1st Quarter - Report

THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS for THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS

Period 1st Quarter 2012 Filed Apr 23, 2012 Signed by Phillip A. Bongiorno, Director of Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS
Client
THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS
Income
—
Expenses
$100,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

See page 3 for specific lobbying issues H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 5/S. 218/S.1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.1172 - Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 1394/S.752 - Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act H.R. 2219 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Provisions related to funding for Lung Cancer research only H.R. 3475 - Keeping IDs Safe Act - Provisions related to Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program H.R. 3526/S. 438 - Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women (HEART for Women) Act H.R. 3630/3743/3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 - Provisions related to Medicare physician payment only H.Res. 9 - Instructing certain committees to report legislation replacing the job-killing health care law H.J. Res. 48 - Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act Section 5203 of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) - Provisions on Health Care Workforce Loan Repayment Programs S. 1534 - Identify Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act - Provisions on Social Security Death Master File Health care reform, health care quality improvement; physician workforce; comparative effectiveness research; health information technology; HIT Meaningful Use; Sustainable Growth Rate; Independent Payment Advisory Board; accountable care organizations; resident work hours; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; MEDCAC; Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; Social Security Death Master File; Coverage with Evidence Development

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP A BONGIORNO —
ROBERT J KOHLMEYER —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3526 (112th), H.J.Res. 48 (112th), H.R. 3475 (112th), S. 218 (112th), S. 668 (112th), S. 756 (112th), S. 1534 (112th), H.Res. 9 (112th), H.R. 1172 (112th), H.R. 451 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), H.R. 2219 (112th), S. 1099 (112th), H.R. 1394 (112th), H.R. 1256 (112th), S. 752 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 157 (112th), S. 438 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

See page 5 for specific lobbying issues. H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 5/S. 218/S.1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.1172 - Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2011 H.R. 1256 - Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R. 3475 - Keeping IDs Safe Act - Provisions related to Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program H.R. 3630/3743/3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 - Provisions related to Medicare physician payment only H.Res. 9 - Instructing certain committees to report legislation replacing the job-killing health care law H.J. Res. 48 - Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 756 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act Health care reform, health care quality improvement; physician workforce; comparative effectiveness research; health information technology; HIT Meaningful Use; Sustainable Growth Rate; Independent Payment Advisory Board; accountable care organizations; resident work hours; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; MEDCAC; Coverage with Evidence Development

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP A BONGIORNO —
ROBERT J KOHLMEYER —
COURTNEY YOHE SAVAGE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 218 (112th), H.R. 157 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 3475 (112th), S. 1099 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 451 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 1172 (112th), S. 756 (112th), H.R. 1256 (112th), H.J.Res. 48 (112th), S. 668 (112th), H.Res. 9 (112th)

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.