1st Quarter - Report

AETNA INC. for AETNA INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$575,459
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 914, Tax equity and Affordability Act of 2007; HR 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007; HS 3234, HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2007, S 46, Affordability in the Individual Market Act; S 397, Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLYN IOVINO —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2639 (110th), H.R. 914 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

S 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Expansion/extension of SCHIP ); S558/HR 1424, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 (Secure equal treatment for mental health benefits); HR 1038/S 623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (Biogenerics-approving generic Bio pharmaceuticals); S 316, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (Regulate Generic/Brand patent settlements); S 1501/S 1695, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act (Generic Bio-pharmaceuticals); S 334, Healthy Americans Act (Universal health coverage replaces employer coverage); S 1368 Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 (Health information technology);S 1899, Universal Health Coverage Act of 2007 (Mandatory health insurance coverage); S 242/HR 380, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 (Drug importation-Canada, et al.); HR 1076/S616, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical/Correction Act (Mandatory coverage for recretional activity); HR 676, United States National Health Insurance Act (National health insurance); HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 (Financial incentives for personal health records); S 1490, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007 (health information technology); S 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 (CMS data release); S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Health information technology); HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007; HR 5422, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008; S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act; S 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLYN IOVINO —
JONATHAN TOPODAS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5422 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 1076 (110th), H.R. 676 (110th), H.R. 380 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 3162, Children's Health & Medicare Protection Act of 2007 (Medicare Payment/Reimbursement Reform); S.1218/HR 2034, Medicare for All Act (Medicare "buy-in"); S. 130/HR 1990, Medicare Cost Contract Extension & Retirement Act of 2007 (private sector role in Medicare); S 3/HR 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 (Government Negotiation of Medicare Drug Prices); S 1102, Part D Equity for Low Income Seniors Act of 2007 (Special benefits for low income seniors); HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 (Medicare Mental Health Parity); HR 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (SHIP Extension and Expansion); HR 2184, Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007 (Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute; HR 971, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 (Medicare Pharmacist Antitrust Exemption), HR 4327, Medicare Chronic Care Practice Network (Establish a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network to develop and evaluate evidence based chronic care management for Medicare beneficiaries); HR 1193, Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 (Modernize and improve the Medicare ESRD program)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN TOPODAS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1663 (110th), H.R. 2184 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 971 (110th), H.R. 2034 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 1193 (110th), H.R. 1990 (110th), S. 1218 (110th), H.R. 4327 (110th), S. 130 (110th), H.R. 4 (110th)

Insurance INS

HR 493/S 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007; H 2761, Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (Include life insurance provision); S1588, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act (Mandated coverage for congenital disease/deformity); H836, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 (Privacy and data security provisions); HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; S 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007; S 1408, Health Information Technology Act of 2007 (Provision on using technology for quality); HR 3425, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007 (Mandated cancer screening); HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007 (Provision exempting physicians from antitrust laws); S 459/HR 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 (Minimum hospital stay for breast cancer); S 40, National Insurance Act of 2007 (Optional federal charter for insurance); S 400/HR 2851, Michelle's Law (Mandatory coverage for students when on medical leave); HR 4460/S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007 (Cross-state selling of insurance); S 358/HR 493, Genetic Information Non discrimination Act of 2007; HR 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Provision that extends Family Medical Leave Act to service members); S 1881/HR 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLYN IOVINO —
JONATHAN TOPODAS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3195 (110th), H.R. 2851 (110th), H.R. 758 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 3341 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 4460 (110th), H.R. 4986 (110th), H.R. 3425 (110th)

Retirement RET

HR 3361, Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLYN IOVINO —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3361 (110th)

Torts TOR

S1481/HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Medical malpractice reform/health courts); S618, Insurance Competition Act of 2007 (Repeal McCarran-Ferguson); HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Physician antitrust exemption)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN TOPODAS —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2497 (110th), H.R. 3341 (110th)

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.