THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
HR 2547 Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act (all sections of full text) S 3593 Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (all sections of full text) HR 4390 PROTECT 340B Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(support) P.L. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; discussions involving the extension of ACA subsidies through 2025 Discussions involving 340B Drug Pricing Program Discussions involving Medicare sequestration Discussions involving CMS proposed Physician Fee Schedule Monitored HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Monitored S 2428 False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 Monitored S 748 Medicare Sequester Relief Act Monitored S 2061 Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 Monitored HR 4058 Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 Monitored S 368 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored HR 1332 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored S 155 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored HR 688 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored discussions pertaining to CMS rulemaking on surprise billing ban Monitored discussions pertinent to health care group purchasing organizations (GPOs) Monitored nominations to executive branch agencies and federally authorized commissions Monitored CMS price transparency rule for hospitals, Public Health Service Act Section 2718(e)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHRISTIE | — |
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SARAH DUMONT MERCHAK | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HR 1976 Medicare for All Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(oppose) S 2315 Medicaid Saves Lives Act (all sections of full text) HR 4595 Medicaid Saves Lives Act (all sections of full text) Discussions pertaining to reductions to the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program Monitored S 4204 Medicare for All Act of 2022 Monitored S 386 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 Monitored HR 1227 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 Monitored HR 1330 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021 Monitored S 4130 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHRISTIE | — |
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Monitored discussions involving tax reform
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
S 1568 Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act or the TRAIN Act (all sections of full text) Discussions involving nurse staffing issues Monitored HR 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 Monitored S 420 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 Monitored S 4352 Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Discussions related to PAYGO
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHRISTIE | — |
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Monitored discussions pertaining to medical debt collection efforts
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| SARAH DUMONT MERCHAK | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.