THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE for ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, as applicable to ERISA self-funded health plans; PCORI & comparative effectiveness, coverage mandates on ERISA plans, access to preventive care items and services; ADA and GINA, HIPAA compliance, privacy and security of health information, access to claims data, and all payers claims databases, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence; Coverage of and access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment; Tax treatment of employer-sponsored benefits and insurance; Drug related provisions including: patent reforms, costs, rebates, access to and regulation of generics, and biosimilars, and supply chain concerns; Medical management, value-driven care in public and private coverage; Patient safety and quality; Medicare Advantage, Medicare secondary payer, end stage renal disease (ESRD), and retiree health, COBRA, Medicare expansion and public option Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plan modernization; ERISA preemption protection; Clarification of ERISA fiduciary duty standards application to entities; Plan administration; Transparency and accountability in the health care system, vertical integration impacts on health care; Electronic delivery of plan communications; Caregiving support and incentives; Surprise medical billing/No Surprises Act implementation; Hospital billing, consolidation, anti-competitive practices; Telehealth expansion, interstate provider licensing; CAA implementation; Access to preventive treatments and screenings related to chronic kidney care and other conditions such as colorectal cancer;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MELISSA BARTLETT New | Privacy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| JAMES PATRICK GELFAND | — |
| CHRISTINA STROGIS | — |
Retirement RET
Paid leave issues; Emergency savings; Single-employer defined benefit issues; Retirement plan disclosures; Retirement plan investment requirements, options, duties, and related issues; Retirement plan contribution flexibility; Modernizing retirement plan administration; Retirement plan recordkeeping issues; Trump Accounts; PBGC premiums; SECURE 2.0 Act implementation; Multiemployer pensions; Litigation and enforcement affecting benefit plans; Retirement plan coverage; Retirement incentives; Fringe Benefit Issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW BANDUCCI | Professional Staff Member and Workforce Policy Counsel, House Comm. on Education and the Workforce;Labor and Pensions Policy Director, Sen. HELP Comm.;Chief Policy Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp;Pensions Detailee, Sen. Finance Comm. |
| JAMES PATRICK GELFAND | — |
| CHRISTINA STROGIS | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefits; Modernizing high-deductible health plans (HDHPs)/health savings accounts(HSAs); Treatment of excepted benefits for stand-alone telehealth plans; Telehealth first dollar coverage permenence; Retirement-related tax issues;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW BANDUCCI | Professional Staff Member and Workforce Policy Counsel, House Comm. on Education and the Workforce;Labor and Pensions Policy Director, Sen. HELP Comm.;Chief Policy Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp;Pensions Detailee, Sen. Finance Comm. |
| MELISSA BARTLETT | Privacy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| JAMES PATRICK GELFAND | — |
| CHRISTINA STROGIS | — |
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.