4th Quarter - Report

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER for UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$290,000
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.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Audit Improvement Act (H.R. 1250/S. 1012), DSH Reduction Relief Act (H.R. 1920/S. 1555), Two Midnight Rule Delay Act (HR 3698), IPPS FY2014 Rule, Sustainable Growth Rate, Medical liability reform, J-1 Visas, Post Acute Care policies, Graduate Medical Education (H.R. 1201 / S. 577 / H.R. 1180), Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records regulations, and 340B discount drug program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT A KENNEDY —
RYAN ALAN YUHAS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1012 (113th), H.R. 3698 (113th), S. 577 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th), S. 1555 (113th), H.R. 1250 (113th), H.R. 1920 (113th), H.R. 1201 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Graduate Medical Education funding, National Institutes of Health funding and Disproportionate Share Hospital funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT A KENNEDY —
RYAN ALAN YUHAS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to unionization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT A KENNEDY —
RYAN ALAN YUHAS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Insurance INS

Issues related to the commercial health insurance market in western Pennsylvania and promotion of greater access to health care for all residents.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT A KENNEDY —
RYAN ALAN YUHAS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the tax-exempt status of not-for-profit health care entities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT A KENNEDY —
RYAN ALAN YUHAS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.