cuts to providers in the annual budget process; post-acute care payment reform; the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program; enhanced reimbursement for primary care physicians; the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly; legislative proposals to authorize care for veterans by non-VA health providers. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE   50000 0 0 2014-07-10T14:26:10.587000-04:00
1547840 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 1d0cb273-147b-4e73-966a-a6931ab57290 Q2 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 18466 AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicaid funding for disproportionate share hospitals;340B drug discount program; S.2501 (the Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014), regarding the hospital readmissions program under Medicare. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-10T14:50:18.590000-04:00
1547883 LNE GROUP 89ba761c-bdfa-4b09-a8f9-1b0e5902252c Q2 LNE GROUP 308811 NORTHEAST OHIO NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (NEON) 2014 second_quarter MMM Lobbied on medicare/medicaid issues. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 5000   0 0 2014-07-10T15:37:35.913000-04:00
1547930 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 5d54f96f-4f42-4fef-a6de-8cf338e8bf68 Q2 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 18466 AMERICAN NEUROMONITORING ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Payment for intraoperative neuromonitoring under the Medicare program. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 50000   0 0 2014-07-10T16:00:47.557000-04:00
1548025 ALSTON & BIRD LLP f7f0315b-8c90-4e28-840d-4977c2b275dd Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 ALMOST FAMILY 2014 second_quarter MMM Home health payment system issues. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:05:29.943000-04:00
1548027 ALSTON & BIRD LLP ca410454-434e-4193-9ca4-d5c2fc0d787d Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS 2014 second_quarter MMM Healthcare reform implementation; provider nondiscrimination, physician supervision issues, and pain management issues. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:06:31.113000-04:00
1548030 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 2df5c8e1-486d-4a26-9061-67a8a8110502 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2014 second_quarter MMM Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, Section 4104; Medicare sustainable growth rate reform: H.R. 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Colon cancer screening policies in Medicare; Medicare physician quality initiatives; H.R. 1320/S. 608, Supported Colorectal Examination and Educaiton Now Act (Screen Act) of 2013; H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement Act; H.R. 2545, the Accuracy in Physician Payment Act of 2013;H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-93); S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; Advancement of physician quality registries as they relate to Medicare physician payment reform; Transparency in valuation of medical procedures under Medicare. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),SENATE 50000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:08:32.583000-04:00
1548031 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30a13f17-7437-42d6-b904-da8d351b52d2 2T SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 30906 COALITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN MEDICATION MONITORING 2014 second_quarter MMM Clinical laboratory coding and coverage issues. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 50000   0 1 2014-07-10T17:08:33.380000-04:00
1548051 ALSTON & BIRD LLP caf2a542-fd5b-48c1-8c78-4f12eddbb851 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE 2014 second_quarter MMM Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" (Public Law No. 113.93); The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112-25); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies;Final Rule [CMS-1526-F]; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Letter to Issuers on Federally-facilitated Marketplace (Issues related to Marketplace Development), 4 February 2014. Also contacted the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO). Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 40000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:22:45.060000-04:00
1548057 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 2777b481-b5e7-4de5-9769-ef9dd8d28f82 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues regarding group purchasing organizations and delivery reform. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office 40000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:30:48.857000-04:00
1548063 ALSTON & BIRD LLP c94b690f-28ea-4f60-8e09-574c82f17f8e Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 KIDNEY CARE COUNCIL 2014 second_quarter MMM Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law No. 113.93); The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112-25); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240); Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies; Final Rule [CMS-1526-F];CMS Transmittal 171, CR 8271 Revisions to Medicare Benefit PolicyManual; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Letter to Issuers on Federally-facilitated Marketplace (Issues related to Marketplace Development), 4 February 2014; contacts with the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) relating to Exchange function for individuals with ESRD. Also contacted the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO). Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:32:52.167000-04:00
1548065 ALSTON & BIRD LLP dcc44f28-84d7-4cda-a7b3-1e1a669e7250 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Focus on Medicare issues and Medicaid disproportionate share (DSH) payments; ACA implementation. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:34:53.637000-04:00
1548071 ALSTON & BIRD LLP cc72efe2-64b7-4850-9d23-e23f40785cfc Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues relating to home health care and hospice, including post-acute payment policy. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE 40000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:36:56.820000-04:00
1548075 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 45789029-a1e0-45d8-9491-e48e6436c8bd Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare payment policies for medical imaging; H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-93); S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; Medicare payment reform. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE 120000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:38:58.353000-04:00
1548087 ALSTON & BIRD LLP a430e1ca-5930-4112-a7ce-8edad3256e91 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 NOVO NORDISK INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM H.R. 962 and S. 452 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011 and H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; H.R. 1588 & S. 740 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1257 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2013 and prediabetes generally; H.R. 1274 and S 945 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 (Diabetes Self-Management Training in Medicare);Medicare diabetes screening generally. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 60000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:45:05.317000-04:00
1548096 ALSTON & BIRD LLP e85f4c2f-d491-40ca-9442-ae6190a70376 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 PREMIER, INC. 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues regarding group purchasing organizations and delivery reform. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office 40000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:48:07.880000-04:00
1548110 MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM 37b69b26-f343-463f-9ba4-5ad2e996359f Q2 MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM 57830 MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM 2014 second_quarter MMM Many aspects of the Affordable Care Act promote changes that are consistent with the mission of the Marshfield Clinic: Extends health insurance to the uninsured Establishes the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to support comparative effectiveness researchImposes necessary regulations on Insurers banning rescissions and exclusions for pre-existing medical conditions limits Expands Medicaid Eligibility to 133% of FPL Creates state based Health Insurance Exchanges for individuals between 133% - 400% of Federal Poverty level (FPL) Increases practice expense payments, Calls for IOM study to Correct Geographic payment disparities Calls for CMS to establish a Value Index to align payment with quality Establishes Bonus payments for primary care, efficiency, quality Calls for Value Based Purchasing for all providers Calls for the establishment of Accountable Care Organizations Establishes a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test innovative payment and delivery models The following are key elements of the health policy agenda of the Marshfield Clinic: Medicares Sustainable Growth Rate -- We believe that the longstanding challenges inherent in fee for service reimbursement under the resource based relative value system, and the financial problems associated with the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula must be addressed to assure access to Medicare benefits and the future solvency of the Medicare program. We recommend that Congress repeal the SGR formula, and link future updates to measures that reflect the cost and value of providing health care services. Congress must also take steps immediately to create increased incentives for preventative care, care coordination, and primary care services. Physician spending is currently only a fraction of total health care spending but it affects nearly all other aspects of health care delivery. We recommend that Congress utilize the leverage of physician spending to deal with the misaligned incentives in the Medicare program that lead to hig… Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE   120000 0 0 2014-07-10T17:56:12.830000-04:00
1548112 ALSTON & BIRD LLP a5b739d5-270e-490e-82b6-f355a157dbd4 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY 2014 second_quarter MMM Sustainable growth rate reform; Medicare delivery reform proposals; Medicare reimbursement policies; H.R. 4302, Protecting S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, Medicare policies concerning funding of graduate medical education. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-10T17:58:14.187000-04:00
1548128 ALSTON & BIRD LLP be3412da-5efd-43e2-8cb8-0f4fda7c9a58 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 VITAS INNOVATIVE HOSPICE CARE 2014 second_quarter MMM Outreach to CMS regarding operational issue relating to provider numbers. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 50000   0 0 2014-07-10T18:04:20.263000-04:00
1548133 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 48db0b47-5484-49dd-8cee-43da03f75a68 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Payment and regulation of clinical laboratory testing. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 30000   0 0 2014-07-10T18:09:23.340000-04:00
1548135 ALSTON & BIRD LLP ca0a37b8-c45d-41d7-9b93-54156dbe0703 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ("ACEP") 2014 second_quarter MMM Issues related to health care reform implementation and emergency medicine; Medicare reimbursement; and issues related to the practice of emergency medicine. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 20000   0 0 2014-07-10T18:11:24.857000-04:00
1548137 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 957a42d0-0ddb-496f-b3ad-3fa0014161e2 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 AMERICAN HEALTH QUALITY ASSOCIATION 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program and Health Care Reform. Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE 50000   0 0 2014-07-10T18:12:25.497000-04:00
1548144 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 8f83986c-31a1-48d6-a476-f8a8f30648dd Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION (AOPA) 2014 second_quarter MMM Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act; Orthotics and prosthetic parity; Medicare reimbursement. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE 20000   0 0 2014-07-10T18:38:27.330000-04:00
1548158 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 8e363d5a-a409-4ae5-9089-433efc1779b2 Q2 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1182 FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES 2014 second_quarter MMM Regulatory matters impacting hospitals. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 30000   0 0 2014-07-10T18:47:36.090000-04:00

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                REFERENCES lobbying_filings_raw(filing_uuid)
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CREATE INDEX idx_act_filing_year ON lobbying_activities(filing_year);
CREATE INDEX idx_act_filing_uuid ON lobbying_activities(filing_uuid);
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