1st Quarter - Report — NATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION for NATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION (2010)

Firm

NATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION

Client

NATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION

Income

—

Expenses

$100,096

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicaid primary care service reimbursement rates; Medicare two-year wiating period, Medicare Part D "doughnut hole", Medicare physician reimbursement, coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services for all Medicaid recipients

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GRAYSON FOWLER	—
FRANK JOSEPH LESSEN	—
AMY WOTRING	—

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tobacco TOB

FDA regulation of tobacco, coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services for all Medicaid recipients

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GRAYSON FOWLER	—
AMY WOTRING	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor HHS Appropritaions: appropriations levels for NIH, NCI, CDC, and AHRQ Labor HHS Appropriations: appropriations levels for Patient Advocate Foundation VCUP Agriculture Appropriations: appropriations levels for FDA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GRAYSON FOWLER	—
FRANK JOSEPH LESSEN	—
AMY WOTRING	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (HR 3590) "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010" (HR 4872) preexisting condition exclusions and waiting periods; monthly, annual and lifetime limits on coverage/benefits

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GRAYSON FOWLER	—
FRANK JOSEPH LESSEN	—
AMY WOTRING	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

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.