Lobbying Relationship

Client

America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

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Lobbying firm

Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC

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  • Issues related to Medicare Advantage healthcare coverage, drug pricing, health equity, and implementation of the No Surprises Act (Public Law 116-260). Issues related to telehealth, mental health care and behavioral health. Issues related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and privacy-enhancing technologies. Issues related to price transparency, including provisions in H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act.

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General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance

Spending: about $1,440,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2019: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of

Bills mentioned

H.R.1398: Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

H.R.3502: Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3630: No Surprises Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.172: Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

S.4329: Continuous Health Coverage for Workers Act

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1418: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.116: Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.133: David’s Law

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

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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?
Lisa Kountoupes Deputy Asst. to the President&House Liaison, Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Asst. Director for Legislative Affairs at OMB,Special Asst. to Undersecretary,Dept.of Energy,Policy Advisor to Chairman of Energy&Commerce Comm.
Lori Denham Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Senior Policy Advisor, Communications Director, Staff Assistant - Rep. Cal Dooley, D-CA; Legislative Director - Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-OR
Julie Hershey Carr Senior Policy Advisor, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA
Rose Sullivan Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Outreach Director, Constituent Services Advocate - Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MN
Randi Reid Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant and Projects Director, Legislative Assistant - Senator Michael Enzi, R-WY; Legislative Director - Rep. Michael Burgess, R-TX
Adam Hechavarria Legislative Director - Sen.Todd Young,R-IN;Legislative Director-Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH; Budget Analyst-Senate Budget Committee; Legislative Asst,Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Asst,Correspondence Asst-Sen. John E. Sununu,R-NH
Patrick Hayes Chief of Staff, Legislative Director - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV; Deputy Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant - Sen. Evan Bayh, D-IN; Staff Director - Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee.
Mary Dee Beal Policy Analyst,Senate Republican Policy Committee;Acting Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary,USDA;Senior Advisor to the Secretary,USDA;Legislative Director,Cong. Drew Ferguson,R-GA; Legis. Director, Legis. Assistant, Scheduler Cong. Austin Scott,R
Leslie Zelenko Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation,Senior Advisor/Congressional Liaison-HHS; Legislative Director,Senior Legislative Assistant,Legislative Assistant,Legislative Correspondent, Cong. Mark Pocan, D-WI; Staff Assistant, Cong. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI

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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