THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Monitored S. 754 Cyber Security Information Sharing Act of 2015 Monitored H.R. 1731 National Cyber Security Protection Advancement Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Monitored H.R. 160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 Monitored 114-94 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
P.L. 114-115 Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (all sections of full text) Discussions pertinent to the proposed reduction in the amount of Medicare bad debt payments to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries who fail to pay their cost-sharing obligations for treatments provided by the hospital H.R.1190, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) S.141, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) H.Res.319 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 160) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1190) to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Monitored the delay of the HHS/CMS 'Two-Midnight Rule' through December 31, 2015. Discussions pertaining to the extension of the Medicare sequester Monitored H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 Monitored S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Monitored S. 1893 Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 Monitored H.R.1083, Medicaid Physician Self-Referral Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) Oppose the lowering of Medicare outpatient site neutral proposal rates
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
Health Issues HCR
H.R.976, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) H.R. 2513: Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015 or the PACE Act of 2015 (All sections of full text) Monitored potential legislation on the improvement, effectiveness and efficiency of electronic health records and health information technology for doctors, patients and hospitals. Monitored discussions regarding price escalation of certain orphan or generic drugs Monitored policy proposals that would result in additional federal regulation of Group Purchasing Organizations Monitored H.R. 776 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
P.L. 114-113 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (monitored discussions pertaining to appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related programs for FY2016) H.R. 3762 Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (monitored discussions involving budget reconciliation and possible effects on Medicare and Medicaid)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
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.