2nd Quarter - Report

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA

Firm
Client
HCA
Income
$110,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 3216 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2013 HR. 5855 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2013 (provisions regarding the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3216 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1159 To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests (All sections of full text) (Oppose) HR 1186 To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (All sections of full text) (oppose)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —
JAMES C FREE —
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1159 (112th), H.R. 1186 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Discussions involving changes to Medicare reimbursement rates for hospitals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Insurance INS

Communications regarding committee questionnaire on employer sponsored health insurance coverage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.