- HR 1370, "To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", regarding provisions related to the repeal of the Health Insurance Excise Tax.
- SR 1880, "Jobs and Premium Protection Act", regarding provisions related to the repeal of the Health Insurance Excise Tax.
- PL 111-148, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", regarding implementation of the act.
Duration: July 1, 2008
to
June 30, 2012
General Issues: Insurance , Budget/Appropriations , Health Issues , Medicare/Medicaid , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Pharmacy
Spending: about $400,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives,, White House Office,, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), House of Representatives, Senate, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Lobbyists
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.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
2nd Quarter, 2012
Independence Blue Cross in-house lobbying effort was terminated on July 20, 2012
Original Filing: 300494064.xml
Lobbying Issues
- HR 1370, "To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", regarding provisions related to the repeal of the Health Insurance Excise Tax.
- SR 1880, "Jobs and Premium Protection Act", regarding provisions related to the repeal of the Health Insurance Excise Tax.
- PL 111-148, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", regarding implementation of the act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2012
In Q1, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2012.
Original Filing: 300470059.xml
Lobbying Issues
- HR 1370, "To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", regarding provisions related to the repeal of the Health Insurance Excise Tax.
- SR 1880, "Jobs and Premium Protection Act", regarding provisions related to the repeal of the Health Insurance Excise Tax.
- PL 111-148, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", regarding implementation of the act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
26 USC 833, "Treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations, etc.", regarding the definition of Medical Loss Ratio.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2011
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q42011 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478823.xml
Lobbying Issues
- Issues related to Medicare Advantage funding;
- Issues related to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's proposal "Building Tomorrow's Healthcare System: The Pathway to High-Quality, Affordable Care in America";
- Issues related to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See HCR addendum page.-Successful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective
dates for compliance with PL 111-148
-Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Care
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax.
-State based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases: Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011.
-Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of
2011; State Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
-Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patientcentered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
-Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records;
Administrative Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
-Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business
Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts;
Individual Mandate; MEWAs
- HR 5, "HEALTH Act of 2011", regarding all provisions.
- HR1213, "Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit Exchanges", regarding all provisions.
- Issues related to the authority of OPM to contract with additional types of FEHBP carriers and a third option for FEP, specifically Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
- Issues related to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's proposal "Building Tomorrow's Healthcare System: The Pathway to High-Quality, Affordable Care in America".
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage
- HR 1683/ S 868, "State Flexibility Act", regarding all provisions.
- Issues related to Medigap first-dollar coverage.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Issues regarding proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
- Issues related to Small Employer Tax Credits- Issues related to the definition of Medical Loss Ratio to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction.
- Issues related to Medical Loss Ratio Broker Fees
- HR 1206, "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of 2011", regarding all provisons.
- HR 1370, "To Repeal the annual fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by PPACA", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2011
In Q4, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2012.
Original Filing: 300444019.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage funding; deficit; BCBSA's proposal "Building Tomorrow's Healthcare System: The Pathway to High-Quality,
Affordable Care in America"; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareSuccessful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective dates
for compliance with PL 111-148
Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Essential Health Benefits; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in
provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax
State-based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases; Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011; HR1213
"Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit Exchanges"; HR5 "HEALTH Act of 2011"
Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011; State
Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller
states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patient-centered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation; Centralized All-Payer Database
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate;
MEWAs
BCBSA's proposal "Building Tomorrow's Healthcare System: The Pathway to High-Quality, Affordable Care in America"
OMB PBM Carveout
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage; HR1683 and S868 "State Flexibility Act"; Medigap first-dollar coverage
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation
of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation; Small Employer Tax Credits; Health Savings Accounts; Medical Loss
Ratio definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction; MLR Broker Fees HR1206 "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of
2011"; HR1370 "To Repeal the annual fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by PPACA"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2011
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q32011 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478821.xml
Lobbying Issues
- HR 371, "Health Care Choice Act of 2011", regarding all provisions
- HR 1213, "Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit Exchanges"; regarding all provisions
- Issues related to Debt Ceiling;
- HR 1 "Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011" regarding Title V and Title VIII- Issues related to Medicare Advantage Funding.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See HCR addendum page.-Successful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective
dates for compliance with PL 111-148
-Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Care
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax.
-State based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases: Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011.
-Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of
2011; State Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
-Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patientcentered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
-Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records;
Administrative Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
-Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business
Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts;
Individual Mandate; MEWAs
- HR 5, "HEALTH Act of 2011", regarding all provisions.
- HR1213, "Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit Exchanges", regarding all provisions.
- Issues related to the authority of OPM to contract with additional types of FEHBP carriers and a third option for FEP.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Fraud.
-Issues pertaining to Medicaid
- HR 1683/ S 868, "State Flexibility Act", regarding all provisions.- Issues related to Medigap first-dollar coverage.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Issues regarding proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
- Issues related to Small Employer Tax Credits- Issues related to the definition of Medical Loss Ratio to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction.
- Issues related to Medical Loss Ratio Broker Fees
- HR 1206, "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of 2011", regarding all provisons.
- HR 1370, "To Repeal the annual fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by PPACA", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2011
In Q3, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300419980.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011; HR1213 "Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit
Exchanges"; Debt Ceiling; HR1 "Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011" Title V and Title VIII; Medicare Advantage funding
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareSuccessful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective dates
for compliance with PL 111-148
Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Essential Health Benefits; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in
provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax
State-based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases; Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011; HR1213
"Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit Exchanges"; HR5 "HEALTH Act of 2011"
Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011; State
Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller
states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patient-centered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate;
MEWAs
Authority of OPM to contract with additional types of FEHBP carriers and a third option for FEP
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage; Medicare Fraud; Medicaid; HR1683 and S868 "State Flexibility Act"; Medigap first-dollar coverage
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation
of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation; Small Employer Tax Credits; Health Savings Accounts; Medical Loss
Ratio definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction; MLR Broker Fees HR1206 "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of
2011"; HR1370 "To Repeal the annual fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by PPACA"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2011
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q22011 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478819.xml
Lobbying Issues
- HR 371, "Health Care Choice Act of 2011", regarding all provisions
- HR 1213, "Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit Exchanges"; regarding all provisions
- Issues related to Debt Ceiling;
- HR 1 "Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011" regarding Title V and Title VIII
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See HCR addendum page.-Successful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective
dates for compliance with PL 111-148
-Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Care
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax.
-State based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases: Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011.
-Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of
2011; State Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
-Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patientcentered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
-Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records;
Administrative Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
-Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business
Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts;
Individual Mandate; MEWAs
- HR 5, "HEALTH Act of 2011", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Fraud.
-Issues pertaining to Medicaid
- HR 1683/ S 868, "State Flexibility Act", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Issues regarding proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
- Issues related to Small Employer Tax Credits- Issues related to the definition of Medical Loss Ratio to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction.
- Issues related to Medical Loss Ratio Broker Fees
- HR 1206, "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of 2011", regarding all provisons.
- HR 1370, "To Repeal the annual fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by PPACA", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2011
In Q2, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300395539.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011; HR1213 "Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit
Exchanges"; Debt Ceiling; HR1 "Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011" Title V and Title VIII
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareSuccessful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective dates
for compliance with PL 111-148
Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Essential Health Benefits; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in
provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax
State-based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases; Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011; HR1213
"Repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the PPACA to Establish Benefit Exchanges"; HR5 "HEALTH Act of 2011"
Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011; State
Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller
states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patient-centered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate;
MEWAs
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage; Medicare Fraud; Medicaid; HR1683 and S868 "State Flexibility Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation
of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation; Small Employer Tax Credits; Health Savings Accounts; Medical Loss
Ratio definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction; MLR Broker Fees HR1206 "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of
2011"; HR1370 "To Repeal the annual fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by PPACA"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2011
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q12011 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478817.xml
Lobbying Issues
- Federal Employee Health Benefit Program ("FEHBP") Pharmacy Benefits contracting.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives,
Lobbying Issues
See HCR addendum page.-Successful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective
dates for compliance with PL 111-148
-Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Care
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax.
-State based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases: Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011.
-Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of
2011; State Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
-Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patientcentered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
-Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records;
Administrative Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
-Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business
Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts;
Individual Mandate; MEWAs
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Fraud
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Issues regarding proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
- Issues related to Small Employer Tax Credits- Issues related to the definition of Medical Loss Ratio to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction.
- Issues related to Medical Loss Ratio Broker Fees
- HR1206, "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of 2011", regarding all provisons.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2011
In Q1, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300370151.xml
Lobbying Issues
FEHBP Pharmacy Benefits Contracting
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobby Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareSuccessful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective dates
for compliance with PL 111-148
Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Essential Health Benefits; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels; Most Favored Nation clauses in
provider health contracts; Individual responsibility to obtain and maintain insurance coverage; Health Insurance Excise Tax
State-based regulation: State Oversight of Premium Increases; Creation of State-based Exchanges; Value of properly designed
state health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; federal rate review; existing
state regulatory functions; Selling Health Insurance across state lines: HR371 Health Care Choice Act of 2011
Medical Loss Ratios: MLR Broker Fee HR1206 Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011; State
Innovation Waivers; Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller
states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patient-centered Primary
Care/Medical Home; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Evidence Based Care; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Childhood Obesity
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate;
MEWAs
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage; Medicare Fraud
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation
of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation; Small Employer Tax Credits; Medical Loss Ratio definition to qualify
for 833(b) tax deduction; MLR Broker Fees HR1206 "Access to Professional Health Insurance Act of 2011"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2010
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q42010 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478822.xml
Lobbying Issues
- Issues related to comparative effectiveness.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See HCR addendum page.-Successful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective
dates for compliance with PL 111-148
-State Oversight of Premium Increases: S 3078 and HR4757 Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate
review; HR 4700 Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; existing state regulatory functions; federal
exchanges; state exchanges;
-Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited
-Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for
smaller states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
-Dependent Health Insurance Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; BCBS commitment to cover individuals
up to age 26 on their parents health insurance; HR5200 "FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act"; Child only insurance policies.
-Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions: Pre-existing condition for children; guaranteed issue for children under the age of 19
-Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual dollar limits on "essential health benefits"
-Rescissions and Patient Protections: Open enrollment period; adverse selection implications
-Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Care
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels
-Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Evidence Based Care; Health Care Delivery System Reforms; Childhood Obesity.
-Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
-Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Health Care; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate;
MEWAs
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage
-HR 6130, "Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurane plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
- Issues related to Small Employer Tax Credits- Issues related to IRS guidelines on dependent coverage.
- Issues related to the definition of Medical Loss Ratio to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2010
In Q4, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2011.
Original Filing: 300347883.xml
Lobbying Issues
comparative effectiveness
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareSuccessful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective dates
for compliance with PL 111-148
State Oversight of Premium Increases: S 3078 and HR4757 Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate
review; HR 4700 Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; existing state regulatory functions; federal exchanges;
state exchanges
Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller
states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
Dependent Health Insurance Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; Pre-existing condition for children; guaranteed
issue for children under the age of 19; Child Only Insurance Policies
Recissions and Routine Administrative Functions; Internal Claims and Appeals/External Review; Open enrollment period;
adverse selection implications
Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels
Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited
Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual dollar limits on "essential health benefits"
Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management;
Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Evidence Based Care; Healthcare Delivery System
Reforms; Childhood Obesity
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate;
MEWAs
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage; HR 6130 "Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation
of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation; Small Employer Tax Credits; IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage;
Medical Loss Ratio definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2010
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q32010 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478820.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 4489, "To amend Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program", regarding provisions related to pharmacy antitrust issues.
- Issues related to comparative effectiveness and medication safety.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See HCR addendum page.-Successful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective
dates for compliance with PL 111-148
-State Oversight of Premium Increases: S 3078 and HR4757 Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate
review; HR 4700 Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; existing state regulatory functions; federal
exchanges; state exchanges;
-Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited
-Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for
smaller states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
-Dependent Health Insurance Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; BCBS commitment to cover individuals
up to age 26 on their parents health insurance; HR5200 "FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act"
-Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions: Pre-existing condition for children; guaranteed issue for children under the age of 19
-Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual dollar limits on "essential health benefits"
-Rescissions and Patient Protections: Open enrollment period; adverse selection implications
-Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Care
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels
-Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Evidence Based Care; Health Care Delivery System Reforms
-Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
-Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Health Care; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate;
MEWAs
- OPM Legislative proposal on FEHBP Subrogation and Reimbursement.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
-Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage funding.
-HR 6130, "Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurane plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
- Issues related to Small Employer Tax Credits- Issues related to IRS guidelines on dependent coverage.
- Issues related to the definition of Medical Loss Ratio to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2010
In Q3, Independence Blue Cross had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 15, 2010.
Original Filing: 300313544.xml
Lobbying Issues
comparative effectiveness, medication safety
pharmacy antitrust issues??
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareSuccessful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective dates
for compliance with PL 111-148
State Oversight of Premium Increases: S 3078 and HR4757 Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate
review; HR 4700 Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; existing state regulatory functions; federal exchanges;
state exchanges
Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller
states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
Dependent Health Insurance Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; Pre-existing condition for children; guaranteed
issue for children under the age of 19; Child Only Insurance Policies
Recissions and Routine Administrative Functions; Internal Claims and Appeals/External Review; Open enrollment period;
adverse selection implications
Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits; Adequate Insurer Reserve Levels
Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited
Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual dollar limits on "essential health benefits"
Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management;
Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Evidence Based Care; Healthcare Delivery System
Reforms; Childhood Obesity
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication; Data Sharing; Data Aggregation
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate;
MEWAs
OPM Legislative Proposal on FEHBP Subrogation and Reimbursement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage; HR 6130 "Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010"
Medicare Advantage Funding??
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation
of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation; Small Employer Tax Credits; IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage;
Medical Loss Ratio definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2010
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q22010 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478818.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 4489, "To amend Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integirty, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program", regarding provisions related to pharmacy antitrust issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See HCR addendum page.-Successful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective
dates for compliance with PL 111-148
-State Oversight of Premium Increases: S 3078 and HR4757 Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate
review; HR 4700 Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; existing state regulatory functions; federal
exchanges; state exchanges;
-Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited
Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for
smaller states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
-Dependent Health Insurance Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; BCBS commitment to cover individuals
up to age 26 on their parents health insurance; HR5200 "FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act"
-Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions: Pre-existing condition for children; guaranteed issue for children under the age of 19
-Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual dollar limits on "essential health benefits"
-Rescissions and Patient Protections: Open enrollment period; adverse selection implications
-Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Care
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits
-Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care
Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Evidence Based Care; Health Care Delivery System Reforms
-Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication
-Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Health Care; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate;
MEWAs
-HR 2517, "Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurane plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
- Issues related to Small Employer Tax Credits- Issues related to IRS guidelines on dependent coverage.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2010
In Q2, Independence Blue Cross had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300295598.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 4489 "FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act"; Pharmacy Antitrust
pharmacy antitrust issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcardSuccessful Insurance Industry Implementation of Health Reforms: good faith compliance standard, reasonable effective dates
for compliance with PL 111-148
State Oversight of Premium Increases: S 3078 and HR4757 Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate
review; HR 4700 Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; existing state regulatory functions; federal exchanges;
state exchanges
Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited
Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Transition for smaller
states and Plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations
Dependent Health Insurance Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; BCBS commitment to cover individuals up to
age 26 on their parents health insurance; HR5200 "FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act"
Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions: Pre-existing condition for children; guaranteed issue for children under the age of 19
Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual dollar limits on "essential health benefits"
Recissions and Patient Protections: Open enrollment period; adverse selection implications
Affordable Private Health Care: Insurer Fees; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare
Delivery System Reforms; Small Employer Tax Credits
Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management;
Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Evidence Based Care; Healthcare Delivery System
Reforms
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification; ICD10 Real time claims adjudication
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate;
MEWAs
HR 2517 "Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation; Small Employer Tax Credits; IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2010
Independence Blue Cross amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q12010 on May 22, 2012
Original Filing: 300478816.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding and Comparative Effectiveness Funding in Health Care Reform Legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- HR 3590, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", provisions regarding health care reform.
- HR 4872, "The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010", regarding health care reform; reasonable effective dates for compliance with insurance reforms; affordable premiums; federal health insurance rate authority; national insurance exchange; grandfathering.Health Care Reform; Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Health Care System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage; Health Care Reform Modeling;
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Health Care; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate; Medical Loss Ratios; MEWAs;
Government-run health insurance Plan; Government Plan Trigger; negotiated rates; state opt-out; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment Rates; Provider Underpayments; Level Playing Field;
Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; premium caps; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Sherlock Report; Health Care Delivery System Reforms; malpractice reform; Oliver Wyman actuarial analysis "Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Costs in the Individual and Small-Employer Health Insurance Markets"; CBO premium impact analysis;
New federal regulatory functions; existing state regulatory functions; Federal Exchanges; Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs); Pooling;
Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Health Care Delivery System Reforms;
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative Simplification;
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption repeal legislation: HR 4626, "Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act";
Scope of FEHBP preemption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR 4489, "To amend Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integirty, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program", regarding all provisions.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
- Issues pertaining to IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions;
- Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurane plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2010
In Q1, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 16, 2010.
Original Filing: 300260385.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding and Comparative Effectiveness Funding in Health Care Reform legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare
Health Care Reform Bill HR3590 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" parts pertaining to health care reform; Health
Care Reconcilliation Bill HR 4872 "The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconcilliation Act of 2010" parts pertaining to
health care reform; reasonable effective dates for comliance with insurance reforms; affordable premiums (insurer tax,
insufficient cost containment, weak mandate, restricted age discounts, insurer fees); federal health insurance rate authority;
national insurance exchange; grandfathering
Health Care Reform; Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage;
Healthcare Reform Modeling;
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate;
Medical Loss Ratios; MEWAs;
Government-run health insurance Plan; Government Plan Trigger; negotiated rates; state opt-out; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment
Rates; Provider Underpayments; Level Playing Field
Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; premium caps; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands;
Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Sherlock Report; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms;
malpractice reform; Oliver Wyman actuarial analysis "Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Costs in
the Individual and Small-Employer Health Insurance Markets"; CBO premium impact analysis
New federal regulatory functions; existing state regulatory functions; Federal Exchanges; Federal Connectors; Virtual
Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs); Pooling
Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management;
Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Healthcare Delivery System
Reforms;
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption repeal legislation: HR 4626 "Health Insurance
Industry Fair Competition Act"
Scope of FEHBP preemption
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR 4489 "To amend Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions
Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2010
Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q12010 on April 16, 2010
Original Filing: 300260746.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding and Comparative Effectiveness Funding in Health Care Reform legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareHealth Care Reform Bill HR3590 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" parts pertaining to health care reform; Health
Care Reconcilliation Bill HR 4872 "The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconcilliation Act of 2010" parts pertaining to
health care reform; reasonable effective dates for comliance with insurance reforms; affordable premiums (insurer tax,
insufficient cost containment, weak mandate, restricted age discounts, insurer fees); federal health insurance rate authority;
national insurance exchange; grandfathering
Health Care Reform; Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage;
Healthcare Reform Modeling;
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate;
Medical Loss Ratios; MEWAs;
Government-run health insurance Plan; Government Plan Trigger; negotiated rates; state opt-out; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment
Rates; Provider Underpayments; Level Playing Field
Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; premium caps; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands;
Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Sherlock Report; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms;
malpractice reform; Oliver Wyman actuarial analysis "Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Costs in
the Individual and Small-Employer Health Insurance Markets"; CBO premium impact analysis
New federal regulatory functions; existing state regulatory functions; Federal Exchanges; Federal Connectors; Virtual
Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs); Pooling
Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management;
Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Healthcare Delivery System
Reforms;
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption repeal legislation: HR 4626 "Health Insurance
Industry Fair Competition Act"
Scope of FEHBP preemption
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR 4489 "To amend Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions
Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value
health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2009
In Q4, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300246049.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding and Medicare Advantage Rates;
Comparative Effectiveness Funding
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareHealth Care Reform: Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Healthcare System: Uninsured/Expanding Coverage: Healthcare Reform Modeling
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating: Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Mandate; Medical Loss Ratios
HR 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"; Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark - no bill number "America's Healthy Future Act"; HR 3962 "Affordable Health Care for America Act"; HR 3962 Manager's Amendment; HR 3590 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"; HR 3590 Manager's Amendment
Government-run health insurance Plan: Government Plan Trigger; negotiated rates; state opt-out; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment Rates; Provider Underpayments; Level Playing Field
Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; premium caps; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Sherlock Report; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; malpractice reform; Oliver Wyman actuarial analysis "Impact of the Patient Protection and affordable Care on the Costs in the Individual and Small-Employer Health Insurance Markets"; CBO premium impact analysis
New federal regulatory function; existing state regulatory functions; Federal Exchanges; Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors: State Insurance Marts (SIMs); Pooling
Health Acre Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative Simplification
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption repeal legislation:S1681 and HR3.596 "Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009"
Scope of FEHBP preemption
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage
Medicaid
Medigap Guaranteed Issue to Medicare Disabled/ESRD
Medicare buy-in for those aged 55-64 years of age
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions
proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation as provided for in healthcare reform proposals
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2009
In Q3, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2009.
Original Filing: 300209192.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding and 2010 Medicare Advantage Rates;
Comparative Effectiveness Funding;
HR3293 "Department of HHS Appropriations Act" pertaining to Medicare Advantage Funding
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareHealth Care Reform; Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage;
Healthcare Reform Modeling;
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate;
HR 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"; S1679 "Affordable Health Choices Act"; Senate Finance
Committee Chairman's Mark - no bill number "America's Healthy Future Act"; HR1321 and S391 "Healthy Americans Act"
Government-run health insurance Plan; Government Plan Trigger; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment Rates; Provider Underpayments;
Level Playing Field
Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands; Realistic
Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Sherlock Report; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms;
Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management;
Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Healthcare Delivery System
Reforms;
Pooling, Exchanges, Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs);
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative
Simplification
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; HR3596 "Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009"
DELETING THE FOLLOWING
HR1321 and S391 "Healthy Americans Act"; HR1897 and S803 "Healthy Workforce Act of 2009";
S.Res.156 "A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the
establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool";
Blue Health Intelligence; and Share Decision Making.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage
Medicaid
Medigap Guaranteed Issue to Medicare Disabled/ESRD
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Restructuring FEHBP Rx benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions
proposed annual insurer assessments
proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans
proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2009
In Q2, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 17, 2009.
Original Filing: 300183347.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding; 2010 Medicare Advantage Rates
Reconciliation Instructions in HConRes85 Section 201
Health Care Reserve Funds in HConRes85 Section 301 and SConRes13 Section 201
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareHealth Care Reform; Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage;
Effective Individual Mandate; Health Coverage Responsibility; Affordable Private Health Care; Government Plan Option;
FEHBP; Healthcare Reform Model;
HR1321 and S391 "Healthy Americans Act"; HR1897 and S803 "Healthy Workforce Act of 2009"; American Health Choices
Act
Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed
Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts
Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Care Quality; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management;
Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform
Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs)
S.Res.156 "A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the
establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool"
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records
S386 "Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009" sections pertaining to the False Claims Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage
Medicaid
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Biogenerics/Generic Biologies: HR1427 "Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act"
Carve out of FEBHBP Rx benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2009
In Q1, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 17, 2009.
Original Filing: 300154179.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: BUD - Budget/AppropriationsMedicare Advantage Funding; 2010 Medicare Advantage Rates
HR1 "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" Section 3001 on COBRA Subsidiaries; Section 5001 on Medicaid funding; Sections 4101 and 4102 on Electronic Health Records; Sections on Health Information Privacy; Section 804 on Comparative Effectiveness Research; sections 1801 and 1889L on the Trade Adjustment Act
CHIP/SCHIP: HR2 and S275 "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009"
Reconciliation Instructions in HConRes85 Section 201
Health Care Reserve Funds in HConRes85 Section 301 and SConRes13 Section 201
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareHealth Care Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage; Individual Mandate; Affordable Health Care; Government Plan Option
Insurance Market Reform; Snmal Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare
Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs)
Health Care Quality; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research
Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records
HIPAA Privacy: HR1 "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" Sections pertaining to HIPAA Privacy in the
HITECH Act
Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts (Tax)
HR1253 "Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009"
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform
Mental Health Parity
TAA; HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007"
CHIP/SCHIP: HR2 and S275 "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009"
Amendment to HR1256 to raise the maximum age of dependent children under FEHBP
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage
Medicaid
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Biogenerics/Generic Biologics: HR1427 "Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR1 "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" - parts pertaining to the Trade Adjustment Act Health Care Tax Credit
Section 1899A; Small Business Coverage Tax Credits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2008
In Q4, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 13, 2009.
Original Filing: 300116732.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding: HR 6331 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008", S3101 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008", and S3118 "Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008"; Comparative Effectiveness Funding: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only, HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareAntitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007"
Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008"
Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008"
Genetic Non-discrimination: HR493 and S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007"
Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 as passed: sections pertaining to the "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008"
Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts
HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law"
HR5550 "To amend title 5 USC to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a 'child' under FEHBP"
S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims
HR758 "Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Medicare; Medicare Part D; Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"; Medicare Electronic Health Records; Pay for Performance; Medicare Avantage: HR6331 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008", S3101 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008"; and S3118 "Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
E-prescribing; Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2008
In Q3, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 17, 2008.
Original Filing: 300096892.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding: HR6331 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008"; S3101 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008", and S3118 "Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008"; Comparative Effectiveness Funding: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only, HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR3920 "Trade and Globalization Act of 2007" and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" - parts pertaining to the Health Coverage Tax Credit
Agencies Lobbied
House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareAntitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007"
Health Information Technology Standards: HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008"
Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008"
Genetic Non-discrimination: HR493 and S358 "Generic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007"
Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 as passed: sections pertaining to the "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act of 2008"
Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts
HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law"
HR5550 "To amend title 5 USC to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a 'child' under FEHBP"
S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims
HR758 "Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
Agencies Lobbied
House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
E-prescribing: Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; "Enhanced Health Care Value of All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2008
In Q2, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 13, 2009.
Original Filing: 300116301.xml
Lobbying Issues
Medicare Advantage Funding: HR6331 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008", S3101 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008", and S3118 "Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008"; Comparative Effiectiveness Funding: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only, HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR3920 "Trade and Globalization Act of 2007" and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" - parts pertaining to the Health Coverage Tax Credit.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareAntitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007"
Health Information Technology Standards: HIT Privacy; Electionic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007", S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008"
Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008"
Genetic Non-discrimination: HR493 and S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007"
Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 as passed: secions pertaining to the "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008"
Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts
HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law"
HR5550 "To amend title 5 USC to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a 'child' under FEHBP"
S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims
HR758 "Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
E-prescribing: Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2008
In Q1, Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 13, 2009.
Original Filing: 300116293.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only, HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR3920 "Trade and Globalization Act of 2007" and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" - parts pertaining to the Health Coverage Tax Credit.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - HealthcareAntitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007"
Health Information Technology Standards: HIT Privacy; Electionic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007", S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"
Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"
Genetic Non-discrimination: S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007"
Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 as passed: sections pertaining to the "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008"
Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts
HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law"
HR5550 "To amend title 5 USC to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a 'child' under FEHBP"
S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims
HR758 "Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
E-prescribing: Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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