4th Quarter - Report

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,480,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Pharmacy PHA

COVID-19 Testing; COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy and Treatment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CERISANO —
KRIS HALTMEYER —
JUSTINE HANDELMAN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Government Issues GOV

OPM Reorganization

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILIP JOHN HAYS —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Extenders; ACA tax credits; H.R.748 - 116th Congress Third Coronavirus Stimulus Package (CARES Act) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILIP JOHN HAYS —
VERONICA JACKSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act (ACA); ACA Regulations; ACA Stabilization; Health Reform; Individual Health Care Costs; Mental Health; Transparency; Surprise billing, Maternal health; Senior's health care; NBPP (Notice Benefit and Payment Parameters), COVID-19 Response/Relief Packages, COBRA subsidies; Telehealth/ Audio-Only; COVID-19; ACA Tax Credits; Black Maternal Health; Testing Funding Level/Plan Requirements; Silver loading; Reinsurance; AMA CPT Licensing Fee; COVID-19 Disaster Relief; OWS Connection; Postal Reform; H.R.3107 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] H.R. 6800 - 116th Congress HEROES Act Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17) H.R. 6545 - 116th Congress Health Insurance Marketplace Affordability Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-07) Public Law 116-136(H.R. 748) - 116th Congress Third Coronavirus Stimulus Package Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) Public Law 116-260 (H.R. 133) - 116th Congress Covid-19 Relief and Fiscal 2021 Omnibus Sponsor: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) S. 1895 - 116th Congress Lower Health Care Costs Act Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) S. 3606 - 116th Congress Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020 Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) H.R. 3630 - 116th Congress No Surprises Act Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) H.R. 5826 - 116th Congress Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 Rep. Richard Neal - (D-MA-01) H.R. 6810 - 116th Congress Health Care Protection Act Sponsor: Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) Public Law 116-123 (H.R. 6074) - 116th Congress Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey(D-NY-17) Public Law 116-127 (H.R. 6201) - 116th Congress Families First Coronavirus Response Act Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17) Public Law 116-159 (H.R. 8337) - 116th Congress Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17) H.R. 6545 - 116th Congress Health Insurance Marketplace Affordability Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-07)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 6545 (116th), H.R. 8337 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6810 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), S. 3606 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Advantage Audio Only; Medicaid Maternal Coverage; MOMS Act; H.R. 7659 - 116th Congress Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) S. 4840 - 116th Congress Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) H.R. 4996 - 116th Congress Helping MOMS Act of 2020 Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILIP JOHN HAYS —
VERONICA JACKSON New —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4996 (116th), H.R. 7659 (116th), S. 4840 (116th)

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.