Lobbying Relationship

Client

Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rules. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. Payment for home health services. Program integrity issues.

Duration: to

General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues

Spending: about $1,350,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

Affiliated organizations: Almost Family; Amedisys; Bayada Nurses; HCR ManorCare; LCH Group; Gentiva Health Services Inc.

Bills mentioned

H.R.4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

Sponsor: Joe Pitts (R-Pa.)

H.J.RES.59: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Oscar Ramirez Special Assistant to the Secretary of Labor Chief of Staff to Rep. Hilda Solis Deputy Chief of Staff for Rep. Al Green Legislative Director for Rep. Joe Baca
Paul Brathwaite Executive Director Congressional Black Caucus DOL Special Assistant to Secretary of Labor DOL Emplm'nt Standards Administration (ESA) DOT, General Counsel's Honors Program
Stephen Northrup Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Comtee Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Michael Enzi
Aranthan Jones II Policy Director, Rep James Clyburn Chief of Staff/Policy Adv., Rep. Andre Carson Health Policy Dir., Congressional Black Caucus
Nora Connors Leg. Assistant, Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Elizabeth Morra Comm. Director, House Appropriations Cmte. Press Secretary, Sen. Thad Cochran News Dir./Co-Anchor/Prod'r, S. Repub. Conf.
Jaime Harrison Floor Operations/Counsel, Hs. Majority Whip Executive Director, House Democratic Caucus
Sean McLaughlin CoS/General Counsel, H. Cmte. on Judiciary SD/Deputy Chf Min. Counsel, H. Cmte on Jud'y Deputy CoS & Gen. Counsel, H. Cmte on Jud'y Deputy Asst. Atty. General/Leg. Affairs, DOJ Counsel, H. Jud'y Cmte/Sub Crime, Terror, HS LD/Counsel, Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds
Anne Marie Polak Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mike Ferguson Brf. Bk. Crdn'r, Sec'y of Labor, Dept. of Labor Asst. Scheduler/Scheduler, Rep. Dick Armey
Thomas Sparkman Health Policy Intern, Senate HELP Committee
Gwen Mellor Intern, Sen. Joe Biden
Randall Gerard Staff Asst., Sen. Cmrce, Science & Trans. Cmte. Intern, Sen. John McCain
Andrew Lewin Leg. Assistant/Leg. Director, Rep. Dennis Moore Leg. Assistant/Leg. Director, Rep. Max Sandlin
Cristina Antelo Legal Fellow, Senate Democratic Steering Comte Intern, Gov't Reform/Oversight Commtee
Israel Klein Dep. Dir. Communications, Joint Economics Ct Communications Dir., Sen. Charles Schumer Sr. Comm. Adv/Press Secy Rep. Edward Markey
Lauren Maddox Asst. Sec'y Comm. & Outreach, Dept. of Ed. Comm. Dir., House Republican Conference Deputy Press Secretary, Rep. Newt Gingrich Press Secretary, Rep. Joel Hefley
Michael Quaranta Chief of Staff, Rep. Michael N. Castle
Anna Taylor Staff Dir, Sen. Finance Cmte/Sub on Pensions Tax Counsel / LA, 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 Majority Leader Investigator, Sen. Sel. Cmte. POW/MIA Affairs Foreign Affairs Specialist, Sec'y of Def, DOD
Donnice Turner Senior Staff Counsel, Sen. Max Cleland Legislative Director, Rep. David Scott Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Durbin
Hewitt Strange Field Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Projects Assistant, Senator John Breaux
Andrew Kauders Sr Adv, Sen. Menendez; ED, House Dem Caucus Communications Director, Rep Bob Menendez Agriculture Dept., WH Climate Change, EPA
Dale Oak Budget Preparation Specialist, OMB Staff Asst & Dir. House Approps Committee
Kay King Director, Office of Interparliamentary Affairs Sr. Policy Adviser, House Cmte. on For. Affairs Sr. Policy Adviser, Rep. Tom Lantos Chief of Staff, Rep. Richard Swett Prof. Staff Member, Gov't Operations Cmte.
David Marin Comm. Dir/Dpty SD/Staff Dir., H. OGR Cmte. Press Sec'y / Leg. Director, Rep. Tom Davis
Anthony Podesta n/a
Daniele Baierlein n/a
Sharon Cohen n/a
Elizabeth Sage n/a
Claudia James n/a
Timothy Glassco n/a
Nicole Collier (Young) n/a
Nicole 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.

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

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