Lobbying Relationship

Client

DaVita Inc.

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • Healthcare reimbursement policy ESRD policy reform

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Veterans, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $2,740,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, State - Dept of (DOS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1130: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.2579: Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

H.R.5659: ESRD Choice Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

H.R.5942: Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists,...

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

S.3090: Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists and...

Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

H.R.5506: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a...

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.4814: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Donna M.C. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.1193: Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

S.691: Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

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

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

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

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Paul Brathwaite Exec Dir, Congressional Black Caucus Exec. Dir., Congressional Black Caucus DOT, General Counsel's Honors Program Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus
Amy Pellegrino Sr. Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Olympia Snowe Legislative Assistant, Rep. Rob Simmons
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
Binta Beard Health Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dick Durbin
Dana Thompson Legislative Director/Chief Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters // Legislative Counsel/Chief Counsel/Deputy Chief of Staff/Chief of Staff, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
David Adams Asst Secy for Legislative Affairs, Dept. of State // Dpty. Asst Secy for House Affairs, Dept. of State // SD, H. For. Aff. Cmte./Sub. on M. East & S. Asia // Prof. Staff, H. Foreign Affairs Cmte.
Randall Gerard Staff Asst, Sen. Comm., Science & Trans. Cmte.
David Morgenstern Leg. Director / CoS, Sen. Lamar Alexander Leg. Assistant / Counsel, Sen. Lincoln Chafee Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Paul Coverdell
Cristina Antelo Legal Fellow, Senate Democratic Steering Comte Intern, Gov't Reform/Oversight Commtee
John Scofield Communications Dir., House Appropriations Cmte Press Secretary, Rep. Frank LoBiondo Asst. Press Secretary, Sen. Mark Hatfield
Aranthan Jones II Policy Director, Rep James Clyburn Chief of Staff & Policy Adv., Rep. Andre Carson Health Policy Dir., Congressional Black Caucus Chief of Staff & Policy Adv., Rep. Andre Carson. Chief of Staff, Policy Adv., Rep. Andre Carson
Stephen Northrup Health Policy Director, Sen. Michael Enzi
Anna Taylor Staff Director, Sen. Fin. Cmte./Sub on Pensions Tax Counsel / Leg. Asst., Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Walter Pryor Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor
Donni Turner Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Durbin Senior Staff Counsel, Sen. Max Cleland Legislative Dir., Rep. David Scott Legislative Director, Rep. David Scott
Aranthan Jones Policy Director, Rep James Clyburn Chief of Staff Rep. Andre Carson; Policy Adv. Health Policy Dir., Congressional Black Caucus
Jessica Lawrence Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Albio Sires Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Patty Murray Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Steve Rothman
Hewitt Strange Field Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Projects Assistant, Senator John Breaux
Lantie Slenzak Legislative Director, Rep. Gene Green
Daniele Baierlein n/a
Anthony Podesta n/a
Kate Bardsley 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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