NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE for NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Retirement RET
Social Security Protection. S.AMDT. 207 (to S. 493): prohibiting reductions to Social Security benefits for deficit reduction purposes. Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, S. 582: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security; establishing a point of order against legislation that would reduce benefits or privatize Social Security. Social Security Lock Box. S. 123: provisions amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 relating to Social Security Trust Fund totals and requiring presidential budget submissions to Congress to include a detailed proposal for Social Security reform legislation. Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the purpose of computing Social Security and Medicare benefit cost-of-living increases, and authorizing a cost-of living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011. Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment. H.R. 776, H.R. 539: providing for a Social Security COLA in non-COLA years. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: provision requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). H.R. 1332, S. 113: provisions repealing the GPO and/or WEP. Public Pension Modifications (no bill): proposals safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill): proposals to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal pension rights at divorce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARIA FREESE | — |
| BARBARA KENNELLY | — |
| MICHAEL KIBLER | — |
| RAYMOND LEIBFRIED | — |
| DIANE LIFSEY | — |
| WEBSTER PHILLIPS | — |
| MAX RICHTMAN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill): pertaining to potential regulation regarding the face-to-face physician encounter requirement to qualify for the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. (No bill): proposals to ensure beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A. Medicare/Physician Fees (P.L. 111-309): provisions maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; extending the Qualified Individual program. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Medicare-operated Part D plan, Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S. 560, H.R. 999: creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare/Mental Health Equity. S. 374: eliminating the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services. Medicare and Medicaid/Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (No bill): proposals for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the management of the Part D low-income subsidy, the Medicare Savings Programs, and Special Needs Plans for dually-eligible beneficiaries. Medicare and Medicaid/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (No bill): relating to planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take toward coordinated programs for dually-eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARIA FREESE | — |
| BARBARA KENNELLY | — |
| MICHAEL KIBLER | — |
| RAYMOND LEIBFRIED | — |
| DIANE LIFSEY | — |
| WEBSTER PHILLIPS | — |
| MAX RICHTMAN | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 2: resolutions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. S. 245: provisions enforcing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution through budgetary procedures limiting total federal spending and requiring supermajorities to increase the deficit or to raise revenues. Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S.(Resolution not introduced prior to March 31, 2011): provisions pertaining to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid nursing home expenditures, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs. Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Appropriations. H.R. 1, H.R. 1363, S. 493, H.J.Res. 44, H.J.Res. 48: provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration FY 2011 appropriations.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARIA FREESE | — |
| BARBARA KENNELLY | — |
| MICHAEL KIBLER | — |
| RAYMOND LEIBFRIED | — |
| DIANE LIFSEY | — |
| WEBSTER PHILLIPS | — |
| MAX RICHTMAN | — |
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