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  • Implementation of healthcare and insurance market reform, including issues related to: age rating; delivery system reforms; essential benefits package; Federal rate review; health insurance exchanges; insurance tax; MLR - medical loss ratio; premium impact of ACA implementation; SGR - sustainable growth rate
  • Entitlement reforms
  • Debt ceiling, sequestration, fiscal cliff discussions

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General Issues: Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Pharmacy, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Torts, Retirement

Spending: about $1,200,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),, Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Y Y

Bills mentioned

H.R.4: Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy...

Sponsor: Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)

H.R.4994: Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

S.1490: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.3078: Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.4757: Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

S.1681: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.3596: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

H.R.1583: Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4691: Temporary Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.CON.RES.60: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.4851: Continuing Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

S.139: Data Breach Notification Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1213: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.1721: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.2360: SHOP Act

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

S.391: Healthy Americans Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.697: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.979: SHOP Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.1177: Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2009

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.3961: An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and...

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.960: Medicare Early Access Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.1307: Medicare Specialty Care Improvement and Protection Act of 2009

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

S.1380: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1204: Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009

Sponsor: Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1427: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.369: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.726: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

S.1278: Consumers Health Care Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.CON.RES.85: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government...

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

S.CON.RES.13: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.2758: Medicare Specialty Care Improvement and Protection Act of 2009

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

S.79: Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.93: Small Business Empowerment Act

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.1050: Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1706: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.5918: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment tax...

Sponsor: Paul W. Hodes (D-N.H.)

S.2895: Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act...

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.336: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

H.R.6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.4296: Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007

Sponsor: Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.)

S.2408: Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.691: Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.1193: Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

S.2795: Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.5918: Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008

Sponsor: John Barrow (D-Ga.)

S.334: Healthy Americans Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

H.R.3800: Promoting Health Information Technology Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

H.R.5442: TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.6444: Healthy Americans Act

Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)

S.400: Michelle's Law

Sponsor: John E. Sununu (R-N.H.)

H.R.2851: Michelle's Law

Sponsor: Paul W. Hodes (D-N.H.)

H.R.6357: PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.6898: Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008

Sponsor: Pete Stark (D-Calif.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

H.R.3801: Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.1848: Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.558: Mental Health Parity Act of 2007

Sponsor: Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.)

S.358: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

H.R.493: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Sponsor: Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1038: Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.1076: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.1368: Personalized Health Information Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

H.R.380: Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007

Sponsor: Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.)

H.R.676: United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and...

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.1490: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

S.1501: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007

Sponsor: Evan Bayh (D-Ind.)

S.1544: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)

S.1695: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.1814: Health Information Privacy and Security Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.1899: Universal Health Coverage Act of 2007

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

S.242: Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

S.316: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.616: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.623: Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1663: Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Pete Stark (D-Calif.)

H.R.3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1103: Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

S.1108: Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Gordon Harold Smith (R-Ore.)

S.1701: A bill to provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance...

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.1883: Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.2499: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.1218: Medicare for All Act

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

H.R.2034: Medicare for All Act

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.130: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Wayne A. Allard (R-Colo.)

S.3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.976: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2184: Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007

Sponsor: Thomas H. Allen (D-Maine)

H.R.971: Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007

Sponsor: Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)

H.CON.RES.99: Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for...

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.1535: Children's Health First Act

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.2147: Healthy Kids Act of 2007

Sponsor: Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.)

H.R.2761: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.)

H.R.2900: Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.3341: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007

Sponsor: Ron Paul (R-Texas)

H.R.3425: Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4460: Health Care Choice Act of 2007

Sponsor: John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)

H.R.758: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.836: Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.948: Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.1102: Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

S.1224: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.1408: Health Information Technology Act of 2007

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

S.1507: Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.1588: Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act

Sponsor: Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

S.1893: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.40: National Insurance Act of 2007

Sponsor: John E. Sununu (R-N.H.)

S.401: Keep Children Covered Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.459: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

S.493: California Wild Heritage Act of 2007

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

S.495: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.895: Children's Health First Act

Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)

S.CON.RES.21: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

S.618: Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.1081: Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.914: Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2007

Sponsor: Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)

H.R.2639: Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

H.R.3234: HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2007

Sponsor: Eric Cantor (R-Va.)

S.46: Affordability in the Individual Market Act

Sponsor: John Ensign (R-Nev.)

S.397: Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2007

Sponsor: Mel Martinez (R-Fla.)

S.1491: Ethanol Education and Expansion Act of 2007

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act

Sponsor: Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.)

H.R.3361: Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.1082: Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.706: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the MA...

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

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Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

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Amy Tejral Legislative Director, Senator Ben Nelson Legislative Director, Sen. Ben Nelson Legislative Director, Sen Ben Nelson
Elizabeth Barnett Legislative Assistant, Sen. Blanche Lincoln Speechwriter, Sen. Blanche Lincoln Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Blanche Lincoln Staff Assist., Senate Energy & Natural Re. Com.
Tracy Spicer Dep.Chief of Staff, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Political Director, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Legislative Assistant, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Special Assistant, Sen. Edward M Kennedy Staff Assistant, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Special Assistant, Sen Edward M Kennedy
Laurie Sullivan n/a
LISA WHITE n/a
NICK BALDICK n/a
Katherine Ehly n/a

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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