Lobbying Relationship

Client

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

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Lobbying firm

NVG, LLC

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  • Issues related to health disparities, social determinants of health, and maternal mortality. Issues related to private health insurance. Issues related to health care affordability. Issues related to race and ethnicity data collection.
  • Issues related to Medicare Advantage. Issues related to Medicaid redeterminations.

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General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Government Issues

Spending: about $930,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

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)

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007

Sponsor: Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.)

S.1576: Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.3408: Comparative Effectiveness Research 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.3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.959: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021

Sponsor: Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.)

S.346: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.1606: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

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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?
Maria Echaveste Deputy Presidential Personnel, Presidential Transition. Deputy Presidential Personnel, Exec Office of the President. Special Assistant, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice. Administrator, Wage & Hour Division, Dept of Labor. Asst. to the President & Director Office of Public Liason, Executive Office of the Assistant. to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff, Executive Office of the President
Irene Bueno Legislative Assistant, Congressman Ed Roybal; Legislative Assistant, Senator Alan Cranston; Special Assistant to the Asst. Secy. for Legislation, Dept. of Health & Human Services; Deputy Assistant Secy. for Legislation, Dept.of HHS; Special Assistant
Jane Loewenson Health Fellow, Sen. George Mitchell, Prof. Staff Member, Subcomm. on Children and Families of the Sen. Labor and Human Resources Committee; Sen. Chris Dodd, Sr Health Policy Advisor; Sen. Thomas Daschle, Sr Health Policy Advisor
Bonnie Duffy Senior Policy Advisor - Senate Democratic Policy Committee; Legislative Assistant - Sen. Jack Reed; Professional Staff - Senate Special Committee on Aging
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Patricia Griffin 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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