Lobbying Relationship

Client

NxStage Medical

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Lobbying firm

MEHLMAN VOGEL CASTAGNETTI, INC.

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  • Appropriate Medicare reimbursement for home hemodialysis.

Duration: to

General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid

Spending: about $294,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills mentioned

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

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

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

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

S.3118: Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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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?
Kelly Bingel Chief of Staff, Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Jamie Brown Special Asst. to President for Legislative Affairs Special Asst. to President for Legislative Affairs; Acting Special Asst. to President for Leg. Affairs
David Castagnetti Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus;
Colette Desmarais Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley; LA, Sen Chafee
Elise Finley Pickering Chief of Staff, Rep. Shadegg; Exec. Director RPC Executive Director, House Republican Policy Cmte; Chief of Staff, Rep. Shaddegg, Exec. Dir. RPC
Karin Hudson Legislative Asst. Sen. Chris Dodd LA, Sen. Chris Dodd
Bruce Mehlman Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Tech Policy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy;
Stacey Rampy Legislative Dir., Rep Eshoo LD, Rep. Eshoo; LA, Sen. Torricelli; LA, Sen. Boxer
Dean Rosen Health Policy Director, Sen. Frist Health Policy Director, Sen Majority Leader Frist; Health Policy Director, Sen. Bill Frist
David Thomas Chief of Staff, Rep. Lofgren Chief of Staff, Rep. Zoe Lofgren; Dir of Congressional Rels,
Alex Vogel Chief Counsel, Sen. Frist Chief Counsel, Sen. Majority Leader Frist
Jamie Brown (continued) Assistant Attorney General for Leg Affairs, DoJ; Legislative Counsel, Sen. Connie Mack
David Castagnetti (continued) Chief of Staff, Rep. Norm Mineta; EA, Rep. Ed Markey
Bruce Mehlman (continued) General Counsel & Policy Dir, House Republican Conference
Elise Finley Pickering (continued) Chief of Staff, Rep. Shadegg; LA, Rep. Dannemeyer; LD, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett
Dean Rosen (continued) Staff Director, Sen Subcmte on Public Health; Majority Health Policy Counsel, House Cmte on Ways & Means, Subcmte on Health; Health Policy Coordinator & Counsel, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Resources; Counsel & Professional Staff Member, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Resources, Subcmte on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. Rudy Boschwitz
David Thomas (continued) Rels, FTC; Dep Dir of Leg Affairs, VP Gore; Staff Assistant, Sen Howard Metzenbaum
Allen Thompson Sr Prof Staff, House Cmte on Homeland Security
Jonathan Hoganson Policy Director, House Democratic Caucus; Legislative Director, Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Cynthia Brown Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bart Stupak

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
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Registration
Q1 Report
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Registration

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

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