Lobbying Relationship

Client

Vital Care, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • CMS payment policy.

Duration: to

General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid

Spending: about $90,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Anne Marie Polak Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mike Ferguson Briefing Book Coordinator / Sec'y of Labor, Dept. of Labor Asst. Scheduler/Scheduler, Rep. Dick Armey
Paul Brathwaite Executive Director, Cong.Black Caucus CoS/Deputy Asst. Secy, DOL/Empl't Stds. Adm. Special Asst. to the Secretary, Dept. of Labor Intern, Rep. Michael N. Castle
Christine Clark CoS/Sr. Adv'r, Treasury/Terrorism & Fin. Intel. LC/LA/For. Policy. & Def. Adv'r, Sen. Jon Kyl Staff Assistant, Senate Foreign Relations Cmte.
Randall Gerard Staff Asst, Sen. Comm., Science & Trans. Cmte. Intern, Sen. John McCain
Josh Holly Comm. Dir./Spksmn/Staff, H. Armed Svc. Cmte. Dir. Media Affairs, H. Ed. & Workforce Cmte. Press Secretary, Rep. Ernie Fletcher
Aranthan Jones II Policy Director, Rep. James Clyburn CoS/Policy Director, Rep. Andre Carson CoS/Policy Director, Rep. William Jefferson Health Policy Director, Cong. Black Caucus
Andrew Kauders Senior Adviser, Sen. Robert Menendez Sr. Adv'r/Exec. Dir., House Democratic Caucus Sr. Adv'r/Comm. Dir., Sen. Robert Menendez Spokesperson/Dpty. Sec'y, Dept. of Agriculture Dpty. Comm. Dir., WH Climate Chg Task Force Special Assistant, Environ. Protection Agency
Israel Klein Dpty. SD/Communications, Jt. Economic Cmte. Comm. Director, Sen. Charles Schumer Press Secy/LA/Sr. Comm. Adv, Rep. Ed Markey
Andrew Lewin Leg. Asst./Leg. Director, Rep. Dennis Moore Leg. Asst./Leg. Director, Rep. Max Sandlin
Lauren Maddox Asst. Sec'y / Comm. & Outreach, Dept. of Ed. Comm. Director, H. Republican Conference Deputy Press Secretary, Rep. Newt Gingrich Press Secretary, Rep. Joel Hefley
David Morgenstern Leg. Director / CoS, Sen. Lamar Alexander Leg. Assistant / Counsel, Sen. Lincoln Chafee Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Paul Coverdell
Elizabeth Morra Comm. Director, House Appropriations Cmte. Press Secretary, Sen. Thad Cochran News Dir./Co-Anchor/Prod'r, S. Repub. Conf.
Stephen Northrup Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Cmte. Health Policy Adviser, Sen. Michael Enzi
Stephen Rademaker Pol'y Dir/Nat'l Security/Sr. Counsel, S. Maj. Ldr Asst. Sec'y for Arms Control, Dept. of State Chief Counsel, H. Sel. Cmte. on Homeland Sec. Chief Counsel/Dpty. SD, H. Cmte. on Int'l Rel. Repub. Chief Counsel, H. Cmte. on For. Affairs Gen. Counsel, Peace Corps of the United States Assoc. Counsel to President, White House Deputy Legal Adviser, Nat'l Security Council
Oscar Ramirez Special Asst. to the Secretary, Dept. of Labor Chief of Staff, Rep. Hilda Solis Leg. Director/Deputy CoS, Rep. Al Green Leg. Asst./Asst. LD/LD, Rep. Joe Baca
Anna Taylor Staff Director, Sen. Fin. Cmte./Sub on Pensions Tax Counsel / Leg. Asst., Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Robert Taylor Dpty. Asst. Sec'y for Senate Affairs, DOD Legislative Director, Sen. John Thune General Counsel, Senate Budget Committee General Counsel, Senate Minority Leader Investigator, Sen. Sel. Cmte. POW/MIA Affairs For. Affairs Specialist, Sec'y of Defense, DOD
Jaime Harrison Floor Ops. Dir. & Counsel, H. Majority Whip Executive Director, House Democratic Caucus Policy Adviser, Rep. James Clyburn
Thomas Sparkman Health Policy Intern, Senate HELP Committee
Sharon Cohen n/a
Thomas Borck n/a
Anthony Podesta n/a
Cristina Antelo n/a
Daniele Baierlein n/a
Timothy Glassco n/a
Claudia James n/a
Nicole Young n/a
Nicole Collier (Young) n/a

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.

Termination
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Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Amendment
Amendment
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Registration

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

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