HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041 - Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME competitive bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; Telehealth promotion legislation
Duration: July 1, 2012
to
June 30, 2013
General Issues: Health Issues , Medicare/Medicaid
Spending: about $240,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
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Agencies lobbied since 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of
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.
Lobbyist
Covered positions?
Jennifer Higgins
Analyst, Office of the Administrator, CMS (2002-2003)
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, 2013
Tauzin Consultants, LLC terminated an engagement in which they represented Invacare Corporation on July 18, 2013.
Original Filing: 300576661.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041 - Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME competitive bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; Telehealth promotion legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury - Dept of
Lobbying Issues
HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041 - Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME competitive bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; Telehealth promotion legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury - Dept of
1st Quarter, 2013
In Q1, Tauzin Consultants, LLC lobbied for Invacare Corporation , earning $60,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2013.
Original Filing: 300556249.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041- Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME competitive bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; Telehealth promotion legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury - Dept of
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
4th Quarter, 2012
In Q4, Tauzin Consultants, LLC lobbied for Invacare Corporation , earning $60,000. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2013.
Original Filing: 300530437.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041- Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME competitive Bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform; HR 8- American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury - Dept of
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
4th Quarter, 2012
Tauzin Consultants, LLC amended a lobbying report for representation of Invacare Corporation in Q42012 on Jan. 16, 2013.
Original Filing: 300530610.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041- Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME competitive Bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform; HR 8- American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury - Dept of
Type of Issue
Health Issues Medicare/Medicaid
3rd Quarter, 2012
In Q3, Tauzin Consultants, LLC lobbied for Invacare Corporation , earning $60,000. The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2012.
Original Filing: 300507254.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041- Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME Competitive Bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform
Agencies Lobbied
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury - Dept of U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR 6490- Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012; medical device manufacturers fee; HR 1041- Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act; DME Competitive Bidding; complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury - Dept of
3rd Quarter, 2012
Tauzin Consultants, LLC filed a lobbying registration on July 10, 2012 to represent Invacare Corporation, effective July 1, 2012.
Original Filing: 300482008.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: H.R. 1041--Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act
DME Competitive Bidding
Complex rehabilitative wheelchair payment reform .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate