3rd Quarter - Report

HIGHMARK, INC. for HIGHMARK INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$170,000
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.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Medicare Advantage Funding and 2010 Medicare Advantage Rates

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Health Care Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage; Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate; HR 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"; S1679 "Affordable Health Choices Act"; Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark - no bill number "America's Healthy Future Act"; HR1321 and S391 "Healthy Americans Act" Government-run health insurance Plan; Government Plan Trigger; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment Rates; Provider Underpayments; Level Playing Field Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; Pooling; Exchanges, Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs); Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative Simplification Stand-alone dental and vision coverage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1321 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Advantage Medicaid Surety bond requirement for Medicare durable medical equipment suppliers Medicare administrator provider reimbursement issue

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRC section 833(b) tax provisions proposed annual insurer assessments proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

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.