AVENUE SOLUTIONS for AETNA
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act - repeal of tax credits with respect to foreign acquisitions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
Health Issues HCR
HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act premium assistance for unemployed; S.1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - privacy, identity theft; Implementation of healthcare reform, including issues related to medical loss ratio, preventive services, rate review, claims and appeals, exchanges, star quality and frailty adjuster; State Oversight of Premium Increases: S. 3078 and HR 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate review; existing state regulatory functions, federal exchanges, state exchanges; Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited; Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; transition for smaller states and plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations; Dependent Health Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; coverage of individuals up to age 26 on their parents health insurance; Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions: Pre-existing conditions for children; guaranteed issue for children under age of 19; Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual limits on essential health benefits; Rescissions and Patient Protections: Open Enrollment period; adverse selection implications; Affordable Private Health Care: insurer feees; realistic minimum benefit values; effective individual mandate; healthccare delivery system reforms; small employer tax credits; Health Care Quality: patient-centered primary care/medical home; health disparities; wellness; chronic care management; comparative effectiveness research; improved delivery of health care; evidence based care; healthcare delivery system reforms; Health Information Technology Standards: health information privacy; electronic health records; administrative simplification; ICD10 real time claims adjudication; Insurance Market Reform: individual market reform; small group market reform; guaranteed issue; community rating, health status rating, health savings accounts/medical savings accounts; individual mandate; MEWAs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
Insurance INS
Implementation of healthcare reform, including issues related to medical loss ratio, preventive services, rate review, claims and appeals, exchanges, star quality and frailty adjuster; S. 1681 / HR 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption; HR 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009 - McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption; State Oversight of Premium Increases: S. 3078 and HR 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate review; existing state regulatory functions, federal exchanges, state exchanges; Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited; Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; transition for smaller states and plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations; Dependent Health Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; coverage of individuals up to age 26 on their parents health insurance; Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions: Pre-existing conditions for children; guaranteed issue for children under age of 19; Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual limits on essential health benefits; Rescissions and Patient Protections: Open Enrollment period; adverse selection implications; Affordable Private Health Care: insurer feees; realistic minimum benefit values; effective individual mandate; healthccare delivery system reforms; small employer tax credits; Health Care Quality: patient-centered primary care/medical home; health disparities; wellness; chronic care management; comparative effectiveness research; improved delivery of health care; evidence based care; healthcare delivery system reforms; Health Information Technology Standards: health information privacy; electronic health records; administrative simplification; ICD10 real time claims adjudication; Insurance Market Reform: individual market reform; small group market reform; guaranteed issue; community rating, health status rating, health savings accounts/medical savings accounts; individual mandate; MEWAs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act Medicare physician payment, Medicaid FMAP, Medicaid and CHIP technical corrections; Star quality; Frailty adjuster
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
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.